Arun Ghosh – Transnational Overground
Thursday, August 10, 2017
Award-winning clarinettist and composer Arun Ghosh arrived with a bang on the UK scene nearly a decade ago, with his boundary smashing mix of his Anglo-Asian heritage, huge personality and a distinctly direct approach to his live performances.
Back with a new album and extensive tour he's broken away from the world folk fusions of his previous album, A South Asian Suite, to draw on a wider sonic palette encompassing a diverse range of Indo-jazz shot through with ambient introspection, psych-rock swirls and dancefloor-friendly dub designs. Stuart Nicholson spoke to the Manchester-born musician about the journey into his highly ambitious new work, but where are you really from?
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