Interviews with Musicians

Let Your Creative Mind Find The Right Path To Walk On

Let Your Creative Mind Find The Right Path To Walk On

Who doesn’t know DJ Insane aka Marcel in The Netherlands? He is not only the most respected Desi DJ, but also a producer and label manager and that for 20 years! Over the years he worked with international stars such as Apache Indian, Daler Mehndi, Jay Sean, Rishi Rich, Himesh Reshammiya, Kumar Sanu and Bally Sagoo. Recently he released a mixtape and is working on a Bhangra remix for a British record label. His hectic life and playing gigs in clubs and festivals ended once the government announced a lockdown.

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A Blessing in Disguise Rolled Into One Big Emotional Ball

A Blessing in Disguise Rolled Into One Big Emotional Ball

The 515 Crew is the best Bollywood band in Europe. Since 2010 they have toured with well-known British Asian Artists such as Navin Kundra, Taz Stereo Nation and they are the live band for Indian Idol UK. They gave three unforgettable concerts for DesiYUP. UK based musical director, pianist and producer Hinal Pattani remembers the events of this decade and is very proud of the band’s achievements. Although this year has been strange and sad, it was also beautiful and a blessing in disguise all rolled into one big emotional ball for him.

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Cooking was my greatest teacher to develop my thoughts

Cooking was my greatest teacher to develop my thoughts

Mumbai based tabla player Amit Mishra is known all over the world for his music in the Indian classical and World Fusion genre. His passion for the Indian drum instrument started as a young child in his home town, one of the oldest living cities in the world,...

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Yoga Nidra met Shalini en Prewien

Yoga Nidra met Shalini en Prewien

https://soundcloud.com/user-524461546/yoga-nidra-met-shalini-en-prewien-desiyup-podcast In this episode DesiYUP founder Mahesvari Autar talks about Yoga Nidra and the upcoming concerts on the January 11 2020 with American-Indian artists Aks and Lakshmi. In the studio...

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