Ashwin Batish Sitar Power - Wo...

Rank #1 Santa Cruz, CA World / Worldbeat / North Indian Classic...

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Members: Ashwin Batish, Keshav Batish, Meena Batish, Myron Dove, Jim Greiner, Eliot Nemzer, Murray Low, +special guests!

Sounds Like: Ravi Shankar, The Beatles, Zakir Hussain, Meena Batish, Pandit Shiv Dayal Batish

Label: Batish Records, Santa Cruz, California, USA, Batish Records

Manager: Bookings: Media Interviews, Radio Service, call Ashwin at: (831) 423-1699 or email: info@batish.com

Bio: Ashwin Batish is an extraordinary sitarist and tabla player. He received training in the North Indian classical tradition from his father Pandit Shiv Dayal Batish and later created his own unique fusion of Indian classical sitar with pop, rock, jazz, calypso, funk... an example of a few hybrids h... See Full Bio

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Press

"Fast, electric dance tracks get a dose of even faster sitar runs from an artist intent on fusing jazz, rock, and dance music with traditional Indian classical music. He's worked with everyone from Zakir Hussain to the Violent Femmes, playing with zest and speed through raga-rock excursions."

— unlnown, Rhapsody

“This fusion is out of this world and ready to be heard everywhere. .... they were like waves of music crashing, one Indian, one Western and then both together. It was breathtaking. I'd love to see this unit play more and hit the summer festivals around the globe.”

— Brad Kava, Patch

“Ashwin Batish is a Sitar-Powered Star ”

— Brad kava, Patch

“You could call it sambas, or Afro-Cuban, but it's beat music—with exotic, more cultural melodies on top,” says Batish, who describes the blend as “World Beat.” “You gotta get up and dance,” he says. “I think we don't, as a society, make it convenient enough for people to relax. With music we find an opportunity to escape … I can take my music and relax somebody, or put a smile on their face; they actually break out of their shell and share. They take a journey with me.”

— Trevor Stonehouse, Good Times Santa Cruz

“Ashwin Batish has broken out of the classical Indian music mold into an electronic and electrifying style that is modern in every sense, but does not lose the melodic and often mysterious sound of India. In his way, he is making Indian music more accessible to the Western listener, bringing this music to the ears of people who otherwise would not make the effort to listen to more traditional players. He is bringing great music to all of us.”

— Mary McCaslin, Santa Cruz Sentinel

“Whether or not you’re familiar with the music, your mind is likely to be delightfully blown by what Batish creates. ”

— Tara Jepsen, San Francisco Weekly

“His trademark "Sitar Power"--which appears on the cap that he usually sports--was coined during this period. There is a strongly spiritual and even a metaphysical quality to the way he describes music. "You are by your very nature tuned like an instrument," said Ashwin, "That is why music is so beautiful . . . With my sitar, if I play the top notes the bottom notes vibrate--it is called sympathetic vibration. In the same way, your body has sympathetic nerves that are already in you so that when you hear music they sympathize and this is how you can react . . . There is no theory behind why we do it; it is just in us. It is one of the laws of nature I would say . . . Literally we are all vibrations, so that is why a bunch of notes that are attractive to you are actually a part of you . . . You are a part of it and it is a part of you."”

— Sarah Lin Bhatia, Diaspora California

“Sitar Power Concert Review "India Inc." ---- For sitarist Ashwin Batish, the power of music comes from a cultural fusion ”

— Martin Zyla, On The Town - Arts and Entertainment Magazine, West Michigan , USA

“Ashwin Batish on Wikipedia”

— Many, Wikipedia on the Internet

“Ashwin Batish - Man on a Mission :)”

— Chris Nickson, All Music Guide

“Sitar Power!”

— All Music Guide

“The Aural Alchemy of Ashwin Batish”

— Ginny Fathome, Trans-FM

“Batish Brings Feverish Sitar to BSU”

— Marianne Flagg, Idaho Statesman

“Boogying to Sitar Power II - Ashwin Batish rocks the basti”

— Arvind Kumar, India Currents Magazine

“INDIAN COWBOY! Sitarist Ashwin Batish is a Classical Maverick”

— Gail Rich, Santa Cruz Sentinel

“Sitarist Ashwin Batish: Tradition in music is relative, 'a process'”

— Rich Berry, The Grand Rapids Press

“Sitar Player's Three Lifetimes Ashwin Batish”

— Staff writer, Santa Cruz Sentinel

“Ashwin Batish - The King of Sitar Boogie Indian ragas meets American boogie in the music of this California-based sitar player ”

— David Oancia, Montreal Mirror

“Batish Brings Back The Sitar”

— Steve Morse, Boston Globe

“Blending Cultures - Ashwin Batish the king of Sitar Boogies”

— David Oancia, Montreal Mirror, Canada

“The Guru of Groove”

— Greg Baker, New Times Miami

“From India a Fresh Pop Sound”

— Amy Duncan, Christian Science Monitor

“Bombay Native Reveals his Sitar Power in Rock”

— Michael Snyder, San Francisco Chronicle

“Ashwin Batish is King of Raga and Roll”

— Lisa Howard, Hinduism Today

“When You Wish Upon a Sitar”

— Bob Tarte, Technobeat

“Ashwin Batish - Calabash Award”

— Greg Archer, Good Times

“Ashwin Batish”

— Chris Nickson, All Music Guide

“Sitar Power by Ashwin Batish”

— Eugene Chadbourne, All Music Guide

“Sitar Power by Ashwin Batish”

— Paula Kirman, Inside World Music

“Media Reviews: Ashwin Batish and his Sitar Power”

— Various, Various

“Ashwin Batish's Home Page”

— Ashwin Batish, Batish Records

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Batish Institute of Indian ...
Dec 30, 2009
Ashwin Batish will be teaching group and private classes at the Batish institute... [more]

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Videos

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2012
Nov 18

Asian Art Museum
San Francisco, CA, US | 8:00pm
Asian Art Museum
San Francisco, CA, US
Sun Nov 18, 2012 8:00pm
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A fun filled family excursion with performances for children and featured afternoon performance ... you are invited to join sitar wizard Ashwin Batish and his family for a glorious musical expedition where they will play songs from their latest CD releases featuring classical, folk and World beat fusion musics.
2012
Sep 29

Ramona Bowl Amphitheatre
Hemet, CA, US | 7:00pm
Ramona Bowl Amphitheatre
Hemet, CA, US
Sat Sep 29, 2012 7:00pm
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UN International Peace Day - Friday Sept. 21st, 2012 https://www.facebook.com/events/402366329822144/ MISSION VIEJO Peace Day! Friday Sept 21st, 5:30pm World Cup Soccer Center 27301 La Paz Rd, Mission Viejo, CA 92692 SAN PEDRO Sunday Sept 23rd, 2pm Point Fermin Park 807 Paseo Del Mar, San Pedro, CA 90731 HOLLYWOOD Thursday Sept 27th, 7pm Ford Amphitheatre 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, Hollywood, CA 90068 HEMET Saturday Sept 29th, 7pm Ramona Bowl Amphitheater 27400 Ramona Bowl Road, Hemet, CA 92544 World-renowned master-musicians and their cultures: - these folks are each major stars in their genre of music! Van-Anh Vanessa Vo (dan Bau, dan Tranh, Trung) [Vietnam] Ashwin Batish (sitar) and Keshav Batish (tabla) [India] Winnie Wong (guzheng) [China] Naser Musa (oud) [Palestine] Rumen Sali Shopov (tambura) [Bulgaria] Diana Rowan (harp) [Celtic/Eastern Europe] Ricardo Garcia (voice) [Latino] Donna Stoering (piano) [Western Classical] Sonja Bruzauskas (voice) Teddy Andreadis (keys,harmonica) [Guns N' Roses, Carole King, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley] Butch Taylor (keys) [Dave Matthews Band] James East (bass) [Eric Clapton, Lionel Richie, Sergio Mendes] Ant Glynne (guitar) [Asia ,Albert Collins ,Rick Wakeman] Andy Andrus (guitar) [Billy Preston, John Lee Hooker, Greg Douglass] Joe Manno (drums) [the band Norway] AND SPECIAL GUEST STARS — with Ashwin Batish and Keshav Batish at Los Angeles, CA.
2012
Sep 27

Ford Theatre
Los Angeles, CA, US | 7:00pm
Ford Theatre
Los Angeles, CA, US
Thu Sep 27, 2012 7:00pm
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UN International Peace Day - Friday Sept. 21st, 2012 https://www.facebook.com/events/402366329822144/ MISSION VIEJO Peace Day! Friday Sept 21st, 5:30pm World Cup Soccer Center 27301 La Paz Rd, Mission Viejo, CA 92692 SAN PEDRO Sunday Sept 23rd, 2pm Point Fermin Park 807 Paseo Del Mar, San Pedro, CA 90731 HOLLYWOOD Thursday Sept 27th, 7pm Ford Amphitheatre 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, Hollywood, CA 90068 HEMET Saturday Sept 29th, 7pm Ramona Bowl Amphitheater 27400 Ramona Bowl Road, Hemet, CA 92544 World-renowned master-musicians and their cultures: - these folks are each major stars in their genre of music! Van-Anh Vanessa Vo (dan Bau, dan Tranh, Trung) [Vietnam] Ashwin Batish (sitar) and Keshav Batish (tabla) [India] Winnie Wong (guzheng) [China] Naser Musa (oud) [Palestine] Rumen Sali Shopov (tambura) [Bulgaria] Diana Rowan (harp) [Celtic/Eastern Europe] Ricardo Garcia (voice) [Latino] Donna Stoering (piano) [Western Classical] Sonja Bruzauskas (voice) Teddy Andreadis (keys,harmonica) [Guns N' Roses, Carole King, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley] Butch Taylor (keys) [Dave Matthews Band] James East (bass) [Eric Clapton, Lionel Richie, Sergio Mendes] Ant Glynne (guitar) [Asia ,Albert Collins ,Rick Wakeman] Andy Andrus (guitar) [Billy Preston, John Lee Hooker, Greg Douglass] Joe Manno (drums) [the band Norway] AND SPECIAL GUEST STARS — with Ashwin Batish and Keshav Batish at Los Angeles, CA.
2012
Sep 21

World Cup Soccer Center
Mission Viejo, CALIF, US | 5:00pm
World Cup Soccer Center
Mission Viejo, CALIF, US
Fri Sep 21, 2012 5:00pm
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UN Peace Day Spectacular in Southern California -------------------------------------------------------- World-renowned master-musicians and their cultures: - these folks are each major stars in their genre of music! Van-Anh Vanessa Vo (dan Bau, dan Tranh, Trung) [Vietnam] Ashwin Batish (sitar) and Keshav Batish (tabla) [India] Winnie Wong (guzheng) [China] Faisal Zedan (percussion) [Syria] Naser Musa (oud) [Palestine] Rumen Sali Shopov (tambura) [Bulgaria] Diana Rowan (harp) [Celtic/Eastern Europe] Ricardo Garcia (voice) [Latino] Donna Stoering (piano) [Western Classical] Sonja Bruzauskas (voice) Debut of the new Listen for Life All-Star Blues Band Teddy Andreadis (keys,harmonica) [Guns N' Roses, Carole King, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley] Butch Taylor (keys) [Dave Matthews Band] James East (bass) [Eric Clapton, Lionel Richie, Sergio Mendes] Ant Glynne (guitar) [Asia ,Albert Collins ,Rick Wakeman] Andy Andrus (guitar) [Billy Preston, John Lee Hooker, Greg Douglass] Joe Manno (drums) [the band Norway]
2012
Aug 11

Scotts Valley Conferenc…
Scotts Valley, CA, US | 7:00pm
Private Show: Scotts Valley Conference Ce...
Scotts Valley, CA, US
Sat Aug 11, 2012 7:00pm
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Michael Sky
Stopping by for another listen....Great sounds. ragas...excellent tabla and sitar. Namaste
Justin Boerema
rock on family! much love
Lewis and Klark Jazz...
It was a pleasure listening to your music. Peace and Love.... Lewis and Klark
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Greetings from IRAN
RINGWERM
Happy Holidays! Been a fan for years glad your on RN...be sure to Fan RINGWERM and Sub theringwermchannel on YouTube. God Bless!

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Q: in a indian any rag midi file Available

A: Yes. We have written and published a number of these through our music school called the Batish Institute of Indian Music and Fine Arts at www.batish.com

Asked by Manish Rajyaguru. Answered on Fri Jul 20 2012

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