James Whetzel
 

Biography

A classically trained sarod and tabla player who sings, plays palm-wine guitar, and DJs clever beats, James Whetzel, aka Baba James, is a multi-instrumentalist producer who combines these elements to create new electro-acoustic music that melds the melodic subtleties of ragas with punchy desi beats and elegant African grooves and whatever else is necessary. The sine qua non of jenesaisquoi.

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Music

Vibrance
2010
Six tracks that fuse dub, sarod, rock, electronica, and hip hop beats into something fresh and new. 3 songs in two versions electro-acoustic, and live acoustic. Acoustic versions feature live drumming by Yaw Amponsah & Viren Kamdar.
CD: $7.00 MP3: $5.69
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My Road to Somewhere: Sarod & Beats
2009
Innovative contemporary Indian classical music produced by accomplished electronic music producer DJ Baba James.
MP3: $10.00 CD-R: $15.00
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The House of Good Juju
2008
Cutting edge tracks that mix African, South Asian and American music, polyrhythms and modal music blend with subtle taste, humor and an indomitable zest for fresh sounds.
MP3: $12.97 CD: $12.97
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Subcontinental Palmwine Punk
2007
An iconoclastic mix of DIY style with African palmwine guitar music and Indian classical sarod music. Plus tabla beats turned into spoken word like you've never heard before.
MP3: $9.99 CD: $12.97
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Capitol Hill: Secret Tracks
2003
A unique and seamless mix of Indian music, North African music, and Tuvan throat singing executed with DIY flair coming to you from Seattle, Washington.
CD: $12.97 MP3: $12.97
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Sum
2001
Ambient music without cliches. A mix of 21 acoustic and electronic instruments including Indian sarod, and African guitar with beats and all kinds of percussion.
MP3: $12.97 CD: $12.97
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