East India Rock Company is a South Asian music show on KRUI 89.7, Iowa City [www.kruiradio.org/listen]. We play a mix of evergreen oldies, serious classical jams, glorious disco, ghazals, qawwalis, fusion, Bollywood hits, regional / folk tunes, and just about anything we can exploit from our vast sonic dominion. Request Line: 319-335-KRUI, AIM: RequestKRUI.

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Pappu Saien

I mentiond Pappu Saien--the Sufi dhol player from Pakistan--featured on the Overload song Dhamaal. Here are some videos; the first one shows Pappu Saien in solo action and the second is of him playing with the band Overload.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKECdLU7bdk&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o25uVQl-bQ&feature=related

Saturday, February 23, 2008

Playlists 2/15/08, 2/22/08

Show # 4 Friday 2/15/08 6-7 PM

Valentine's Day Ispecial--Love Hits

Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya (Film: Mughal-e-Azam)
Chaudhvin Ka Chand (Film: Chaudhvin Ka Chand)
Dil Cheez Kya Hai (Film: Umrao Jaan)
Kabhi Kabhi (Film: Kabhi Kabhi)
Dil Kya Kare (Film: Julie)
Ek Pyar Ka Naghma (Film: Shor)
Ek Ladki Ko Dekha To (Film: 1942 A Love Story)
Kya Yehi Pyar Hai (Film: Rocky)
Tujhe Dekha To (Film: Dilwale Dulhaniya LeJayenge)
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (Film: Kuch Kuch Hota Hai)

Show #5 Friday 2/22/08 6-7 PM

Komal Rishabh Asavari - Shamdsuddin Faridi Desai (The Tradition of Dhrupad on the Been)
Lagi Na Chootay - Ustad Barkat Ali Khan (Best of Ustad Barkat Ali Khan)
Meeting - Talvin Singh / Rakesh Chaurasia (Vira)
Title Music From Satyajit Ray's Jalsaghar (OST: The Darjeeling Limited)
Ek Bangla Bane - K.L. Sehgal (Hits of K.L. Sehgal)
Aajkal Tere Mere Pyar Ke Charchay (Film: Brahmachari)
Biotech - Tabla Beat Science (Tala Matrix)
Dhamal - Cursed (Overload)
Gur Nalon Ishq (remix) - Bollywood Brass Band (Funkadelica: Dancing To A Different Drum)

Friday, February 8, 2008

Playlists 1/25/08, 2/1/08, 2/08/08

Playlists from the past three weeks

Show # 3 Friday 2/08/08 6-7 PM

Raga Sughrai - Ustad Vilayat Khan (Maestro's Choice)
Avagha Rang Ekjhalla - Kishori Amonikar (Rangi Rangala Shrirang)
Tumi Eshechile Porshu - S.D. Burman (Best of Sachin Dev Burman)
Shayad Meri Shai Ka Khayal - Lata Mangeshkar (Film: Sauten)
Variations - Madlib (Beat Konducta in India Vol. 3-4)
Pag Ghungroo Bandh - Kishore Kumar (Film: Namak Halal)
Disco Deewane - Nazia Hassan (Disco Deewane)
Bombay (feat. Amar and Jim Beanz) - Timbaland (Soul Love)
Free Satpal Ram - Asian Dub Foundation (Rafi's Revenge)

Show # 2 Friday 2/01/08 6-7 PM

Tute Na Dil Tute Na - Mukesh (The Best of Mukesh)
Tu Mera Chand - (Naushad: The Golden Collection)
Kucch To Log Kahenge - Kishore Kumar (Rajesh Khanna: The Golden Collection)
Hamen Tumse Pyar Kitna - Kishore Kumar (Film: Kudrat)
Ham Se Aaya Na Gaya - Talat Mahmood (Talat Mahmood: The Golden Collection)
Dil-e-Nadaan Tujhe (poet Asadullah Khan Ghalib) - Nur Jehan (Ghalib)
Heer (poet Sufi Tabassum)- Mehdi Hassan (Classical Ghazals Live In London)
Raga Pahadi - Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan)
Only A Day - Terry Riley (Atlantis Nath)
Govinda Jai Jai - Alice Coltrane (Radha Krishna Nama Sankirtana)

Show # 1 Friday 1/25/08 6-7 PM

Raja Tora (Thumri) - Iqbal Bano (An Evening With Iqbal Bano)
Kab Thehray Ga Dard (poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz - Mallika Pukhraj (Faiz In Memoriam)
Abke Sawan Ghar Aaja - Begum Akhtar (Abke Sawan Ghar Aaja)
Bazeecha-e-Atfal (poet Asadullah Khan Ghalib) - Talat Mahmood (Ghalib)
Waqt Ne Kiya - Geeta Dutt (Film: Kaagaz Ke Phool)
Raat Baaki Baat Baki - Asha Bhosle (Film: Namak Halal)
Chal Mere Bhai - Mohammad Rafi - (Film: Naseeb)
Dance Dance Rajah Dance - S.P. Balasubramanyam (Asia Classics: Dance Rajah Dance: The South Indian Film Music of Vijaya Anand)
Jimmy Aaja - Parvati Khan (Film: Disco Dancer)
TopKnot Cornershop / MIA Remix
Big Drum Small World - Dhol Foundation (Big Drum: Small World)

Enter Brass Band

Welcome to our new blog. The show is on this semester (January-May 2008, MMVIII) Fridays 6-7 PM on KRUI 89.7, Iowa City. It is also streamed live via www.kruiradio.org/listen. Our kind listeners can find our playlists here at this blog along with various novelties we may choose to post.

Fanfare.