Author: arvind

  • Raga Duo

    Tomorrow Rogier Smal and I play a raga-inspired improvisation set at the OCCII in Amsterdam. It’s an evening with guitar/drum duo’s, also playing are Yoshimoto Yumiko & Stephen Doyle, and Guttersnipe.

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  • Sri Maha Mariamman Reviews

    Three reviews of the new Sri Maha Mariamman tape just came in: Frans de Waard in Vital Weekly 1031: “Not always does Ganga use a lot of sound effects and certainly it makes much of these six pieces quite ‘dry’, but that’s something I enjoy very much. It is perhaps something that one doesn’t hear…

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  • Sri Maha Mariamman

    New tape “Sri Maha Mariamman” out now on Toztizok Zoundz! Very happy to release on this awesome label, check out their other stuff and relentless work for underground music in Amsterdam. The tape features six pieces on electric guitar and objects, inspired by the colours and sounds of the Sri Maha Mariamman temple in Kuala…

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  • More Pulpy, More Sotu

    Friday Marialuisa Capurso and I play another Pulpy Blossom set at Helicopter in Den Haag. We share the night with Helved Rüm from France, and Dirar Kalash pays a tribute to Tony Conrad on violin and electronics. Really looking forward to this one! Then, saturday, I’ll join Aloardi at the SOTU festival in the Vondelbunker,…

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  • SOTU!

    Tonight Marialuisa Capurso and I play another Pulpy Blossom set at the OCCII in Amsterdam, part of the SOTU festival. Great line up this whole evening, so come down if you’re around!

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  • Istanbul Constantinople

    Off to Istanbul! Tomorrow Marialuisa Capurso and I play a concert in the dark with our Puppy Blossom duo. Then, on the 17th, I join 3 improvisers at the MultiRAID festival. The 18th another Puppy Blossom set at the same festival. Very excited to go the border of Europe and Asia and play there ..

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  • Help Me To Crash rides again

    After almost a year Help Me To Crash plays again! Wednesday at OT301 in Amsterdam. It’s always wonderful to play with the other members, Onno Govaert, Maria Mavridou and Gosia Haduch and I’m curious to see how they have grown the past year. I’m sure this night will be great, also because Billie Hanne is…

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  • Review of split with Tomás Tello

    The split cassette with Tomás Tello on Andesground got a wonderful review in Vital Weekly 1021. Just a few copies available, get your copy on my bandcamp page if you’re interested! Improvisation guitar player Arvind Ganga is from The Hague, The Netherlands and quite active when it comes to playing concerts, the natural habitat of…

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  • Good food & spicey dance

    Playing a set at the wonderful folk kitchen (is that an english expression?) at Den Haag in Transitie tomorrow. Amazing food, four acts, and dj’s afterwards .. hope to see you if you’re around.

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  • Villa K

    Wednesday at Villa K at their bi-weekly dinner cafe. Also playing is local hero Ji Youn Kang!

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