Not so long ago, I bought an album by the trumpet player Bill Coleman, who had performed in Bombay during the 1936-’37 season as part of violinist Leon Abbey’s band. …
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[An excerpt from Taj Mahal Foxtrot, which appears as the cover story in Mint/Lounge today.] As a teenager in the Goan village of Curchorem, Franklin Fernandes spent long hours practising …
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Another week, another set of photos from the relative of a pioneering jazz musician in India and another round of frustration at not having any information to share. Recently, I …
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As I wait for Taj Mahal Foxtrot to roll off the presses, I’ve been trying to tame the mountain of research material that has grown steadily by the side of …
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A few weeks ago, I received a message from Robert Evangelista, a retired electronics professional who now lives in the US, asking if I knew anything about Filipino bands that …
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In the 1950s, Korla Pandit was the most prominent Indian in the US. Five days a week, Musical Adventures with Korla Pandit was beamed to millions of homes across America. …