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theartsdesk Radio Show 24 - hot subcontinental sounds with guest Viveick Rajagopalan

Viveick Rajagopalan: Carnatic and rap collisions

by Peter CulshawSaturday, 21 September 2019

Viveick Rajagopalan: New Indian Maestro

This episode of Peter Culshaw's occasional global music radio update features guest interview Viveick Rajagopalan, one of the hits of this summers WOMAD Festival. He talks (from 40 minutes in) about how he mixes South Indian rhythms and contemporary Mumbai rap in a very cool and innovative manner. The rest of the show is almost entirely subcontinental, featuring film musicians from Lahore, groovy 1960s Bombay hipsters, and sufistic music from the likes of the great Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, among other delights.

To listen to the show - click this link

Playlist:

Ananda Shankar - Jumpin Jack Flash

Sachal Studios Orchestra - Take Five

Ustaad Saami - My Beloved Is On The Way

Yazz Ahmed - Jamil Jamal

Soumik Datta and Modernt Chamber Orchestra - Within You Without You

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Nit Khair Mansan Sohnia Malin Teri

Vivieck Rajagopalan Feat. Swadesi - Ta Dhom

Susheela Raman and Sam Mills - Beautiful Moon

Music From The Temple Of Light - The Fire and the Rose are One

Music From The Temple Of Light - Shiva In the Rain

Le Trio Joubran - Shajan

Sachal Studios Orchestra - Samba de Verao

Vivieck Rajogopalan - Aum

Vivieck Rajogopalan - Divani

Vivieck Rajogopalan - Moving Images

Paban Das Baul and Sam Mills - Dil Ke Doya

Yo Quiero Trabajar - La Dame Blanche

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