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    Artist description
    Jah-La infuses North Indian Classical rhythms with modern noise and electronics. The result are driven songs that go into improvisation between harp and tabla.This is not a new age blend to fall asleep to-rather a distorted swirling caravan.
    Music Style
    alternative North Indian Classical music
    Musical Influences
    The Who, Ravi Shankar, Berio, Dead Can Dance, early Pink Floyd
    Similar Artists
    Dead Can Dance infused with Cecil Taylor
    Artist History
    Mia and Nick started playing together about four years ago. Recently we have added lyrics. We play around NYC and have toured in CA and the East Coast.We have an instrumental CD out on NI music "Swirl".
    Group Members
    Main Members are Mia Theodoratus on electric harp vocals and Nick Smith on tabla and vocals.We are joined on occasion by Peter Principal on guitar, Tony Maimone on bass, and Ross Tortino on Keyboards.
    Instruments
    electric harp, voice,tabla, keyboards, bass
    Albums
    Swirl on Ni Music
    Press Reviews
    "this unusual band sonically took me to another world"- Water Front Weekly"instead of using pradictable rifs, Mia pulls outthe stops and plays with flair more like Stevie Ray Vaughn than Andreas Vollenweider" The Village Voice
    Location
    new york, ny - USA

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