MYNTA
MYNTA from Sweden/India features one of the worlds finest tablaplayers,FAZAL QURESHI - brother of Zakir Hussain and son of the legendary Ustad Alla Rakha.

MYNTA brings you a colorful mix of Indian vocal, African and Latin-American rhythms, Arabic sounds, Swedish Folkmusic and Cuban violin, together with Indian traditional instruments as tabla, kanjira, ghatam and tampura.

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MYNTA has performed at several major festivals as WOMAD (UK), WOMUFE and KALAKA FOLK FESTIVAL (Hungary), SFINKS (Belgium), ORIENT -95 (Estonia), ROSKILDE FESTIVAL, AARHUS JAZZ-FESTIVAL (Denmark), VERDEN I NORDEN-OSLO, VOSSA JAZZ (Norway), APRIL JAZZ ESPOO, ALANDIA JAZZ (Finland), HULTSFREDS-FESTIVALEN, KRISTIANSTAD JAZZ FESTIVAL, STOCKHOLM WATER FESTIVAL, ARVIKAFESTIVALEN (Sweden), as well as concerts in DUBAI (UAE), INDIA and CHINA (Beijing Jazz Festival -98).

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Biography


Sweden and India find a common place in music through the ears and imagination of the group Mynta. Founded in 1979, the group has created their own genre of music, while preserving the integrity and traditions of their root sounds. The Swedish-Indian fusionists define world music, by extracting the organic elements that runs through the vein of centuries-old musical histories.
MYNTA is led by the Indian musicians Fazal Qureshi (tabla) and Shankar Mahadevan (vocal). These virtuosos within the classic Indian musical tradition have performed all over the world with such musicians as Hariprasad Chaurasia, Shivkumar Sharma, and Zakir Hussain. Fazal is the younger brother of Zakir Hussain, who belonged to John McLaughlin's famous group Shakti, one of the earliest fusion bands in Europe.
Representing the Swedish alliance are veterans of the Swedish music scene - Santiago Jimenez (violin), Max Åhman (guitar), Ola Bothzén (percussion) and Christian Paulin (bass). Together the four musicians slant the music in the Nordic direction, inflecting a cool jazz feel into the mix.
MYNTA have come to be respected in the music world for years of making music that is honest and refreshing everytime. John Baxter of Option magazine praises the world-class performers for their expansive view of music: "Qureshi and Mikael Nilsson lay down some of the most electrifying percussion grooves I've heard in years; and in it's blinding, effortless speed, Max Åhman's guitar pays homage to John McLaughlin. Mix in Swedish hammered dulcimer, the Indian santoor and tanpura, and the North African saz and this becomes an exotic sort of orchestra. With groups like Mynta, it's clear that Scandinavia is turning out the most fascinating and enjoyable world fusion around.


Tracks and With Samples intro
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1.Introduction (not available)
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2.Tabla Presentation (not available)
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3.Yellow Fellow (Play)
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4.Papa's New Goove (Play)
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5.Rapatal (Play)
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6.Emma (Play)
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7.Nandu's Dance (Play)
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8.Raga Hamsadhwani (not available)
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9.First Summer (Play)
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10.Muzungu (not Available)
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11.Gånglåt från Laggars (Play)
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12.Hey-Ho (Play)
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13.Benfora (Play)
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