February 23, 2020

Casey Driessen

Country Recap

OTHERLANDS: India [Recap]

February 23, 2020

Casey Driessen

Country Recap

Our fourth stop on this year of Otherlands travels brought us to India. Our first time in this amazing country, we would spend eight weeks visiting Kolkata (and surrounding), Bengaluru, Mysuru, Goa, and Chennai. I hope you enjoy the collaborations, music, photos, and reflections.

January 23, 2020

Casey Driessen

Collaboration

Baul Jam Session, Home of Rina & Dibakar Das Baul

January 23, 2020

Casey Driessen

Collaboration

A couple days before leaving Kolkata, I took a very special trip to the village of Paruldanga, just outside Shantiniketan, to spend a day and a night at the lovely home of revered Baul musicians Rina & Dibakar Das Baul. They invited family and friends to share an evening of music with me.

January 15, 2020

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Collaboration

Howrah Bridge Flower Market • with Dipannita, Navonil & Tanmoy

January 15, 2020

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Collaboration

We kicked off the day with my first live Indian TV experience playing Baul and West Bengali folk songs, and finished in a flower garden, our time cut short by mosquitoes.

January 6, 2020

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Collaboration

Wooden Doll Village Festival • with Debalina, Arpan & Pritam

January 6, 2020

Casey Driessen

Collaboration

Less than 12hours after arriving to India, my family and I were heading north out of Kolkata towards Natungram, a small village known for their wooden doll carving tradition. It was our first time in the country and just about everything would be new — including two of the three people I was to be playing with.