STERN GROVE FESTIVAL PRESENTS "ASIAN MASSIVE" ARTIST KARSH KALE

Experience the next wave of South Asian music when Stern Grove Festival presents Karsh Kale in a free "Musical Conversation" performance/lecture

A leading U.S. figure in the Asian Massive movement, Karsh infuses the traditional sounds of ancient India with post-millennial electronic dance styles such as trance and drum 'n' bass. Born in the U.K. of Indian parents and raised in America, Karsh's percussion and production style reflects the influences of jazz, rock, hip-hop, and modern electronic music as much as Indian classical and folk music. Blending sarangi, flutes, and vocals with hypnotic electronica on Realize, his recent Six Degrees Records debut, Kale carves his own unique niche in pan-global music. Karsh has previously collaborated with artists such as DJ Spooky, Herbie Hancock and acclaimed producer Bill Laswell, whose revolutionary Tabla Beat Science project featured Kale alongside tabla master Zakir Hussain.

In addition to the lecture/performance at SomArts Cultural Center, Karsh will appear with Laswell, Hussain, Talvin Singh, and Ustad Sultan Khan in an exclusive, world premiere free performance at Stern Grove Festival on Sunday, August 12.

For more information, please visit the Stern Grove Festival website at www.sterngrove.org or call (415) 252-6252.