Tagged: India

Charanjit Singh – Jaaneman Jaaneman {1976}

Charanjit Singh is probably the inventor of Acid House, listen to Raga Bhairav {from 1982} here. Read more about it here. The electronic music duo Modeselector from Berlin visited him in India.

Mahendra Kapoor – Yogi, please help me / Sally {1968}

“Mahendra Kapoor (9 January 1934 – 27 September 2008) was an Indian playback singer. In a career spanning five decades, his repertoire extended to 25000 songs in various regional languages…” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahendra_Kapoor

Van Shipley – Jan Pahechan Ho {1966}

Steel guitar version of the legendary Bollywood track by Mohammed Rafi. Taken from the compilation “Bollywood Steel Guitar” published by Sublime Frenquencies.

Atomic Forest – Mary Long {1973}

Great fuzzy psychedelic from India, buy it at Stones Throw Records. “The Atomic Forest’s mix of blistering, fuzzy rock and synth-lead funk inspired collectors the world over to fork over thousands of dollars for...