Absolute Focus: Recent Episodes
Kamaljeet & Jas Ahluwalia
Absolute Focus is a weekly show hosted by Santoor artist Kamaljeet and her Tabla playing husband Jas. They shine a light on the Indian classical world in an uninhibited arena featuring in-depth celebrity interviews, good music, hilarity, and half-truths.
Raashi's music is intelligent and with feeling..again! Raashi breaks down her new album track by track and gives an in-depth and behind the scenes look. Buy it!
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Album Link:
Afterglow
Track Links:
Sunrise
Rain in Euphoria
Guest Link:
Raashi Kulkarni
Kiran Ahluwalia explains Leaf Leaf, Plant Plant to Jas and blows his mind.
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Sheetal Gandhi discusses the many hats she wears, cockroaches, and her time in cirque du soleil
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Jazz Percussionist and Tabla player Sameer Gupta visits AF from New York for an awesome chat. Kamaljeet has a tabla affair.
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AF goes mobile to visit Satnam in his Studio at Remote Control Productions. He and Jas go back to their roots in Saskatoon. A good talk on food, gigs, and making music for movies!
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Aman brings his percussion roots to EDM and ehibits an inspiring work ethic.
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Track Links:
Closer
Let Me Go
Sheela breaks down the Kirtan scene and her work in Indian Classical, Jazz, and everything in between!
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Absolute Focus Upcoming Gigs:
8/4 - Festival of Tabla ft Ustad Tari Khan (promo code absolutefocus)
Album:
Burnt Hibiscus
Miles and Jas tell Kamaljeet about the only true Indian Classical culinary institution: Denny's!
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Absolute Focus Upcoming Gigs:
7/20 - Norton Simon Museum
8/4 - Festival of Tabla ft Ustad Tari Khan (promo code absolutefocus)
Gaayatri name drops and shares crazy indian teaching analogies. Really fun!
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Absolute Focus Upcoming Gigs:
7/20 - Norton Simon Museum
8/4 - Festival of Tabla ft Ustad Tari Khan (promo code absolutefocus)
Aditya talks tour bus life during high school and bringing our music to a wider audience. Awesome talk!
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Absolute Focus Upcoming Gigs:
7/20 - Norton Simon Museum
8/4 - Festival of Tabla ft Ustad Tari Khan (promo code absolutefocus)
Track Links:
Qawali
The podcast hits a milestone and Chris just wants to play melody.
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Rajib tells a story with Jaijaiwanti and Todi. Kamaljeet is wondering why Jas goes in and out of an Indian accent.
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Track Links:
Pancha Tattva
Guest Link:
Rajib Karmakar
Raashi's music is intelligent and with feeling. We love it when it makes us cry! We get nerdy, we get serious, and have a laugh as well.
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Track Links:
Yaatra
Zen
Guest Link:
Raashi Kulkarni
Robin talks to us about music as a force to do good. We're inspired!
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Track Links:
This Love Between Us: VI. Jainism
Railways
Guest Link:
Robin Sukhadia
There is a bridge between Indian Classical and Hip-Hop. L-Fresh The Lion walks us over it. We laugh, we cry, good talk!
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Guest Link:
L-Fresh The Lion
Indian Classical can have a danger factor. Watch out, we're crossing genres! Raaginder breaks down his approach to the violin.
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Track Links:
Rise
Calistan - Nat Bhairav
Mirage
Guest Link:
Raaginder
Qais and Jas talk strict dads. Kamaljeet has a partner in rock/paper/scissors. Snakes and Riyaaz!
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Track Links:
The Ghost You Love Most
The Thaw
Guest Link:
Qais Essar
Jas finds his non-twin. Kamaljeet finds fellow winner. We all talk about using music for social justice.
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Track Links:
https://song.link/i/898784115
Guest Link:
Neelamjit Dhillon
Kamaljeet & Jas enter the podcast universe. Serendipity, family meetings, recordings, burner phones, and two social media sites bring these two together!
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Track Links:
Shivranjani
Tabla
