Take a fistful of ancient folk melodies of Carnatic music and have the KCP4 make a beginning. Now have the musicians of Renga/ London Philharmonic Orchestra play Jazz. What you hear is a delightful blend of Carnatic Jazz which sounds really magical. KCP4 stands for Karnataka College of Percussion that was started by TAS Mani in ’64. The 4 stands for the quartet comprising Ramamani (vocals), Ramesh Shotham (percussion) and TAS Mani on mridangam and Mike Herting on the piano. You can see all of them (except Mike Herting) in the front row of this photo. (more…)
Day: April 9, 2010
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London Philharmonic and KCP4