It appears that the master himself has resurfaced (online, at least). A post on Bobby Friction and Nihal’s messageboard pointed to Talvin Singh’s new website — it’s kind of a pain to navigate, but there is mention of a new studio album in the works titled “AN” for release in the near future. Let’s [...]

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Sharaab (Saurabh Bose), my comrade-in-arms in the indie music struggle, just wrapped up his new album Evolution and its due out any day now. I’ve heard three or four tracks already — some are streaming on his website — and he’s stepped up his game significantly. His sound has evolved from the Asian electronic sound [...]

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Courtesy his newsletter, here’s the latest news on main man Nitin Sawhney. I haven’t heard Philtre yet but it’s gotten good reviews.  I’d say Nitin and Shri are my biggest inspirations among UK Asian musicians. It would be amazing to have them collaborate — mind-boggling.
Nitin did collabos with Brit-Asian pop crooner Raghav and some dude [...]

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At long last, the man himself - SHRI - (of Badmarsh & Shri fame) is releasing new material. This guy is a brilliant multi-instrumentalist and composer, and he’s the one Asian producer whose sound is deep, soulful, expressive and damn funky.
He was just on Bobby & Nihal’s BBC show and his new album East Rain [...]

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Just a heads up, again for DC folks, watch out for a DC launch party for Shabash, the hip guide to all things South Asian. It’s put together by L.A.’s Artwallah team and features writers from cities around the nation (including yours truly). This is a slick and eye-catching coffee table type of book loaded [...]

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