India
Global Beats explores India's lively independent music scene, from folk to funk, beatboxing to devotional bhajans - and everything in between.
Global Beats explores India's lively independent music scene, from folk to funk, beatboxing to devotional bhajans - and everything in between.
The artists featured in this week's episode are: The Barmer Boys, Minute of Decay, Hanita Bhambri Collective, Fiddler's Green, Sapta, Tajdar Junaid, and Vasuda Sharma of Sharma + The Besharams.
Pictured: Minute of Decay from Manipur in north-east India. Photo credit: Rafael Estefania
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Clips
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Hanita Bhambri on the first time she heard Damien Rice
Duration: 00:42
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Global Beats India: Behind the scenes
Duration: 01:09
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Tajdar Junaid: "I love marrying cultures"
Duration: 00:26
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Vasuda Sharma: "Bollywood was never my influence"
Duration: 00:25
Music Played
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Rabbit Hole (feat. Hanita Bhambri Collective)
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Little Betsy (feat. Minute of Decay)
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Soinge Libo (feat. Fiddler's Green)
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Dastaan (feat. Tajdar Junaid)
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Girdhar (feat. Vasuda Sharma & Sharma and the Besharams)
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Paan Khilaiydo (feat. The Barmer Boys)
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The Sound of This Nation (feat. Sapta)
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Anu Anand |
| Producer | Rafael Estefania |
| Director | Catherine Fellows |
Broadcasts
- Sat 7 Nov 201514:06GMTBBC World Service
- Sun 8 Nov 201520:06GMTBBC World Service
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