Mynta is an Indo-Swedish fusion jazz band which uses 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.[2][3][4]
Mynta | |
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 Mynta playing at Kista Church in northern Stockholm, November 2006 | |
| Background information | |
| Genres | World fusion music |
| Years active | 1979- present |
| Members | Christian Paulin, Fazal Qureshi, Max Ahman, Dallas Smith, Santiago Jimenez Borges, Sebastian Printz[1] |
| Website | Mynta website |
It consists of Santiago Jimenez (violin, keyboard), Dallas Smith (Indian flute, soprano saxophone, clarinet), Christian Paulin (electric bass guitar), Fazal Qureshi (tabla, kanjira), Max Åhman (acoustic guitar) and Sebastian Printz (drums).[5] Mynta is Swedish for mint. The band was originally formed in 1979.[6]
History
editThe group was founded in 1979 as a jazz band by Christian Paulin (bass), and Mynta moved into a jazz-rock & funk band in the early ‘80s. After performing to rave reviews at Jazz Festivals worldwide, they toured India in '87 where they teamed up with Fazal Qureshi and Shankar Mahadevan, to arrive upon their present sound, a new genre they call 'Nordic Ice with Indian Spice'.[1][3]
Members
edit- Fazal Qureshi - tabla, kanjira
- Santiago Jimenez - violin
- Dallas Smith - flute, soprano, clarinet, bansuri
- Max Åhman - acoustic guitar
- Christian Paulin - electric bass
- Sebastian Printz - percussion [1]
- Nandkishor Muley-santur, vocal
- Shankar Mahadevan - vocal
Discography
edit- 1983: Havanna Club
- 1985: Short conversation
- 1988: Indian Time
- 1991: Hot Madras
- 1994: Is It Possible
- 1994: Nandu's Dance
- 1997: First Summer
- 1999: Mynta Live
- 2001: Cool Nights
- 2003: Teabreak
- 2006: Hot Days
- 2009: Meetings in India
References
edit- ^ a b c "Nice and spicy at thirty". The Hindu. 31 January 2008. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.
- ^ "Mynta - 'a fusion between Nordic Ice and Indian Spice'". EF News International. 17 August 2011. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ^ a b "World Music band MYNTA's India tour". Screen. 2 March 2007.
- ^ "The musical melting pot". The Hindu. 25 November 2005. Archived from the original on 5 September 2006.
- ^ Rajan, Anjana (14 November 2005). "Nordic ice and Indian spice". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2008.
- ^ Jakobsson, Andreas (7 March 2007). "Från Mumbai till Järlåsa (From Mumbai to Järlåsa)". Upsala Nya Tidning (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2008.
External links
edit- Mynta website
- Mynta at Last.fm
- This article is based on a translation of the article Mynta (musikgrupp) from the Swedish Wikipedia.
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