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There are 2 known bands called Masala: 1) Masala, a collective led by Max Cegielski (a popular young Polish traveller and a writer) and DJ Praczas who have invite their fellow DJs to the MASALA-parties. 2) Ambient/world music solo project of Riccardo Spaggiari, member of Ataraxia. 1 - MASALA blends tradition with the modern influences; they have paved the way for a wholly new and unknown music genre in Poland. The godfather and the producer of the album is Max Cegielski, a journalist and an author of two books - Apokalipso; and Masala; (from which the name of the collective...

Penn Masala is the world's first Hindi a cappella group, formed in 1996 by students at the University of Pennsylvania. Combining South Asian music with a Western musical style, Penn Masala has been featured in the soundtrack of American Desi, and has released eight CDs: Awaaz, 11 PM, Soundcheck, a compilation of these three: Out of Stock, The Brown Album, Pehchaan, On Detours and their most recent, Panoramic. .

Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao (Telugu: ఘంటసాల వెంకటేశ్వరరావు)(1922-1974) was a popular South Indian singer and music composer of Telugu films and few other Indian language films. He received Padmashree award. For nearly quarter a century, he was the voice of Telugu films. He was Telugu cinema's first playback singer for movies. Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao was born in Choutapalli, near Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh, India. Hs father Gantasala Suryayaa was a local singer. He lost his father as child, and was brought up his maternal uncle Ryali Pitchi Ramaiah. He took formal music trainin from from Sri Patraayani Sitarama Saastri, also known as Saaluuru...

From London to Calcutta, from Kingston to Chennai, the music of Masaladosa takes its influences in the heart of cultural diversities to draw a tasty nectar, subtle alchemy of Indian music, Asian breakbeats and Jamaican grooves delicately spiced with Electronica. Produced at Peter Gabriel's Real World studios in England, their new album "ELECTRO WORLD CURRY" is being warmly welcomed to the 4 corners of the world. .