Inner Space: Nataraj XT and "Space In..."

Today's song is by Nataraj XT, a French band known for its particular style of North Indian electronic music using traditional instruments such as the sitar, sarod and esraj. The band also incorporates rock and jazz. Formed in 1998, the band was discovered and won the "Electronic Talent" prize at the French music trade show Midem, released a pair of albums and toured across Europe and India. In 2007 their sitar player, Pierre Grimoud, died and the band released their last album, but in 2008 the remaining members decided to release an album with no sitar playing, and in 2012 they were asked to provide the music for a show called The Colour of Time, which was based on the Indian Holi festival. While not well known in France, they have gained more recognition abroad. This song, called Space In..., can be found on their 2003 album Ocean Birds, and on the 2005 various artists compilation Putumayo Presents: Asian Lounge.

Listen to songs like this and more on the KUNM Global Music Show every Monday night from 10 pm - 1 am Mountain Standard Time. Live streaming, program information and the two-week digital archive can be found at http://www.kunm.org.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nataraj_XT