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Shiva nagarajan multi-percussionist
With his ability to play an eclectic set of percus-sions from all over the world, shiva assimilates these diverse sounds to the music that agam creates, giving it an inspiringly fresh sound.
Agam (meaning "inner soul") is india's first carnatic progressive rock band, pioneering an entirely unique genre that has garnered critical acclaim and widespread acceptance. With over 700 concerts performed across 12 countries, agam has proven their international appeal while standing alone in their musical category, creating a distinctive sound that seamlessly weaves the complex mathematical beauty of south indian classical carnatic music with the power and sophistication of progressive rock
Band overview
Origin: bangalore, karnataka, india
Formed: 2007 genre: carnatic progressive rock
Current reach: 214k yt subscribers | 138.4k monthly
Spotify listeners | 169k ig followers
Our music
The carnatic progressive rock genre a revolutionary musical form: carnatic progressive rock is a genre that agam has single-handedly created and defined. This innovative musical style takes the ancient, mathematically precise ragas (melodic frameworks) and complex rhythmic cycles of carnatic musica 2,000-year-old south indian classical tradition and channels them through the instrumental power and compositional complexity of progressive rock.
What makes it unique:
Raga-based compositions: unlike western scales, carnatic ragas contain microton- al variations and emotional nuances that create entirely new sonic landscapes When complex time signatures played on electric instruments: traditional carnatic rhythmic cycles (talas) naturally align with progressive rock's love for odd meters and polyrhythms improvisational elements: the classical indian tradition of improvisation brings spontaneity to structured rock compositions
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