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There are three bands called Indian Ocean, including Arthur Russell recording under this moniker. Most popular among which is the contemporary fusion music band from Northern India. Some music critics describe the Indian Ocean music as “Indo-rock fusion with jazz-spiced rhythms that integrates sufism, shlokas, environmentalism, mythology and revolution”.

Beginnings - Indian Ocean

The band had its genesis in 1990 when Susmit Sen met Asheem Chakravarty and their somewhat focused jamming sessions resulted in a few concerts. Susmit was on the guitar and Asheem on tabla and drums with no vocalist. In 1990, with Shaleen Sharma on drums, they recorded their first demo. In 1991, Rahul Ram, a schoolmate of Susmit’s joined the band on bass. After a lot of persuasion, and on the strength of the demo tape, HMV agreed to record Indian Ocean’s first album in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta). It took another year for it to be. In the first five years of the band’s existence they played exactly four concerts. Shaleen, the drummer, left the band in March, 1994. In his place came Amit Kilam, just out of his teens and still doing college exams.

Vocals were then added, Susmit and Asheem left their jobs and had kids. Music became their only source of income - when not playing concerts, they odd-jobbed on music for television serials, advertisements and documentaries.
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  • readaryan

    RIP Asheem...truly missed

    January 2012
  • pratyush_ACDC

    @avikjn - try buying albums for a change, maybe? [2]

    January 2012
  • heman159

    @avikjn - try buying albums for a change, maybe?

    January 2012
  • AnuraagKarnik

    Indian Ocean is a genre onto itself... [3]

    December 2011
  • pratyush_ACDC

    Indian Ocean is a genre onto itself... [2] Couldn't have agreed more. Epic WIN!

    August 2011
  • pcalvin

    Playing tonight at Hard Rock Delhi. I missed em in Bangalore last week. Bummed.

    March 2011
  • avikjn

    i dont understand how free download song from here ? i love indian ocean........but i want to download these all songs........can you please help me out of this problem ??

    March 2011
  • Touchmetallic

    Indian Ocean is a genre onto itself...

    August 2010
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