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Mynta is an Indo-Swedish fusion jazz band which uses Indian vocal, African and Latin-American rhythms, Arabic sounds, Swedish Folkmusic and Cuban violin, together with Indian traditional instruments as tabla, kanjira, ghatam and tampura.
It consists of Santiago Jimenez (violin, keyboard), Dallas Smith (Indian flute, soprano saxophone, clarinet), Christian Paulin (electric bass guitar), Fazal Qureshi (tabla, kanjira), Max Åhman (acoustic guitar) and Sebastian Printz (drums). Mynta is Swedish for mint. The band was originally formed in 1979.
History
The group was founded in 1979 as a jazz band by Christian Paulin (bass), and Mynta moved into a jazz-rock & funk band in the early ‘80s. After performing to rave reviews at Jazz Festivals worldwide, they toured India in '87 where they teamed up with Fazal Qureshi and Shankar Mahadevan, to arrive upon their present sound, a new genre they call 'Nordic Ice with Indian Spice'.
Members
Fazal Qureshi - tabla, kanjira
Santiago Jimenez - violin
Dallas Smith - flute, soprano, clarinet, bansuri
Max Åhman - acoustic guitar
Christian Paulin - electric bass
Sebastian Printz - percussion
Nandkishor Muley-santur, vocal
Shankar Mahadevan - vocal
Discography
1983: Havanna Club
1985: Short conversation
1988: Indian Time
1991: Hot Madras
1994: Is It Possible
1994: Nandu's Dance
1997: First Summer
1999: Mynta Live
2001: Cool Nights
2003: Teabreak
2006: Hot Days
2009: Meetings in India
References
External links
Mynta website
Mynta at Last.fm
This article is based on a translation of the article Mynta (musikgrupp) from the Swedish Wikipedia.