World Fusionists Remotely Living-Ricky Kej & David Vito Gregorio: The Echoes Interview
American multi-instrumentalist David Vito Gregoli and Indian producer and keyboard player Ricky Kej take us on the journey of their album, Wild Monsoon. It’s an east-west fusion of electronics and Indian music that turns into a global fusion where shredding guitars meet Taiko drums, tabla and electronics.David Vito Gregoli and Ricky Kej talking about breaking down walls on Echoes from PRX.
sounds like my bag although the Indian mixes with Indonesian currently: https://tomross1.bandcamp.com/album/panda-gamelan-malika?fbclid=IwAR32hHaO7WV9C1at3hTvmdwtwQsXS_p8zZeRwh4Mh23Zg_0LVKy1mLFCElE — ‘Just play the melody, Jack!’
oldie but goodie: TENDER AS WATER (https://cormackandross.bandcamp.com/album/tender-as-water), recently mixed & mastered. It’s a companion to the David Crosby-sponsored HORSE OF STONE (https://tomross1.bandcamp.com/album/horse-of-stone-global-jazz-songs). With superb players, they are largely jazz-based Hindustani & Karnatak with formal & hocketing stuff from Java & Bali and counterpoint beholden to Shona ancestral songs, made with my partner Jody Cormack.