Karsh Kale (pronounced Kursh Kah-lay), born of Indian parents, and brought up in the Schooled in drums and a fiend for electronics, Kale has infused the worlds of East and West so well that separation seems impossible. With his trademark electronic tabla sound, Kale weaves strands of Indian ragas through one of the most distinctive albums of electonica, his first solo album Realize. Approaching the songs in the way an Indian musician would, Kale looks at them as a repertoire that can be reinterpreted. Many of his songs utilize traditional Indian folk material that has been rearranged into a contemporary genre.
Broken English
For his third full-length album, South Asian composer, drummer, dj and producer Karsh Kale balances his Indian heritage with rock, hip-hop and atmospheric pop. Broken English highlights Kale's work with a diverse cast of musicians including MC Napoleon and vocalists Trixie Reiss (The Crystal Method), film composer Salim Merchant (one half of the "it" Bollywood composer team, Salim-Sulaiman) and Dierdre (Ekova).
Karsh Kale and his band Realize Live will celebrate the CD release of Broken English in
Billboard Magazine says of the new record, "Broken English paints Kale's musical world in the most vivid colors. Rock, electronica, Southern Indian carnatic music, Bollywood strings and hip-hop are all factors here as is everything from tabla to guitar to electric santoor. ... it is some of the most creative music out there." Source calabashmusic.com
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