Karsh Kale

Karsh Kale: Realize

by David Adler
September 1, 2001

Karsh Kale (pronounced “Kursh Kah-lay") is one of a number of young musicians endeavoring to blend Indian music with underground DJ culture. A leading figure in what is known as the Asian Massive movement, Kale plays mainly tabla and drums, but he’s also a DJ, spinning monthly at Joe’s Pub in New York and elsewhere. Interestingly, Kale’s wide-ranging eclecticism has brought him into contact with the jazz world. Past associations with Bill Laswell landed him two guest appearances on Herbie ...

Karsh Kale, Vijay Iyer and Ustad Shujaat Khan Together for One Evening

Source: All About Jazz
January 28, 2009

Contemporary Percussion Master Karsh Kale and Sitar Star Ustad Shujaat Khan Collaborate in a Genre-Busting Evening of Great Music

Saturday, March 7 at 9 p.m.: Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall

Jazz Pianist VIJAY IYER and Electric Bassist JONATHAN MARON Join Them For “Opening Nights Festival" Concert Celebrating the Re-opening of Alice Tully Hall

South Asian music innovatorsmaster percussionist, tabla-player/DJ/ remix artist/producer Karsh Kale and jazz pianist/composer Vijay Iyer get together with North Indian master sitarist Ustad Shujaat Khan and electric ...
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Gary Lucas Plays with Karsh Kale at Joe's Pub Sat. March 31st

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
March 27, 2007

GARY LUCAS plays with KARSH KALE (tabla, drums, electronics) with special guests VISHAL VAID (vocals, harmonium) and YOSSI FINE (bass) JOE'S PUB Saturday, March 31 425 Lafayette Street NYC 2 sets at 9:30pm and 11:30pm $20

An all-star quartet with four ground-breaking artists redefining the boundaries between world, rock and electronic music in a night of live music improvisations with some of New York's finest musical talents.

“The thinking man's ...
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Bill Laswell's 'Version 2 Version - A Dub Transmission' with Jah Wobble, Bernie Worrell, Karsh Kale & Abdou Mboup

Source: All About Jazz
September 22, 2004

Street Date September 21st, 2004

Version 2 Version - A Dub Transmission, Laswell's fifth release for ROIR, brings us back to the elemental power that made Laswell's earlier releases so compelling: thick earthy basslines, a bedrock of drums, fiery percussion, blustery guitar and atmospherics-all played by a world-class group of musicians who know how to breath life into a musical whole greater than the sum of its parts. On Version 2 Version the listener is drawn into a ...
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