Diaspora EPISODES

Damascus to Berlin, Surviving War as an Artist, and Effortlessness in Everyday Art with Ali Moraly
Music Education Psychology Music Mentalhealth Sociology Diaspora Berlin

Damascus to Berlin, Surviving War as an Artist, and Effortlessness in Everyday Art with Ali Moraly

T.L. Mazumdar speaks to Berlin-based Syrian musician Ali Moraly.

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  • Oct. 18, 2021
Understanding Aspergers Syndrome, Transforming Piano Abuse to Healing and Healthy Productivity Hacks with Amirah
Music Education Psychology Music Singer-Songwriter Mentalhealth Mindset Sociology Diaspora Piano

Understanding Aspergers Syndrome, Transforming Piano Abuse to Healing and Healthy Productivity Hacks with Amirah

Multiple Award-winning LA-based Malaysian Singer-Songwriter Amirah talks to T.L. Mazumdar.

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  • Sept. 27, 2021
Pop Stardom, Bombay, Berklee, and 20 Years In Music Business with Vasuda Sharma
Music Education Music Singer-Songwriter India Sociology Diaspora

Pop Stardom, Bombay, Berklee, and 20 Years In Music Business with Vasuda Sharma

T.L. Mazumdar speaks to Mumbai-based Singer-Songwriter/Producer Vasuda Sharma.

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  • July 26, 2021
Spearheading Nepal's Jazz-Scene, Imposter Syndrome and Balancing European and South-Asian Work Ethics with Abhisek Bhadra
Music Education Psychology Mentalhealth Jazz Diaspora

Spearheading Nepal's Jazz-Scene, Imposter Syndrome and Balancing European and South-Asian Work Ethics with Abhisek Bhadra

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...

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  • July 13, 2021
Calcutta Bags, Bombay Journey and Hanging Up Boxing Gloves with Isheeta Chakrvarty
Music Education Psychology Singer-Songwriter Mentalhealth Jazz Mindset India Sociology Diaspora

Calcutta Bags, Bombay Journey and Hanging Up Boxing Gloves with Isheeta Chakrvarty

T.L. Mazumdar speaks to Indian Contemporary Songwriter Isheeta Chakrvarty.

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  • June 13, 2021
F for 'Fusion', Growing Up In the Gharana, and a Brief History of Indian Classical Music with Pratik Shrivastava
Music Education India Sociology Musicproduction Diaspora

F for 'Fusion', Growing Up In the Gharana, and a Brief History of Indian Classical Music with Pratik Shrivastava

T.L. Mazumdar talks to Indian Sarod Virtuoso Pratik Shrivastava.

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  • May 20, 2021
Singing to 7 Billion with Kiran Ahluwalia
Singer-Songwriter India Diaspora

Singing to 7 Billion with Kiran Ahluwalia

T.L. Mazumdar speaks to Candian-Indian singer-songwriter Kiran Ahluwalia.

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  • Oct. 19, 2020
The Birth Of Rhythm Diaries With Bernhard Schimpelsberger
Music Education Music Jazz India Sociology Diaspora

The Birth Of Rhythm Diaries With Bernhard Schimpelsberger

T.L. Mazumdar talks to London-based Austrian Percussionist/Composer Bernhard Schimpelsberger.

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  • Oct. 6, 2020
Voices Lost And Found with Sheila Chandra
Psychology Singer-Songwriter Mentalhealth India Sociology Diaspora

Voices Lost And Found with Sheila Chandra

T.L. Mazumdar talks to pioneer British-Asian singer Sheila Chandra.

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  • Sept. 21, 2020
Death, Discovery, Legacy, Heartbreak, Being a Misfit and Social Media Adieus with Jivraj Singh
Music Education Psychology Singer-Songwriter Mentalhealth India Musicproduction Diaspora

Death, Discovery, Legacy, Heartbreak, Being a Misfit and Social Media Adieus with Jivraj Singh

T.L. Mazumdar talks to drummer/producer Jivraj Singh.

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  • Aug. 31, 2020
Ego And The Guitar with Rez Abbasi
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Ego And The Guitar with Rez Abbasi

T.L. Mazumdar speaks to critically acclaimed Pakistani-American Jazz Musician and Guggenheim Fellowship Awardee Rez Abbasi.

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  • July 27, 2020
Divine Destruction with Dr. Das
Music Education Mindset Sociology Musicproduction Diaspora

Divine Destruction with Dr. Das

T.L. Mazumdar talks to founding member and bassist of Asian Dub Foundation.

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  • July 16, 2020