Indian Ocean reaches beyond

Band experiments with new sounds, new instruments, new audiences

Indian Ocean, a Delhi-based band, blends Western melodic elements and rhythms of their homeland.

By Siddhartha Mitter

Globe Correspondent / October 2, 2009

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The band Indian Ocean will not take offense if you call its music “fusion.’’ For one thing, the Delhi-based foursome is too laid-back to worry much about labels. And it’s true that at first glance Indian Ocean’s approach summons up echoes of Orientalist jazz-rock projects from the ’70s, with their setup of guitar, bass, and drum kit plus tablas, and ... (Full article: 777 words)