Rajasthan Roots

Rajasthan Roots is a collective fusion band consisting of folk musicians from Rajasthan. They create folk and contemporary music.[1][2][3]

They use various instruments: Morchang (Jew's harp), Khurtal (Castanets), Algoza (Pungi), Khamaicha (Bowed string instrument), Nagara,[4] Khol, Ektara, Bansuri, Tabla, Tambura and Harmonium. Rajasthan Roots (Aditya Bhasin, Nathoo Lal Solanki, Kutle Khan, Bismillah Khan and Nancy) appeared on the TV music program The Dewarists in 2011 in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan;[5] there they recorded a song named Changing World with Shri and Monica Dogra.[6][7]

References
  1. "The charm of Rajasthani folk". The Times of India. 12 February 2010. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  2. "Fusion band recreates desert magic". The Times of India. 13 February 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  3. "Rajasthan Roots rocked Lucknow". The Times of India. 5 February 2011. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  4. "Artirts Rajasthan Roots, Jaipur". Krunk Live. Archived from the original on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  5. Kulkarni, Reshma (December 4, 2011). "A long and winding road-Shrikanth Sriram interview". The Hindu. Visakhapatnam. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  6. Yasin, Fozia (8 November 2011). "'There's no need to ape the West'". Asian Age. Archived from the original on January 19, 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  7. Changing World on YouTube — The Dewarists (2011, S01E05)


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