The Berklee Indian Ensemble had the honor to collaborate with the inimitable band Indian Ocean, pioneers of the Indian rock fusion scene. Working on this rearrangement of Indian Ocean's popular song “Jhini” was not only a great learning experience for the ensemble students, but an incredible amount of fun.
Indian Ocean, formed in the early '90s, has earned a cult following not only in India, but also globally due to their unique blend of rock, classical music, jazz, and fusion, set to themes of sufism, environmentalism, and mythology.
About the Berklee Indian Ensemble: Founded in 2011 by faculty member Annette Philip, the Berklee Indian Ensemble is one of largest and most diverse ensembles at Berklee. Apart from performing original compositions and arrangements, the Berklee Indian Ensemble tours internationally, presents a wide array of South Asian folk and classical and popular music, and has collaborated with various world-renowned artists, garnering over 105 million views for their viral videos.
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“Jhini" written by Indian Ocean
Arrangement: Berklee Indian Ensemble
Artistic Director, Berklee India Exchange & Producer: Annette Philip
Managing Director, Berklee India Exchange & Artist Relations: Clint Valladares
Assistant Manager, Berklee India Exchange: Rohith Jayaraman
Assistant, Berklee India Exchange: Lydia Renold
Indian Ocean
Vocals: Rahul Ram, Himanshu Joshi, Amit Kilam
Electric Guitar: Nikhil Rao
Percussion / Gubgubi: Amit Kilam
Tabla: Tuheen Chakravorty
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Voice:
Aaria Manchanda
Agney Mulay
Amira Gill
Annette Philip
Avanti Nagral
Gayathri Karunakar Menon
Harini Padmanabhan
Janani Sharma
Karan Pandav
Kiran Mani
Lydia Renold
Martin Guas
Muheet Bharti
Paola Munda
Rohith Jayaraman
Sahaj Biyani
Shai Portugaly
Shradha Ganesh
Shrivant Singh
Swarathmika Swaminathan
Vasundhara Gupta
Bouzouki: Yoel Genin
Violin: Layth Sidiq
Guitar: Amogh Agarwal
Keyboards: Shai Portugaly
Accordion: Yotam Ishay
Bass: Sharon Renold
Dholak: Giridaran Subramaniam
Kanjira & Khartal: Rohith Jayaraman
Drums & Percussion: Yair Amster
Session Audio Comping: Yair Amster & Sharon Renold
Session Editing: Yair Amster
Video Production: Regina Crisosto Jequier
Camera Operators: Audrey Harrer, Kevin Greene, Yichen Qian, Athanasios Lazarou, Bas Janssen, Isak Kotecki
Recorded live at the Record Company
Recording Engineer: Andres González Cardona
Assistant Engineer: Paulina Kaczynska
Mixing Engineer: John Whynot
Mastering: Johnathan Wyner #berklee #berkleecollegeofmusic