Music Monday - Incredible India Fusion
Ever since The Beatles went to Rishikesh, contemporary Western music has been influenced by Indian music, Indian philosophy and the Indian vibe in general.
But also Indian musicians began to use Western music and fuse it with Indian music, which, in a society as conservative as India, is an act of rebellion in itself already.
And I am not talking about Bollywood Pop, which is really mainstream in India, there is Indian Metal and Reggae and all kinds of fusion now.
A Russian violinist, an Indian bagpipe player, Punjabi Bangra dancers, Scottish Highland dancers, an Indian dhol player, all joining forces to create a remake of an Irish song, spiced up with some techno theme.
Does it get any more fusion than this?
Some years ago, the music stalls in Rishikesh were playing this song all day long.
In India I many times feel like I am in a movie, and this was the music to it.
Though I am breaking protocol a bit with this one, because the leading artist is a Westerner cooperating with an Indian guy, I still have to bring this song, simply because I love it.
It reminds me a bit of one of my favorite Indian/Pakistani music styles, Qawwali, the devotional music of the Sufis, the mystics of Islam.
And since we all know that the only good system is a sound system, I like to introduce to you a documentary about Reggae as a means of resistance in India.
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The Punjabi and Scottish fusion is classic, very catchy want to keep listening. Your sense of music is too good
Fusion is limitless music...I love this post! congrats!
This is great, loved that last doco - never thought of India having reggae, but doesn't mean I haven't HEARD it - just didn't imagine it as a movement of resistance, which is freaking awesome. We're huge reggae fans in this house.
Musically I prefer Ska (especially the Ska of the revival period of the 70s/80s) because of the brass and the faster speed and the proximity to Punk, but Reggae, being more mellow and love and peacey, might be more appropriate to facilitate political change in a country like India.
My formative years were influenced by bands like Specials, Madness, etc, so SKA! SKA! SKA! 😎