US Air Force Band of Pacific collaborates with Indian Ghatam player
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Bengaluru, March 17 : Acclaimed Indian percussion artist Giridhar Udupa, who plays the ghatam and the Hawaii-based United States Air Force Band of the Pacific, have jointly released a music video.
The collaboration was inspired by the band s commitment to support Aero India 2021, and reinforces the U.S.-India Major Defence Partnership and people-to-people ties between the two countries.
The Band s original plan included a live performance with Indian master-percussionist Ghatam Giridhar Udupa. But these plans were scuttled due to the outbreak of the Covid pandemic.
USAF Band of the Pacific collaborates with percussionist Giridhar Udupa
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The United States Air Force Band of the Pacific has collaborated with Indian musician Giridhar Udupa and released a music video online on March 15. The musical collaboration was inspired by the band’s commitment to support Aero India 2021, and reinforces the U.S.-India Major Defense Partnership and people-to-people ties between both the countries.
The song ‘Open Clusters’ which features in the video was composed by Staff Sergeant Luis Rosa, a saxophone instrumentalist with the Hawaii-based Air Force Band and is a musical fusion of two masters of Indian and Puerto Rican culture and rhythm. The music video features Giridhar Udupa playing the Ghatam and Senior Airman Guy James on guitar, Staff Sergeant Andrew Detra on bass, and Technical Sergeant Wilfredo Cruz on percussion.
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