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EDM with an Indian twist
Updated On: 01 February, 2015 04:20 AM IST | | Ananya Ghosh
<p>By incorporating electronic beats into Hindustani classical music, Mumbai-based band Samved hopes to appeal to the youth. Founding member Ritvik Joe speaks about their upcoming gig and their new album</p>

Samved is working on their next album
Their debut album, Rlung Ta, released in April 2014 and in December that year, Samved — the electronic Dance Music (eDM) band comprising KK (electronic artiste/music producer), Ritvik Joe (electronic artiste/music producer), Sangeet Mishra (sarangi), Zeeshan (vocals) and Kirti Das (Percussions) — won the Radio City Award for the Best Folk Fusion Artist of the year. By smoothly weaving in bols and alaaps of Hindustani classical music into the electronic beats of eDM, this Mumbai-based band has created a special place for themselves in the hearts of eDM fans.
Samved is working on their next album
It was a casual jamming session among friends back in 2013 that led to a few experimentations and within days, Samved was born. From the very beginning, they were very sure that electronic music from India should have a flavour of the land. "Blending Hindustani Classical with eDM not only enhances the experience but it also adds soul to it," Joe points out. But, this was easier said than done.
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