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Hosted by: T.L. Mazumdar

Podcast for the holistic musician. From Grammy-Award winners, NY Times best-selling authors, and lesser-known heroes, Indian-German Musician/Educator T.L. Mazumdar engages in conversations with path-breakers meant...

Episodes

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

Season #2 Episode #32

Behind the voice that graces title soundtracks for Bollywood and Amazon blockbusters like Sultan and Mirzapur alike (to name a few), lies the soul of a vulnerable, fragile, bold, and provocative seeker, looking to...
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Self-Worth and the Musicians Mindset with Lefteris Moumtzis

Episode #31

Co-founder of Louvana Records, Cypriot musician, composer/ producer and educator Lefteris Moumtzis pioneers festivals like Fengaros Music Festival, Music Village Fengaros, and Lefkosia Loop Festival, and is Cyprus's...
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F for 'Fusion', Growing Up In the Gharana, and a Brief History of Indian Classical Music with Pratik Shrivastava

Season #2 Episode #30

At home on stage in India and around the world since pre-adolescence, multiple national-award winner Pratik Shrivastava is a rare representative of Indian musicians whose rootedness in the tradition of Indian...
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TCK Dichotomies, Klugscheissing and the Future of Green Entrepreneurship with Daniel Hires

Season #2 Episode #29

Based in Barcelona after a decade-long stint in Berlin, activist, social entrepreneur, innovation catalyst Daniel Hires was a three-month-old baby when he was adopted from South Korea before he went on to be raised...
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Building the Legacy of Contemporary European Percussion and Integrating Institutionalised Education In The Real World with Stephan Maass

Season #2 Episode #28

The biography of Stephan Maass reads like the who's who list all contemporary jazz and popular music from the past two decades. The very unique approaches the Bavarian-bred part-time Viennese musician has adopted...
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Being 'The Voice Of Manipur' With Akhu Chingangbam

Season #2 Episode #27

Akhu Chingangbam is a musician, activist, scientist, and founding member of the legendary band 'The Imphal Talkies' and Where Have All The Flowers Gone, Manipur's largest 10,000 footprint-strong music festival.  A...
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The Anatomy Of A Career As A Music-Producer in 2021 With Lorenz Schimpf aka LO

Season #2 Episode #26

With 8 million plus streams to his credit, Berlin-based Producer/Musician Lorenz Schimpf aka LO belongs to that rare breed of artists whose out-of-the-box musical approaches transcend the unassumingly unconventional...
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Uniting the Warrior And The Monk With Cameron Shayne

Episode #25

Most well-known as Hollywood Celebrity Trainer for the likes of Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox, Charlie Sheen, Rene Russo, and Meg Ryan, founder of Budokon Academy Cameron Shayne is considered the father of the 'mixed...
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Kai Eckhardt (Pt.2) : 'Demons, Angels and Booty shaking in 9/8

Season #2 Episode #24

Recorded during the California wildfires of 2020 amidst US pre-election mayhem, in Part 2 of my conversation with my friend and mentor Kai Eckhardt we delve into his entry into the international Jazz-Fusion career as...
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Multiple Lifetimes In One With Kai Eckhardt (Pt 1)

Season #2

The life of Kai Eckhardt reads like one unbelievable series of multiple lifetimes' worth of experiences squeezed into one so far. Born 1961 in Mainz, Germany to the Liberian '50 cent Doctor' of a polygamist tribe who...
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Navigating the Producer/Musician Journey Between US and Europe for 20 plus Years with Matthew Brown

Season #1 Episode #23

Credits and collaborations including the likes of Lucinda Willams, Bill Frisell, The Walkabouts and films "Eden' and "Nightstalker" in addition to composing critically acclaimed ambient music under the moniker...
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Solocast :Thoughts in isolation in the midst of a pandemic.

Season #1 Episode #22

Late night thoughts on the world this week amidst division and fear. 
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