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.