Friday 14 July 2017


Shared on Facebook earlier this week was this version of the Guns N' Roses song 'Sweet Child o' mine'. Slightly renamed to express the crossover influence and marriage of Eastern music meeting Western Rock. It features Carnatic guitar maestro Baiju Dharmajan and the vocals of Girish Pradhan
The videos demonstrating his slide guitar technique are great to watch as is my pick for this week's track. Composed by Baiju for his 2012 album called 'The Crossover', this is 'Philia'. Love the video (of his Southern Indian home) and the fantastic LP cover illustration (below).



Don't miss the 'Sweet Indian Child o' Mine' video as it really does display the Indian sound of the music. As does this amazing version of 'Mile Sur Mera Tumhara' - a famous Indian tune composed nearly 30 years ago to promote national integration and unity in diversity.

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