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Through this live studio performance of over an hour of inspired music, Indus have combined carefully crafted arrangements & compositions with free flowing passages of improvisation & interplay.  Their music endeavours to navigate through uncharted musical terrain while embracing the rich musical tapestry of India & Pakistan.... More details

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In a special four part series, Indus tell all about how they became musicians, what they struggle with, who has helped them along the way and more.  Click on a link below to find out more about...

     Henrik    Shahbaz    Mohamed    John

Indus’s National Tour 2009-10 is made possible by the generous support of the Arts Council England.

Press Play to listen to In the Round.

Relative newcomers to Britain's world music scene, Indus brings together four of the country's leading instrumentalists from Indian, Western & Jazz genres.  Indus was formed in late 2008 out of a shared desire to create new approaches to music-making and to expand the boundaries of each member's genres & instruments.  Inspired by the rich musical tapestry of India & Pakistan, the group's original music skilfully navigates uncharted & ever-changing musical terrain.  Indus is Henrik Linnemann (Flute), Shahbaz Hussain (Tabla), John Ball (Santoor) and Mohamed Assani (Sitar).

Following an intensive & creative period of defining their sound, Indus embarked on their inaugural national tour of England in June 2009, with the support of the Arts Council England.  The group's performances have attracted vastly diverse audiences of all ages and cultures and the response to their music has been phenomenal, with comments received like:

"I felt amazed - like a child!"

"Absolutely beautiful. I feel reconnected and refreshed!"

"Am not normally able to listen to 'sit-down' music, but this was riveting!"

"Thank you for an inspiring evening - even kept our cynical 9-year old enthralled!"

In October 2009, Indus released their debut album, Firefly, recorded live in studio.  According to independent music reviewers RadioIndy, "The 4-piece band stretches the boundaries of their Hindustani-inspired music in a musical exploration that’s both rich in tradition as well as brilliantly modern....Equally challenging and rewarding, the evocative 'Firefly' CD by Indus is perfect for fans of Indian music, or for listeners of similarly modern World Music visionaries like John McLaughlin’s Shakti or Anouar Brahem."  The album is on sale worldwide through CD Baby.

Indus continue to compose & develop their unique sound.  They are keen to share their music as widely as possible.  Their tour of the UK continues until the end of 2010 after which they plan to record their second album and tour North America.

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Firefly Reviewed in froots Magazine,

Aug /Sept 2010:

“The music is out of a similar frame of mind that guided the Indian Quintet of Daya Shankar, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Tarun Bhattacharya, Ramesh Misra and Kumar Bose on their 'Raga-Ragini' back in 1988. What shines out is that this is an improvised art form. These compositions were not made for exact replication. Indus' progress is going to be one to keep a beady eye upon”...More Reviews