The East-West fusion of Urban Nature
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
From: John Diliberto
Length: 00:03:30
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Urban Nature is the duo of guitarist Todd Boston and Indian percussionist Ramesh Kannan. They’re updating the East-West fusion of John McLaughlin's Shakti, adding looping electronics to their already diverse sound. We talk to these two musicians about their album, Coming Home.
It's part of Echo Location: Soundings for New Music, the weekly digest from Echoes host and Peabody Award winning producer John Diliberto, exploring the latest in modern music with quick hitting interviews, music and commentary. Each edition of Echo Location features a beautifully edited music blend, that's combined with John's thoughtful insights and artists's comments to make a sound-rich journey for listeners. Each episode can stand on its own or be scheduled as a weekly or occasional series.
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Transcript
music Beatles-Within you without you
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MORE THAN 40 YEARS AFTER ITS RELEASE, GEORGE HARRISON'S INDIAN HYMN, "WITHIN YOU WITH OUT" YOU IS STILL INFLUENCING MUSICIANS LIKE GUITARIST TODD BOSTON.
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TB: I think it was the Beatles who brought me to Indian music. I did a college paper on the song Within You Without You .....And I think that was one of the first pieces of music that really grabbed me that had some traces of Indian music and then I kept just going deeper and deeper into it.
music bite
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TODD BOSTON WASN'T EVEN BORN WHEN THE BEATLES' SGT. PEPPERS CAME OUT. THE GUITARIST GREW UP IN THE PHILADELPHIA SUBURBS, AS DID PERCUSSIONIST RAMESH KANNAN. HIS PARENTS WERE BORN IN MUMBAI AND MADRAS AND HE HAS EVEN DEEPER ROOTS IN INDIAN MUSIC.
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RK: My mom is an amazing Carnatic vocalist and she’s been doing that her whole life and she’s the one that infl...
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Incue: This is an Echo Location: Soundings for New Music.
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Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length | Find on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Within You Without You | The Beatles | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. | 1967 | 00:10 | find now |
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