THE INDOFILES

I first saw Zakir Hussain play in LA in the early eighties. And in the years since, I’ve seen him play several times in the Bay Area. Right now, he’s on tour with the great santoor player Shivkumar Sharma.
No matter how many times you see him, Zakir never ceases to amaze when he picks up speed [...]

For years, my friends and I would discuss the pathetic state of Indian hip hop, noting that the only Indian rappers/MCs of note were British artists  Panjabi MC and less so, Apache Indian aka Steve Kapur (you can admit you own “No Reservations”). That may all change.
A few months ago, my mother sent me a video of Ameish [...]