Indian Music

Anupam Shobhakar's Musical Voyage from Slayer to Sarod

Shobhakar's musical awakening began in the most unlikely circumstances — a metal kid in a Slayer t-shirt seated among India's musical elite. Now the Mumbai musician's double-neck guitar carries him from headbanging teen to microtonal master on his new album 'Liquid Reality.'

Shawn Mativetsky Grasps the Infinite Art of Tabla with Temporal Waves

Tabla virtuoso Shawn Mativetsky discusses the instrument's complexity, the guru-disciple tradition, and his latest album 'Temporal Waves,' which marries classical Indian percussion with synthesizer soundscapes.