As technology and mass-media continue to shrink the globe, allowing once-disparate traditions to intermingle instantaneously, musicians are given unprecedented access to a range of influences ...
After more than three decades of being in the music industry, arranger-composer and drummer Ranjit Barot is making his debut as a singer. He tells Deepali Dhingra, how this is one journey that he’s ...
He was the rhythmic center of John McLaughlin's Floating Point (Abstract Logix, 2008)—an album that found the fusion guitar great exploring his decades-long interest in an east/west nexus from the ...
He says playing the drums requires all four limbs to work together in synchronicity, creating a unique voice that is specific to the individual. That when one is on the drums, it is all about ...
(Clockwise from top, left) Mansa Jimmy; BeatRoute; Roysten Abel; Ranjit Barot; Aditi Jaitly, brings the second edition of KNMA in the Park on February 23, 2025, at Sundar Nursery, Delhi. The ...
The Mumbai drummer is all set to have a busy year – performing with his band Contraband, collaborating with other artists, before ending the year sharing the stage with AR Rahman and John McLaughlin.
Stressing that the Hindi film industry is an institution that doesn’t place talent and virtuosity at the top of is list and runs on nepotism, India’s best known drummer and music director Ranjit Barot ...
Ranjit Barot, known for his long-standing association with AR Rahman, recently opened up about his dissatisfaction with working in Bollywood. He spoke about his collaboration with Rahman and Mani ...
The information explosion and social media is a two-edged sword, believes ace percussionist, drummer and music composer Ranjit Barot. “It’s empowering, but it’s also alienating. Musicians from the ...
When the Mahindra Percussion Festival was announced, there was cheer but also surprise. How could a music festival cater solely to percussion instruments from India and the world, when traditionally ...
In the world of music, artists are constantly pushing boundaries and exploring new territories to create unique and captivating sounds. The fusion of folk and new age music, which creates a harmonious ...