Niladri Kumar is a renowned contributor to Indian classical music and the creator of the \”zitar\” which combines the guitar and sitar. In a recent interview the musical mastermind says he is \”very intrigued\” with EDM and plans on dedicating one of his two upcoming albums to it.
The second album I am trying to do will be based on EDM. I am very intrigued with EDM and how young people connect to the EDM grooves and music. So I always wanted to do something on those lines. Maybe I\’ll release an EP containing around five tracks this year
Kumar feels the the musical influences of his culture could enhance the genre, giving it more melodic elements.
People who connect to the EDM space are totally unaware of the huge melodic content that our Indian classical instruments hold and how well it can enhance the EDM space
Read more about Kumar\’s thoughts on how Indian classical music can improve EDM here.
Via: TOI
