Interviews with Musicians
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.
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.
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,...
Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia pays homage to Pandit Jasraj
Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, Mewati Gharana vocalist Hemang Mehta and tabla player Nitin Mitta pay a homage to Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj (28 January 1930 – 17 August 2020). The legendary Indian classical vocalist (90) had a music career of 75 years....
IFFR hosts screening of the film Shut Up Sona by Deepti Gupta
The International Film Festival Rotterdam hosted the screening of the film Shut Up Sona by Deepti Gupta. The film follows singer and composer Sona Mohapatra in her quest for equality and her journey through India to find her message of empowerment in the mystics of...
Let Her In Your Life (Again) – Singer-Songwriter, Dancer, Actress Asha Puthli
In November 2019, 70’s star Asha Puthli said YESS to Le Guess Who? Festival. She performed after decades in Europe for the biggest world festival in The Netherlands. This Indian beauty talks about her musical come back and how she became the star that she is today.
Podcast with Indian Ambassador Venu Rajamony
DesiYUP Podcast with the Indian Ambassador to The Netherlands Venu Rajamony
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...
Stoptober with dr. Pranobe Oemrawsingh
In this podcast we interview dr. Pranobe Oemrawsingh. He talks about the stoptober challende where he doesn’t eat meat for a month to motivate others to stop smoking.