Diaspora EPISODES
Safety, Trust and the Piano w/ Pallavi Mahidhara
(Rec. 23rd Oct 2025) Photo: © Peter Pavlov When a serendipitous turn of events resulted in Mahidhara's international debut being on one of the most visible stages of the world, the cascade of events that followed leading to a...
Surrender, Mortality and why Sound Remains w/ Rez Abbasi
In his third appearance on Tapasya Loading, guitarist, composer, and educator Rez Abbasi joins T.L. Mazumdar for a conversation that begins with music but doesn’t end there. Born in Karachi and raised in California, NYC-based...
Otherness, Art, and the The Myth of the ‘Professional Musician’ w/ So…
Composer, sarodist, and cultural shapeshifter Soumik Datta joins T.L. Mazumdar for a conversation that goes far beyond the usual talk of craft and career. Born in Mumbai and raised in London, Soumik grew up between cultures, ...
Between Tradition and Reinvention w/ Harini Iyer
What happens when social expectations collide with artistic vision? In this episode, vocalist, producer, and founder of Tamil Jazz Collective, Harini Iyer shares her journey of carving out a path beyond conventional definitio...
Strings Attached: Love and Music—Sustaining Both w/ Kiran Ahluwalia &…
What does it take to sustain both a marriage and a creative partnership—without one overshadowing the other? In this long-awaited conversation, we sit down with Kiran Ahluwalia & Rez Abbasi, a powerhouse couple who have built...
Redefining the Role of a Global South Asian Vocalist w/ Shruti Ramani
Canada-based Indian Jazz Vocalist Shruti Ramani speaks to T.L. Mazumdar
Merging Engineering, and Artist Mindsets as a Multi-cultural Multi-hy…
Innovator & Musician Rajesh Mehta Speaks to T.L. Mazumdar
Revisiting the Birth of ’World Music’ and Unpacking its Relevance in …
Iconic British-Asian Singer/Author/Coach Sheila Chandra speaks to T.L. Mazumdar
Training a Growth Mindset as an Artist and Leadership for Women in an…
Founder of SNS Arts, Shreya Nagarajan Singh talks to T.L. Mazumdar
D For Brother, Unwitting Pioneers of ’World Music’ In Pre-Internet In…
Surviving member of pioneering band D For Brother, Amyt Datta speaks to T.L. Mazumdar.
Archiving An Indigenous Ancestral Tradition in a Global Format and Na…
U.K.-based Ethnomusicologist, Pianist, and Researcher Jaremdi Wati Longchar Speaks to T.L. Mazumdar.
The Birth of a Third-Generation Japanese Sitarist and Cultivating Glo…
Japanese Musician, Chef and Curator Tadao Ishihama talks to T.L. Mazumdar
Nurturing a Decade of Global Musicians in India as a Queer White Male…
Musician, Academic & Artistic Director of the KM Music Conservatory, Chennai, Dr. Adam Greig talks to T.L. Mazumdar
The Making of ’Vignette’, Pianist or Singer and the Colonial Hangover…
T.L. Mazumdar aka EveryNowHere answers audience questions on the making of his debut solo piano album.
Links between Music and Yoga, Growing up Brown in a White Social Para…
T.L. Mazumdar speaks to London-based US-Indian Violinist/Composer, and Fullbright scholar, Preetha Narayanan.
Damascus to Berlin, Surviving War as an Artist, and Effortlessness in…
T.L. Mazumdar speaks to Berlin-based Syrian musician Ali Moraly.
Understanding Aspergers Syndrome, Transforming Piano Abuse to Healing…
Multiple Award-winning LA-based Malaysian Singer-Songwriter Amirah talks to T.L. Mazumdar.
Pop Stardom, Bombay, Berklee, and 20 Years In Music Business with Vas…
T.L. Mazumdar speaks to Mumbai-based Singer-Songwriter/Producer Vasuda Sharma.
Spearheading Nepal's Jazz-Scene, Imposter Syndrome and Balancing Euro…
Kathmandu-bred composer/arranger Abhisek Bhadra left a budding career in what has been looked upon as Central Europe's capital for 'World Music', Rotterdam, to return to Nepal where the call of the heart led him to lead the very Conservatory of Music his...
Calcutta Bags, Bombay Journey and Hanging Up Boxing Gloves with Ishee…
T.L. Mazumdar speaks to Indian Contemporary Songwriter Isheeta Chakrvarty.
F for 'Fusion', Growing Up In the Gharana, and a Brief History of Ind…
T.L. Mazumdar talks to Indian Sarod Virtuoso Pratik Shrivastava.
Multiple Lifetimes In One With Kai Eckhardt (Pt 1)
T.L. Mazumdar talks to legendary Liberian-German Jazz-Fusion Bassist Kai-Eckhardt.
Singing to 7 Billion with Kiran Ahluwalia
T.L. Mazumdar speaks to Candian-Indian singer-songwriter Kiran Ahluwalia.
The Birth Of Rhythm Diaries With Bernhard Schimpelsberger
T.L. Mazumdar talks to London-based Austrian Percussionist/Composer Bernhard Schimpelsberger.