For some of us New Yorkers, it was a superb experience attending the India debut of Norah Jones in Mumbai recently. The most recent installment of the India Ink series that mashes up images, themes and ideas related to the commonalities and differences between New York and Mumbai is a perfect complement to that recent musical outing:
The grand cities of Mumbai and New York differ from each other in a million ways, but are brought together by a few common strands – their entrepreneurial spirit, their dynamic “always on-the-go” nature, their lively sidewalks, their gorgeous coastlines, the diversity of their residents who bring unique culture and religion and their vibrant music scene.
While preachers of globalization talk of economic exchange, it is often musicians and artists who transcend their nations, borrowing from others’ cultures and making new hybrids. In the sixth edition of theMumbai/New York photo project, Nisha Sondhe photographs some of the musicians and artists building bridges between the two cities.
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