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Talvin Singh & Niladri Kumar
12+ albums
FusionWorld Musicworld fusionIndianAsian Underground
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Niladri Kumar, the son and disciple of sitar maestro Pandit Kartick Kumar and the fifth generation of sitar players in his family, is a maverick musician. He has been hailed as one of the most serious young exponents of the sitar which he started learning age four. He gave his first public performance at Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry at age six. Niladri’s unpredictable brilliance is rooted in ancient tradition allied to innovation and a natural charisma. His distinctive style is strongly rooted in classical musical traditions, which appeal to the orthodox as well as progressive music lovers. A rare instrumentalist equally at home playing Classical or contemporary world music, he is one of his generation’s brightest stars. Talvin Singh, born in 1970 in East London, is an accomplished Tabla player, electronic musician, music theorist, record producer and DJ. As a solo artist, he is perhaps best known as the father of modern Asian electronic music founding the groundbreaking club nights Anokha and the Calcutta Cyber Cafe and releasing 1997’s breakthrough album Talvin Singh Presents Anokha Soundz of the Asian Underground. Whilst still in his mid teens, Singh traveled to India to earn pupilage from Acharya Pandit Laxman Singh, master tabla maestro of the Punjab school. This period made an indelible mark on the young artist and he has since continued to practice and perform the art form internationally. Singh’s collaborations with Indian classical musicians include Ustad Sult
