DESCRIPTION:
Rudresh Mahanthappa explores his composite cultural identity through an extremely wide range of fascinating musical activities. Some of these projects have been direct attempts to synthesize contemporary jazz and much older Indian traditions, Perhaps even more intriguing, however, has been music in which jazz and Carnatic elements co-exist alongside many other components.

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