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Book On Indian Jazz History In Stores Soon

Source: Naresh Fernandes
October 26, 2012

In 1935, a violinist from Minnesota named Leon Abbey brought the first African-American jazz band to Bombay, leaving a legacy that would last three decades. Over the next few years, swing would find its way to the streets of India as it influenced Hindi film music—the very soundtrack of Indian life. The optimism of jazz became an important element in the tunes that echoed the hopes of newly independent India. Taj Mahal Foxtrot book tells the story of India—and especially ...

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