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Nataraj XT is a French music band specialized in electronic music with a twist of traditional live Indian music. It was created in Marseille, France, in 1998. The band is famous for having developed from the start their own version of North Indian electronic music incorporating traditional instruments such as the sarod, the esraj and the sitar. The band Nataraj XT has since then broadened its tones with rock and jazz. == History == Nataraj XT started in a music festival in Marseille, France, and was signed soon after by a French record label after being discovered in French press like ''Libération''.〔(National Newspaper Liberation )〕 They won the "Electronic Talent" prize in 2000 at the Midem with Elegia Laurent Garnier.〔(Daily Midem News Magazine )〕〔(Talents 2000 at Midem )〕〔(Mondomix Midem News )〕 Their first album Tandava〔(Band on Discogs )〕 was recorded in a short time and with a low budget. Following an extensive tour across India and Europe,〔(Bombay Time National Indian Newspaper )〕〔(Daily French Newspaper "La Provence" )〕 the band recorded their second album (Ocean Bird) with a higher budget, a Canadian label Nutone/Nettwerk, and a contract signed with EMI. In 2007, the Sitar player Pierre Grimoud died. The band released what should have been their last album Opposition. In 2008, Philippe Capitani and Richard Bernet decided to produce a new album with no sitar playing, ''Without Sitar'', in order to keep the band alive. Despite the fact that the band is not well known among the French public, they do have a significant number of fans abroad.〔(French articles about the band )〕〔( Billboard Radios Aol )〕 They were played in a large number of U.S.A Campuses〔(American Radios Campus )〕〔(WNKU Radio )〕 and on the web.〔(A lot of listeners on LastFM )〕 In 2012, the band was contacted by Artonik Dance Company〔(Artonik Street Art )〕 from Marseille and was asked to compose the music of a show ''The Colour of Time'' based on a traditional Indian festival, Holi.〔(La Folle Histoire des Arts de la Rue Marseille Provence 2013 )〕〔(Street Art Karwan )〕 A documentary about the show was filmed by France 3 French TV.〔(The Color Of Time Show Documenty )〕 In order to complete their reconstruction, the band added an electric bass player, Laurent Pernice, and some guitar sounds played by Philippe Capitani. Several shows have been performed in France since 2013. A lot of TV Shows, documentaries and youtubers use their music.〔(All videos used their music on YouTube )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nataraj XT」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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