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Nov 27, 2018
- Source : IIT Bombay
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The Diamond Jubilee Cultural Task Force of IIT Bombay held a concert by the famous Indian fusion band Indian Ocean on the evening of 24th November, Saturday in Open Air Theatre (OAT) of SAC. In addition to high-spirited and adrenaline-pumped students, the show
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Nov 21, 2018
- Source : The Hindu
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In Puducherry for NH7 Weekender Express, the live wire musicians behind Indian Ocean talk about what drives their music in a cheerfully riotous interview “If we had 11 fingers, our decimal system would start from there,” Nikhil Rao, Indian Ocean’s guitarist
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Oct 19, 2018
- Source : High On Persona
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The much-talked-about Salt Food Festival, which begins tomorrow at Hotel Clarks Amer will also have a colourful melange of music and live entertainment. The 2-day mega food festival has a musical line-up which includes one of the spearheads in the rock music s
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Oct 08, 2018
- Source : Beyond Chron
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“India’s pioneering rock band, Indian Ocean, will be performing with Grammy Award winning saxophonist and composer George Brooks on Oct 10th in the Bay Area! Indian Ocean is India’s biggest underground success in the Indian fusion and rock scene. Their sound
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Sep 13, 2018
- Source : Report.Az
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Baku. 13 September. REPORT.AZ/ A concert of the Indian Ocean band was held in Baku as a part of the celebrations of 25th Anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of India and the Republic of Azerbaijan. Report was informed in
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Sep 05, 2018
- Source : EavesRock
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Indian rock band “Indian Ocean” will enthrall the audiences on Teachers Day on Wednesday in the national capital during the “State Teachers’ Award” ceremony organised by the Delhi government, an official said on Tuesday. The band, formed in 2010, has earned f
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Sep 05, 2018
- Source : News 18
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Indian rock band "Indian Ocean" will enthrall the audiences on Teachers Day on Wednesday in the national capital during the "State Teachers' Award" ceremony organised by the Delhi government, an official said on Tuesday. The band, formed in 2010, has earned f
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Jun 05, 2018
- Source : Hindustan Times
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Nadiya hai hum behne do. Saailab hain behne do — this song by fusion-rock band Indian Ocean embodied the spirit of music aficionados perfectly at the Hindustan Times DLF Cyber Hub Firday Jam season 5, powered by Too Yumm and Nearbuy.com, last Friday. Come rain
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Jun 01, 2018
- Source : Hindustan Times
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Don’t let the heat bog you down, all you Delhi and Gurugram people! It’s Fri-yay, today, and the party is on us. After a stellar opening act of Hindustan Times DLF Cyber Hub Friday Jam Season 5, powered by Too Yumm and Nearbuy.com, last Friday, get ready for a
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May 31, 2018
- Source : News Gram
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“I don’t mind doing music in Bollywood. We have been lucky as people have been allowing us to do what we want. The working style is different as people set the mood and lyrics, but it is still fun,” Rahul told IANS. “We won’t be the ones making item numbers as
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May 26, 2018
- Source : Hindustan TImes
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1. Kishore Kumar Kishore was not trained like classical musicians, he came with an identity of his own and the era that he came in, he was beyond traditional training. He brought in a new sound to film music because of the same reason. 2. M. S. Subbalakshmi
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Mar 26, 2018
- Source : Asian Age
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As they take on Mumbai again, fusion rockers Indian Ocean talk about evolving their music release with changing times, reinventing a Nusrat classic, and more. As they prepare for their Mumbai show — a city they’ve been immensely fond of for over two decades —
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Mar 19, 2018
- Source : Mall Markets
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This AWESTRUNG, lets ‘Rock and Roll’ with the two most epic bands – one that is legendary and popular since the 90s while the other which is a decade old and growing immensely in popularity! Head to High Street Phoenix on 30th March 2018, 6.30 pm onwards to wi
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Feb 09, 2018
- Source : Indian Express Indulge
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When Indian Ocean performed the closing act at the NH7 Weekender Hyderabad in late January, the crowd rose in unison and swayed to the tunes of Bandhe (from Black Friday) and some of their other unreleased songs. A pioneer in the country’s indie music scene, t
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Nov 25, 2017
- Source : The Jakarta Post
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The Padang City Administration is set to hold Padang Indian Ocean Music Festival (PIOMFest) on Dec. 8 – 10. This festival will be joined by members of Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA). PIOMFest is a music festival held to bring together members of IORA an
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Nov 18, 2017
- Source : The Kachcha Chittha
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The Lloyd HT Palate Fest 2017, the three day fest has already begins on November 17 at Nehru Park. The Fest brings a range of yummy delights from the brands like Taj, Veda, Roseate, ITC to Giani and Keventers etc at one place. From Chinese, Mexican, Italian,
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Nov 13, 2017
- Source : Hindustan Times
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Sufi, rock, retro or Punjabi? Take your pick as there’s a variety to choose at the upcoming edition of Hindustan Times Palate Fest 2017. Bollywood singer Raftaar is all set to make the food fest an unforgettable experience for food lovers, along with popular I
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Oct 30, 2017
- Source : The Shillong Times
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Members of pioneer music band Indian Ocean believe that facing a financial struggle in beginning of a musical journey for any band is an obvious situation and that it is necessary to keep egoes away to sustain the group. Band members Amit Kilam, Himanshu Josh
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Oct 25, 2017
- Source : Roots & Leisure
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India’s happiest music festival is here! Music fans across the country have been eagerly waiting for Bacardi NH7 Weekender. And this time around, the festival is back with more exciting artists that promise action-packed performances. The multi-city music
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Oct 11, 2017
- Source : Berklee
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The band Indian Ocean, known for fusing Indian folk music and Western rock, stopped by Berklee recently to collaborate with the Berklee Indian Ensemble. The band is currently on tour for the Association for India’s Development (AID) and had just a few days
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Sep 13, 2017
- Source : Azer News
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Top Indian band Indian Ocean, which is visiting Azerbaijan on an international tour, gave a captivating concert at Baku Seaside Boulevard on September 11, 2017. The Band said they are impressed by the beauty of Baku and positive energy of its people. They als
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Sep 12, 2017
- Source : Trend News Agency
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Top Indian band ‘INDIAN OCEAN’ which is visiting Azerbaijan on an international tour performed a captivating concert at Baku Sea side Boulevard on September 11, 2017 which was much enjoyed by Azerbaijani as well as tourists. On their first visit to Azerbaijan
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Sep 12, 2017
- Source : CBC.AZ
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“India and Azerbaijan have very old cultural relations and have a lot in common in music,” said Sanjay Rana, India’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan during the live concert program by the “Indian Ocean” band. The diplomat stressed that common values are the major fac
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Sep 11, 2017
- Source : Azerio Observer
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The Indian Ocean music group which is widely regarded as one of India’s foremost bands will be visiting Azerbaijan from 10-14 September, India`s Embassy in Baku reported. They will give live concert performances on 11th September 2017 at Baku Seaside Boulev
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Sep 05, 2017
- Source : AZERTAC
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The Indian Ocean music group which is widely regarded as one of India’s foremost bands will be visiting Azerbaijan from 10-14 September 2017, according to India`s Embassy in Baku. They will give live concert performances on 11th September 2017 at Baku Seaside
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Aug 11, 2017
- Source : Rajasthan Post
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The renowned fusion rock band ‘Indian Ocean’ would rock the Jaipur by Nite fest this year. The festival’s prime objective is to promote the Pink City as a tourism, craft and shopping destination. Other attractions would include women car rally, food festival
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Jul 25, 2017
- Source : Media Infoline
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Red FM, India’s leading FM network announced the dates for its new IP ‘Musicom’. The event will take place on 29th July at Nazrul Manch in Kolkata | 30th July at Siri Fort in Delhi | 5th August at Rangsharda in Mumbai | 6th August at Law Audi in Chandigarh | 1
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Jul 24, 2017
- Source : RadioandMusic.com
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Rahul Ram, the bass guitarist and lead vocalist of Indo-rock fusion band Indian Ocean, says all Bollywood songs are fusion. "Whole Bollywood is fusion with various styles, instruments and languages. Fusion seems to me a broad word but it loses its meaning bec
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Jul 01, 2017
- Source : Mid-Day.com
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"When there are no shows, we meet every day to jam, play cricket, gorge on delicious food and drink endless cups of chai over jokes," says Rahul Ram, bassist and one of the voices of the iconic Indian Ocean, when asked about the camaraderie within the group. T
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Mar 20, 2017
- Source : Telangana Today
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The 7th anniversary celebrations of Lamakaan concluded on a jovial and energetic note, with Indian Ocean fame Rahul Ram entertaining the audience not only with his songs but also with his quick-witted and humorous take on different realms of music. The event
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Feb 06, 2017
- Source : Free Press Journal
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The term “Sufi music” has become much abused these days, probably because the “Sufi” tag sells, says Rahul Ram of rock band “Indian Ocean”, widely known as the pioneers of the fusion rock genre in India. “Just any music is being given the tag of Sufi music… I
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Jan 05, 2017
- Source : The Indian Express
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Indo-rock fusion band Indian Ocean’s bass guitarist and lead vocalist Rahul Ram says the whole process of making and releasing music has been democratised in India. Ram also pointed out the pros and cons of this. He says while virtual world gives a great expos
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Dec 01, 2016
- Source : The Hindu
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India’s favourite musicians come together to share the stage for the first time in a concert of epic proportions. Who doesn’t love a chance to witness their favourite artiste or band on stage? What if we got an opportunity to listen to all our favourite band
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Nov 18, 2016
- Source : Forbes India
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Rahul Ram, 53, has been the bassist and vocalist for Indian Ocean, the Delhi-based band, since 1991, and has helped push the envelope for independent music in India. He tells Angad Singh Thakur about the abiding themes in his decades-long journey. Unplanned m
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Nov 10, 2016
- Source : The Indian Express
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Hindi pop band Malhaar on Thursday unveiled Gangaji, a song to create awareness about the increase in pollution levels in the Ganga. Advertising Formed in early 2000, the band’s songs are inspired from nature. Their songs carry messages that spread awareness
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Nov 05, 2016
- Source : The Hindu
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Indian Ocean, one of the first bands in the country that made fusion their second name, has undergone a lot of transition over their two decades since inception. From venturing into films to overcoming bad patches, they’ve continued to be a strong force in t
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Oct 09, 2016
- Source : The Indian Express
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The current band line-up includes Amit Kilam (drums, percussion and vocals), Rahul Ram (bass guitar and vocals), Himanshu Joshi (vocals), Tuheen Chakravorty (tabla and other percussion) and Nikhil Rao (guitar). THIS is what fans dream of – a chance to go bac
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Apr 26, 2016
- Source : The Indian Express
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India’s Ambassador to Egypt Sanjay Bhattacharyya and Egyptian singer Eman Iman Al Baher Darwish inaugurated the Indian Ocean World Music Show at Gomhoria Theatre in Cairo on Monday night. Advertising The show is part of the “India by the Nile 2016” festival
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Feb 26, 2016
- Source : India Today
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Don't have weekend evening plans? Good! Because we have amazing news for you. Indian Ocean is performing live in Delhi this Saturday (Feb 27), and guess what, it's a free concert--which means you don't have to pay a single Rupee to get the tickets. The band
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Feb 22, 2016
- Source : The Indian Express
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Fusion rock band Indian Ocean has joined hands with the Walk of Hope, an ongoing ‘padayatra’ (march), to support the efforts of the social reformer and spiritual guide Sri M in a bid to promote inter-faith harmony. Advertising The band will perform at Nehru P
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Jan 22, 2016
- Source : The Hindu
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n their last album Tandanu , released in June 2014, popular band Indian Ocean tried a unique concept, collaborating with some of India’s leading musicians representing different genres. The project received fantastic response, and songs like the title track, ‘
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Dec 28, 2016
- Source : The Hindu
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Rahul Ram of Indian Ocean looks back on 26 years of the band’s existence When the crowd screams in unison for ‘Kandisa’, Rahul Ram assures them that Indian Ocean will not go home without having performed the song for the Bengalureans. The five members compri
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Aug 04, 2015
- Source : The Indian Express
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Indian Ocean have composed for a sizable number of films besides their albums, but the band’s vocalist Rahul Ram says they will never do an item number for any Bollywood movie. Advertising Rahul, one of the founding members of the group, said they have nothin
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Jul 28, 2015
- Source : Hindustan Times
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Rahul Ram, vocalist and bassist of long-running folk rock band Indian Ocean feels Bollywood has changed and is "purely money-driven industry". The constantly evolving musical landscape of Hindi film industry doesn't impress him much. "I think the music evolve
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Jul 27, 2015
- Source : Redbull
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In the first of its series, #TheCannedProject aims to articulate artform that has been rejected in the space of popular culture. It could be a poem, a story, a film, a song, a video, an ad - any idea that can be documented in a tangible form. The thought is to
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Jul 14, 2015
- Source : India Today
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We are with India's Most Loved Band "Indian Ocean" today to get you expert knowledge about music; the dedication this band carries and the never-ending spirit it imbibes is simply outstanding. We know Indian Ocean as the original music creators. Over 20 years
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Apr 16, 2015
- Source : First Post
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After exploring different realms of music for about 25 years, Indo-rock fusion band Indian Ocean senses a refreshing wave of change with Bollywood embracing alternative music. Rahul Ram, the band's bass guitarist and lead vocalist, points out that the world o
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Apr 16, 2015
- Source : RadioandMusic.com
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After exploring the different realms of music for about 25 years, Indo-rock fusion band Indian Ocean senses a refreshing wave of change with Bollywood embracing alternative music. Rahul Ram, the band's bass guitarist and lead vocalist, points out that the worl
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Oct 25, 2014
- Source : The Hindu
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Cellist Yo Yo Ma once said, “Indian Ocean does with Indian music what I’ve always wanted to do with Chinese music”. Gear up for an evening of exhilarating Indian music, re-invented by the country's foremost folk rock band. Listen to sounds that are native to t
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Oct 11, 2014
- Source : Business Standard
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The founder of one of the country's most popular rock bands has written a memoir about his eventual alienation from it, instead of chronicling one of the most exciting periods in Indian rock history. He founded Indian Ocean, arguably one of India’s most creat
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Jul 10, 2014
- Source : Forbes India
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I ring the bell of room 602 in a suburban Bombay hotel. No one answers. I ring again. Still no answer. Then I call Firstpost.com’s producer (we’re recording for the site as well); he tells me they’re standing outside room 602, looking for me. I quadruple-check
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Jul 10, 2014
- Source : Rolling Stone India
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There haven’t been too many protest songs by Indian bands in the last two decades, and it isn’t because we don’t have enough to rant about. Songwriting has always been the weakest link for bands in the country. Rabbi Shergill’s “Bilqis,” from his second album
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May 14, 2014
- Source : The Indian Express
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Indo-rock fusion band Indian Ocean, who recently completed 25 years in the music industry, are ready with their next ambitious project, which happens to be their seventh studio album titled Tandanu. The album comprises seven compositions, carrying the trademar
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May 11, 2014
- Source : The Indian Express
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There has always been a marked sincerity in what Indian Ocean has created for a quarter of a century, their sounds hovering somewhere in between discontent and rapture of simple things in life. The men never followed a verse-chorus format, something that was a
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May 11, 2014
- Source : India TV
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Indian Ocean has completed nearly 25 years in the music business and has seen many musicians come and go. Amit Kilam, drummer and vocalist of the Indo-rock fusion band, says it has never felt threatened as it never wanted monopoly in the industry. The band or
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May 07, 2014
- Source : DNA India
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25 yrs of bonding over musicWe really like what we do and so we kept carrying on because the result that came out of making our music and playing together was extremely satisfying to all band members. And I say this because we make music primarily for ourselve
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May 07, 2014
- Source : Millennium Post
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Indian Ocean, India’s first Indo-rock fusion band are into their 25 years of existence now. Marking this event, the band is now up with their new album Tandanu. After Sushmit Sen, one of the founder members, left the band, Indian Ocean have collaborated with b
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Mar 16, 2014
- Source : Reflections of India
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A concert at Bhopal’s Bharat Bhavan is a stark contrast to a cacophanic mungfest of slacker rock bands in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley. Where nubile bimbettes, swagger barely legal in miniskirts and trip over their flesh in high heels, I find in Bhopal whole f
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Jan 28, 2014
- Source : The Indian Express
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Year 1997. On a chilly December evening, in a darkened hall inside Delhi’s Max Mueller Bhawan, four young men were sweating it out and making almost 500 homebodies sing along a Syrian Christian hymn transformed into a rock anthem. Kandisa was a song in Aramaic
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Dec 27, 2013
- Source : Prahaar
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Popular rock band Indian Ocean, the first music band in India to have a documentary made on them, now has a coffee table book dedicated to them. Titled “Indian Ocean,” the book compiles rare images describing the 23-year-old journey of the band from the days
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Sep 14, 2013
- Source : The Hindu
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By the time Susmit Sen, founder of Indian Ocean, started strumming his guitar in high school in the late 1970s, the band revolution had had quite a play in this part of the world. The first non-military ensemble to use both Indian and Western instruments was A
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Jul 22, 2013
- Source : Forbes India
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Rahul Ram is super-busy. The fatigue is audible, and you can believe he’s on the other side of 50, though the livewire red-bandanaed stage persona wouldn’t give you that impression. The Delhi upbringing is evident in the hard Rs and the seamless and frequent s
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Jul 18, 2013
- Source : RollingStone India
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While the location may have changed from their 16/330 Khajoor Road address, Indian Ocean’s jam pad has never been so hectic. At least not in the last couple of years. At their new jamming space in Ghitorni near Gurgaon, the Delhi folk rock band has been puttin
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Jun 20, 2013
- Source : The Times of India
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Well-known band, Indian Ocean that created the youth anthem for Satyagraha, now calls on fans to say no to animal circuses just in time for World Music Day. Rahul Ram, Tuheen Chakravarty, Susmit Sen, Amit Kilam and , the five men who made up the rock group are
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Jun 20, 2013
- Source : NDTV
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Members of Indie-pop band Indian Ocean have shot an advertisement to oppose abuse of animals in circuses. Band members Rahul Ram, Tuheen Chakravarty, Amit Kilam, Himanshu Joshi and Susmit Sen, who has now quit the band, are seen chained with heavy metal chains
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Jun 16, 2013
- Source : The Hindu
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Nikhil Rao still feels he is a starry-eyed fan of the Indian Ocean, jamming with them and can’t get enough of the band. A couple of months ago when an offer to join the band came his way, Nikhil was of the idea that the popular band wanted to function like a
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Jun 13, 2013
- Source : India Today
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Susmit Sen, the co-founder and guitarist of popular Indian rock band Indian Ocean, has decided to quit the group after 23 years of association. Susmit, who along with the band's late vocalist Asheem Chakravarty had founded Indian Ocean In 1990, will hand over
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Jun 12, 2013
- Source : Rediff
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Indian Ocean guitarist Susmit Sen has parted ways with the band after being a part of it for 23 long years. Susmit, along with the late Asheem Chakravarty, had founded the band in 1990. "Right now, I am at my creative best. Indian Ocean is a sound and style
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Jun 11, 2013
- Source : India West
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Susmit Sen, the co-founder and guitarist of India’s most successful rock band, Indian Ocean, has decided to quit after 23 years. Sen, who along with Asheem Chakravarty had founded the iconic band in 1990, will hand over his legacy to a younger guitar player.
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Jun 03, 2013
- Source : Glam Sham
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So far, the association between Indian indie bands and Bollywood filmmakers has been quite sporadic, but Prakash Jha is looking to change that. The director has signed on popular band 'Indian Ocean' to sing a song for his upcoming film, SATYAGRAHA. The film,
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Oct 08, 2012
- Source : dianuke.org
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Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala witnessed a unique musical evening on October 7th, 2012. Under the evening sky crowded with roosting birds and emerging bats, the musical lovers of the city heard the first live performance of the famed Indian Oce
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Sep 07, 2012
- Source : India Today
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Delhi definitive homegrown band Indian Ocean will bring the India Today Mind Rocks Youth Summit 2012 to a rocking end with a selection of some its most memorable sing-along numbers - 'Kandisa' (2000), 'Ma Rewa' (2004), 'Bandheh' (2004) and tracks from Peepli L
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Jun 06, 2012
- Source : The Hindu
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Indie-folk band Indian Ocean, which found its way into the global rock arena over two decades ago and has collaborations with musicians from countries such as Pakistan, is open to experimenting further with varied music genres like those from Africa. “I thi
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Aug 02, 2011
- Source : BBC
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Every day the Friendship beyond Borders series will be broadcast across India by the BBC's FM partner stations, as some of the best known singers and musicians from India and Pakistan talk about music, mutual understanding and peace. Artistes including Shafqa
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Mar 21, 2011
- Source : The Hindu
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There was not even an inch of space at the Hard Rock Cafe at Banjara Hills on Thursday evening as the city's music lovers gathered by the scores for the performance by Indian Ocean. The anxious wait of the crowd came to an end when the band, currently on a
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Sep 21, 2010
- Source : BeyondLust
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College opened a whole world of experiences for me. I came to Delhi in 2002 to study history at St Stephen’s College, University of Delhi from the small town of Siliguri on the foothills of the Himalayas in northern Bengal. I had been sheltered and protected l
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Apr 01, 2010
- Source : The Hindu
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A ‘rocumentary' on Indian Ocean is releasing this Friday They rode and survived all sorts of waves. The music they created was good enough to deafen the sound of a violent sea. Indian Ocean, the baap of all Indian rock bands, are now on a new high with a seri
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Feb 07, 2010
- Source : Zee News
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Just a mere mention of Indian Rock is enough to bring forth the saccharine memories of one of the oldest Rock bands of India – ‘Indian Ocean’. For Rock buffs across the globe, ‘Indian Ocean’ is one of the most respected and critically acclaimed Delhi-based ban
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Dec 25, 2009
- Source : Outlook
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Asheem Chakravarty, the founding member and singer-percussionist of 'Indian Ocean', one of the country's pioneering rock bands, died here today after a cardiac arrest. He was 50. The musician was cremated at a private ceremony attended by close friends, famil
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Sep 22, 2008
- Source : Isha Foundation
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On 19 September 2008, at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center, Atlanta, an audience of over a thousand people was treated to a wonderful evening of live music by the Indo- rock fusion band Indian Ocean. It was the second of three fundraiser concerts by India
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Aug 13, 2006
- Source : Seattle Pi
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It was like a dream. I was Columbus looking for the East Indies. And I thought I had found it. But I was still in Seattle. Yet, there I was, fair-skinned, blue-eyed musical explorer surrounded by brown-eyed East Indians, the smell of Stargazer and Casablanca l
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