Mynta | |
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 Mynta playing at Kista Church in northern Stockholm, November 2006 | |
| Background information | |
| Genres | World fusion music |
| Years active | 1979- present |
| Members | Christian Paulin, Fazal Qureshi, Max Ahman, Dallas Smith, Santiago Jimenez Borges, Sebastian Printz[1] |
| Website | Mynta website |
Mynta is an Indo-Swedish fusion jazz band which uses Indian vocal, African and Latin-American rhythms, Arabic sounds, Swedish Folkmusic and Cuban violin, together with Indian traditional instruments as tabla, kanjira, ghatam and tampura.[2][3][4]
It consists of Santiago Jimenez (violin, keyboard), Dallas Smith (Indian flute, soprano saxophone, clarinet), Christian Paulin (electric bass guitar), Fazal Qureshi (tabla, kanjira), Max Åhman (acoustic guitar) and Sebastian Printz (drums).[5] Mynta is Swedish for mint. The band was originally formed in 1979.[6]
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- ^ Rajan, Anjana (14 November 2005). "Nordic ice and Indian spice". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2008.
- ^ Jakobsson, Andreas (7 March 2007). "Från Mumbai till Järlåsa (From Mumbai to Järlåsa)". Upsala Nya Tidning (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2008.