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Mahesh Kale Fuses Ragas with Global Sounds
20 Feb
Summary
- Mahesh Kale blending traditional ragas with jazz and contemporary forms.
- He will perform with the Budapest Scoring Orchestra in Mumbai.
- Kale compares Indian classical music to Rajasthani miniatures.
Vocalist Mahesh Kale is gaining attention for his innovative approach to Indian classical music, recently going viral for performing a raga-inspired Bollywood song. Kale expressed his ambition to integrate traditional khayal ragas with jazz and contemporary music styles. He believes raga-inspired Bollywood tracks and even Western songs share scalar similarities with Indian classical music.
Kale's vision extends to a unique upcoming event in Mumbai: 'Mahesh Kale Live with the Budapest Scoring Orchestra.' This concert marks a significant moment, featuring a Hindustani classical vocalist performing with a complete Western symphonic orchestra for the first time. This collaboration, he explains, is inspired by spiritual concepts like Saguna and Nirguna worship, symbolizing a dialogue between rooted forms and expansive global sounds.
He vividly describes the fusion as a meeting of ornate Rajasthani miniature art (Indian classical) with the grand scale of Niagara Falls (Western classical). This approach allows audiences to experience both intricate detail and expansive grandeur in music.
