Welcome to the 17th episode of the Masala Movement Podcast series, This time we have invited Swiss selector Silvana also known as https://soundcloud.com/akra_ondo. 

Silvana has paved her way as the organiser and host in Zurich's music and club scene. As Akra Ondo, she has been mixing weather-appropriate music in clubs, on terraces or in the forest since 2019. She hosts a podcast series that is broadcast on the alternative radio gds.fm, which is a genre-open music collection by FLINT people. With the loop station she mixes her voice into her sets from time to time and thus puts her personal thread into it.

For more info & tracklist please visit: https://masala-movement.de

Podcast 2021/05 | Akra Ondo | hosted by Todh Teri

Welcome to the 19th episode of the Masala Movement Podcast series, This time we have https://soundcloud.com/pawas from Berlin. After moving to Germany in 2005 he pursued his dream of getting actively involved in the electronic music industry. Starting his journey in Cologne, continuing in Berlin, he has been actively releasing music since 2007 and also hosting weekly show on Berlin based Radio station FluxFM.

Podcast 2021/07 | Pawas | hosted by Todh Teri

Welcome to the 22nd episode of the Masala Movement Podcast series. For this episode we have Invited Amsterdam based Indian DJ & Sound designer https://soundcloud.com/haryshanthi. He is a deeply earnest sound designer and a lifelong student who experiments with technology believing in the "Art of Equalisation" and "Management of Varied Frequencies'' paired with intense attention to the "Art of Crate Digging". He sees DJ’ing as an “Art of Philosophising '', the objective nature of truth in music and the "alleged" communication of its meaning to the human consciousness.

Podcast 2021/10 | Hary Shanthi | hosted by Todh Teri

Welcome to the 26th episode of the Masala Movement Podcast series, this month we have invited https://soundcloud.com/monitamusic from Germany. She is is a radio host, DJ and working as an Islamic Scientist in the field of democracy & tolerance building. Together with a group of wonderful artists she founded „amalopa“, an interdisciplinary BIPOC-platform that serves space for producing & promoting knowledge. Since 2009 she is following her profession as a radio host broadcasting from several radio stations. In her monthly residency she shares her careful selected sounds or guests in „Cup Of Tea“ on 674.FM live in Cologne & via AMALOPA-radio in Bochum. The sound she plays can be described as genre-fluid.

Podcast 2022/02 | Monita Wagma| hosted by Todh Teri

Welcome to the 27th episode of the Masala Movement Podcast series. This month we have invited, French born, Berlin based DJ, producer and radio host Monibi (https://soundcloud.com/mawnyb). She weaves together bass and leftfield house while joining the dots of the dance music spectrum in her DJ sets and her music productions.

Hailing from the Cologne scene and now based in Berlin, she's played at Gewölbe, Zugvögel Festival, Timcheh Festival, Odonien, Studio 672 / Jaki, Stadgarten, Acephale, Golzheim, Mensch Meier, Fiese Remiese, Irgendwo Bremen, and more. She's appeared on the institution techno label Kompakt's line-ups, c/o Pop, CTM Vorspiel, H r Berlin, United We Stream x Arte.

Track list: https://masala-movement.de/events/podcast-27-mobini/

Podcast 2022/03 | Monibi| hosted by Todh Teri

Welcome to the 29th episode of the Masala Movement Podcast series. This time we have invited Ramita from New Delhi. She is a curator from New Delhi, India and also a cultural enthusiast who loves digging deep into the plethora of cultures from around the world, with a keen interest in their different sounds. 
She strives to discover new soundscapes and incredible homegrown talents. She wants their music to spread joy in the world, as they do in her life.

Tracklist:

Podcast 2022/05 | Ramita | hosted by Todh Teri

Welcome to the 30th episode of the Masala Movement Podcast series. This time we have a duo named https://soundcloud.com/oymusic from Berlin, Germany. Singer Joy Frempong and drummer and producer Marcel Blatti have been making music with a message since 2011, merging elements of electronica, hip-hop, jazz and pop into a stylistically open and versatile mixture, which aesthetically and lyrically processes the question of identity and transculturalism.

Podcast 2022/06 | OY | hosted by Todh Teri

Welcome to the 31st episode of the Masala Movement Podcast series. For today’s show we have invited Aneesha Kotwani, curator, radio host and who also runs a music and culture initiative called WAVLNGTH in Mumbai which mainly looks into touring, content creation and artist management. She also has a radio residency at Worldwide FM and has previously held a residency with BBC Asian Network. She is definitely someone who is hard working and lives her passion for music which can be heard and experienced in the next hour.

Follow Aneesha:
https://soundcloud.com/onmywavlngth 

Buy the Deep In India Vol.10 Vinyl:
https://linktr.ee/todhteri

Podcast 2022/07 | Aneesha Kotwani | hosted by Todh Teri

Welcome to the 32nd episode of the Masala Movement Podcast series. For this episode we have invited KAVYA a singer-songwriter and performing artist from New Delhi. She has been performing since the age of 14. Her solo project is a celebration of raw emotion and her roots, where all songs have been developed from guitar parts and trusty voice-notes. She is also currently working across visualisers, more collaborative work – local and international as well as her debut album. KAVYA has recently toured the US and UK with performances held at South by Southwest,  Dialled In, Sofar Sounds and a headline show at Bush Hall in London.

Podcast 2022/08 | Kavya | hosted by Todh Teri

Masala Movement had the honour of presenting a musical special at the renowned Museum Ludwig.

In the pho­tog­ra­phy room, the museum presented twelve pho­to­graphs by Raghubir Singh (1942 Jaipur–1999 New York). 

Inspired by the photographer's atmospheric works and places of creation, Manoj Kurian, @keshavara and @vineetha-panalickal took the audience on a musical journey through time between Kolkata, London and New York.

Listen to the first hour of this lovely evening, opened by Manoj Kurian ...

TRACKLIST:
01 - Mood at Night - Ravi Shani
02 - Chalan - Dhamaal Soundsystem
03 - Joubanete Nesha Legechhe - Usha Uthup 
04 - Arrival in Benares - Ustad Vilayat Khan
05 - Pub Akasher Gaan - Bhoomi
06 - Bahu Dur Dur - Debashish Bhattacharya & Bob Brozman
07 - Dead Man - Nitin Sawhney
08 - Tana Dery Na - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
09 - Bonomali Tumi Parajaname - Swapna Chakrabarty
10 - Mitwa - Kulisch & Vana
11 - Moymonsingha Geetika - Moheener Ghoraguli
12 - Streets of Calcutta - Ananda Shankar
13 - Dum Maro Dum - Asha Bhosle
14 - Pressure Drop - Part 13
15 - Kashmir Love - Ether
16 - Come Closer - Kone Kone
17 - Mast Mast (Martha van Straaten Remix) - Fanna-Fi-Allah

Thanks to Sonja Hempel (Museum Ludwig) for taking great care of us, Prasanna Oommen for recommending us and to @varundesai for the musical guidance.

Photo: Nathan Ishar, pramudiya.com

Kolkata Calling | Manoj Kurian | Köln | Sep 2022

Hello Namaste, and a very warm welcome to the 33rd episode of the Masala Movement Podcast series.This time we have invited our community support manager, DJ / producer / curator and activist Pooja B. She has been an active DJ for over 12 years now, playing gigs around the globe and now based out of her favourite city Berlin, which has been pivotal for her musical evolution. Normally she is exploring and playing  more industrial and obscure sounds, rather on the heavier side, but for this podcast she has put together a very special collection of ambient, experimental and atmospheric tunes mainly by POC and LGBTQIA artists. So for the next one hour, enjoy this journey with Pooja B.

More info: https://soundcloud.com/pooja_b_ikigai

Podcast 2022/09 | Pooja B | hosted by Todh Teri

We have supported a very special event this year ... 

The first Ayurveda Festival in Germany. There were many inspiring lectures, creative workshops, relaxing meditations, moving yoga sessions and connecting live music! 

The festival was a charity event and all the proceeds will go towards building a school in Tanzania.

Find out more:
https://ayurveda-festival.de

Enjoy this colourful DJ set by Manoj Kurian that was recorded during the closing night of the festival.

Manoj Kurian is a creative entrepreneur and cultural manager and music lover. After many years of working in India, Malaysia, Egypt and Switzerland, he now lives back in his hometown Köln. As founder of the non-profit platform Masala Movement and curator of the INDERNET Festival, he creates spaces and visibility for transcultural identities. https://manoj.eu



Photo: Hanna Witte
https://hanna-witte.de

Ayurveda Festival | Manoj Kurian | Bad König | Sep 2022

Welcome to the 34th episode of the Masala Movement Podcast series, I am your host Todh Teri. For this episode we traveled to the far east, to the land of the rising sun; Japan  and invited vinyl collector and selector Rintaro. He started Vinyl Delivery Service or VDS in 2018, which is a tokyo based record merchant specializing in 2nd hand Japanese records with a phsyical branch in London. He has shared his musical selections on various streaming radio shows such as Lyl Radio, dublab.de, Netil Radio, and many clubs and bars in Tokyo and London. Last few years, he also has been organizing a festival stage called an FFKT, which is dedicated to the audio-file sound system and invited numerous crate - digger DJs from Tokyo and Europe.

Podcast 2022/10 | Rintaro | hosted by Todh Teri

Welcome to the 35th episode of the Masala Movement Podcast series. For this episode we have invited an Indian-born Berlin-based Artist and Creative Lead and a dear friend Priyanka Kodikal, who explores various sounds and rhythms through her moniker, Fast Slow. Her sonic creations are influenced by her childhood memories and her fascination for randomness, meditative polyrhythms and nature. She has also recently released a brilliant three tracker digital EP named "Under the Bamboos" which is available on her Bandcamp: https://fastslow.bandcamp.com/album/under-the-bamboos

Podcast 2022/11 | Fast Slow | hosted by Todh Teri

Welcome to the 36th and final episode for 2022 of the Masala Movement Podcast serie. For this episode we have invited our long time friends and collaborator LOW VOLUME, a multi national duo based out of Berlin and Cologne, hailing originally from Pune india.  They are known for their dub influenced productions on labels such as Fear of Flying, Get physical, Acker dub and swiss based Sirion Records. The duo consists of 2 old friends who happened to be living in the same neighborhood in Germany. Making music late at night in a bedroom studio required the volume level to be practically inaudible, this is what gave the project its name.

https://linktr.ee/lowvolume
https://soundcloud.com/low-volume

Podcast 2022/12 | Low Volume | hosted by Todh Teri

Welcome to the 37th and the first episode of 2023 for  the Masala Movement Podcast series, This time we have invited Jivi aka Jivit2mebaby.Born in Mumbai, currently living in Berlin Jivi has been attracted to electronic music since the tender age of 13. A move to Europe helped him find his way to barefoot Goth clubs, 80’s EBM, and post-punk. He continues to seek out surprising and high-energy sounds, reflected in his current style, a blend of breakbeat, hardcore, grime, and more. In this mix, you can expect to hear sounds from the Caribbean, Latin America, Africa, and South Asia.
More info:
https://soundcloud.com/jivi

Podcast 2023/01 | jivit2mebaby | hosted by Todh Teri

Welcome to the 38th episode of the Masala Movement Podcast series This time we have a very special guest from the rural  realms of India. RAAMU, a passionate farmer and music lover who works in the fields during the day and at night he produces electronic music in his hut with his modest little set up. His passion for electronic music arose as he heard a very peculiar sounding music coming out of car standing in front of his stall in the city where he sells his produce. How did he manage to buy synthesizers , how did he learn to produce electronic music, is there even electricity in his village..we do not know much about him or his life, but hoping to discover more about him in the coming months.
https://soundcloud.com/raamumusik

Podcast 2023/02 | Raamu | hosted by Todh Teri

Welcome to the 39th episode of the Masala Movement Podcast series, This time we have a very special guest, Reji from Mumbai. He has been an active DJ & visionary for the last 25 years. Off the decks, he has been an accomplished music educator, a renowned industry expert & is one of the most exciting party curators in India. His style of music, which he wittingly puts as GDM or Good Dance Music which consists of diverse genres, tempos and eras. He has also been curating his regular MIXTAPED nights for over a decade now at the cosy DEN in  Bandra, Mumbai.

https://soundcloud.com/rejistry

Podcast 2023/03 | Reji | hosted by Todh Teri

In the form of a multi-day exhibition, we presented artworks and designs by Indian and India-inspired creatives, who use the Internet as both an instrument and a stage.

Find out more about the project:
masala-movement.de/projects/indernet/

INDERNET Vernissage Live | Todh Teri | Köln | Jun 2018

In the form of a multi-day exhibition, we presented artworks and designs by Indian and India-inspired creatives, who use the Internet as both an instrument and a stage.

Find out more about the project:
https://masala-movement.de/projects/indernet/

Todh Teri

INDERNET Vernissage Live | Todh Teri | Köln | Jun 2019

MER Store invited us to present the documentary movie "Brown Angels" and our little photo exhibition "Schwester Kerala" tracing the migration story of Indian nurses in Germany. Before and after the screening we played some vintage tunes, indian folk and beats. Enjoy!

Brown Angels Part 1 | Vineetha & Manoj Kurian | Frankfurt | Aug 2019

Brown Angels Part 2 | Vineetha & Manoj Kurian | Frankfurt | Aug 2019

Welcome to the second edition of the monthly podcast series hosted by @todhteri. 

For this episode we would like to welcome ALISA BERGER https://soundcloud.com/alienaliosha, born in Dagestan raised in Ukraine / Germany. Coming in her first years as a a DJ for female.pressure from a strictly dark ambient and audio-acustic-experimental style Alisas sets  have developed lately more into a wild mixture of world-music and downtempo tribal sounds.
Please feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section. 

For tracklist please visit:
https://masala-movement.de/en/events/podcast-2-alisa-berger/

Podcast 2020/02 | Alisa Berger | hosted by Todh Teri

One hour of @todhteri playing at the RAMA & SITA after show party, Kulturbunker Köln ... rama-sita.de

TRACKLIST:

01. Sampadan 6 - Todh Teri
02. He Baba- Asha Bhosale
03. Zindagi Meri Dance - Vijay Benedict & Alisha Chinoy
04. Come Closer - Kone Kone 
05. Disco Deewane - Nazia Hassan
06. I Am A Disco Daner - Bappi Lahiri & Vijay Benedict
07. Disco Station - Asha Bhosale
08. Tonight Pyar Karo - Nazia Hassan & Zoheb Hassan
09. Jimmy Jimmy (Todd Terje Edit) - Bappi Lahiri
10. Sampadan 18 - Todh Teri

RAMA & SITA Aftershow | Todh Teri | Köln | Nov 2019

Stuck at home and playing random records ... 

TRACKLIST:
01 Kung Fu – Rache für Doc Sunshine (Intro)
02 Erythroculter – C.A.R.
03 SOS Tempo – Andrzej Korzyński
04 Nichts haut mich um, aber du – Hildergard Knef
05 Lihue – Nohelani Cypriano
06 Window Color – Wandl
07 Speaking Gently – BadBadNotGood
08 Le temps de l'amour – Françoise Hardy
09 Break – T.O.
10 Sampadan 21 – Todh Teri
11 Endorse Your Salt – Junior Boy's Own
12 Sunstroke – Trentemøller
13 Kheema (Meadow Remix) – Low Volume
14 Space Ghosts – Theo Parrish
15 Pnom Gobal – Robag Wruhme
16 November – Saschienne
17 Windowlicker – Aphex Twin
18 Natabharavi – Murthovic
19 Come As You Are – Nirvana
20 Kung Fu – Rache für Doc Sunshine (Outro)

Sleepless Fool Mix | Manoj Kurian | Köln | April 2020

Welcome to the fourth edition of the monthly podcast series hosted by @todhteri

Keshavara ist musician, composer, writer and producer from Köln.

As the son of the Indian-born percussionist Ramesh Shotham, Keshav Purushotham came into contact with music from an early age. He began his professional musical career as the founder and singer of the Cologne band Timid Tiger. 

In 2019 he released Keshavara his first solo album on his own label Papercup Records.

His entire artistic work is characterised by diversity and curiosity.

Keshavara on his mix for Masala Movement:

“Yoguing, the eccentric dance style that combines voguing with yoga and was invented by Marie-Hélène de Rothschild, experienced a short bloom on her surrealist balls, but soon fell into oblivion again, because the world – as she said – lacked appropriate music.

Thatʼs why she probably would have loved this mix and perhaps even celebrated it as the retrieval of her beloved dance. Let us hope that – thanks to Keshavara’s lazy aroma garden hammock mix – music to which we bend our limbs in slow motion, smoke meerschaum pipe, drink heavily sweetened mocha and roll our eyes to, the beat will finally experience the deserved revival.”

For tracklist please visit:
https://masala-movement.de/en/events/podcast-4-keshavara/

Photo by Kaspar Achenbach

Podcast 2020/04 | Keshavara | hosted by Todh Teri

For the sixth edition of our monthly podcast hosted by https://soundcloud.com/todhteri we would like to present you https://soundcloud.com/tasnneemd from bangalore. She has been embracing the infancy of her DJ career with utmost dedication. Having already played at venues across India in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, she has also been billed at venues in Sri Lanka, Dubai. Her sets are an intricate blend of soulful, yet edgy sounds that are warm with lush atmospheres encompassing the spaces of jazz,funk, nu-disco, deep house, tech-house and techno.

For tracklist please visit:
https://masala-movement.de/en/events/podcast-6-tasnneem/

Podcast 2020/06 | Tasnneem | hosted by Todh Teri

To wrap up this year's INDERNET 2020 exhibition, here is a best of mix from the participant's Spotify playlist, compiled & mixed by our music director https://soundcloud.com/pawas

https://indernet.online/

INDERNET Thank You Mix | Köln | Jun 2020

For the 10th edition of our Masala Movement Podcast series, we would like to welcome https://soundcloud.com/shrii_k from hyderabad, an independent singer / songwriter, music producer and DJ. She is also classically trained in Carnatic music whichshe often incorporates in her Live & DJ sets.

For tracklist please visit:
https://masala-movement.de/en/events/podcast-10-shrii/

Podcast 2020/10 | Shrii | hosted by Todh Teri

For the final edition of Masala Movement Podcast series for 202 we are glad to present a great selector / DJ / Architect and watermelon lover https://soundcloud.com/vineetha-panalickal 

She also happens to be a part of Masala Movement and has been supporting the yearly INDERNET exhibitions with her DJ sets. Her monthly event “Nyx” was on a rise at the legendary club Roxy, which sadly had to shut down due to the pandemic.


We hope you have enjoyed this year / podcasts with us. Thank you so much for tuning in and supporting the music + artists. Until 2021 ! Season's Greetings

For tracklist please visit:
https://masala-movement.de/events/podcast-12-vineetha/

Podcast 2020/12 | Vineetha | hosted by Todh Teri

Welcome to the 14th episode of the Masala Movement Podcast series.This time we have invited the super talented vocalist & composer from Australia.. https://soundcloud.com/aartijadu.. There is literally magic in her name.. Well because Jadu in Hindi means Magic and that also applies to her music. She is known for her cinematic hybrid sound, merging Indian devotional music with modern compositions which is quite fascinating. She has created this very unique mix for us and we are very happy to share it with you.

For more info& tracklist please visit: https://masala-movement.de/

Podcast 2021/02 | Aarti Jadu | hosted by Todh Teri

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