Hosts Mother Banjo and Anthony Ihrig talk with India-born, Canadian-raised vocalist and composer Kiran Ahluwalia about her 2011 release Aam Zameen : Common Ground 🎶 💿. Join us as we listen to her music together and hear the stories behind the songs and recording.
FEATURED SONGS
- Mustt Mustt
- Rabba Ru
- Yaar Naal
- Saffar
SHOW NOTES
Learn more about Kiran and purchase her music directly at: https://www.kiranmusic.com/
Tinariwen (Tuareg musicians from the Sahara region of northern Mali)
https://www.tinariwen.com/
Video: Mustt Mustt : Kiran Ahluwalia with Tinariwen:
https://youtu.be/u4VqYHXwX5Y?si=eF5iGG66KlIJwBnY
Follow Kiran on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@KiranMusic1
Riti (goje) – one-stringed fiddles from West Africa:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goje
UPDATE from Kiran: “Bulbul tarang literally “waves of nightingales”, alternately Indian or Punjabi banjo is a string instrument from Punjab which evolved from the Japanese taishōgoto, which likely arrived in South Asia in the 1930s.”
She also sent two example videos of the instrument being played: here and here.