| Giuliano Modarelli | |
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| Origin | Milan, Italy |
| Genres | Indian Classical Music, Jazz, World Music, Jazz fusion |
| Instruments | guitar |
| Years active | 2000- |
| Associated acts | Samay, Raga Nova, Nshwa, |
| Website | Official Website |
Giuliano Modarelli, born 1977 in Milan, is a guitarist from Italy.
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Born in Milan, he moved to England in 2000 where he attended the Leeds College of Music. After receiving his Bachelor in Jazz Music in 2003 he became a full-time musician and started playing with bands like Sawa Teen, Raga Nova and Nshwa with which he played in important festivals such as Bestival and Moor Music Festival and on BBC Radio.
In these years he became interested in Indian music and he started studying it with the Indian sitar master Dharambir Singh.
In 2005 he founded, with other musicians, the fusion band Samay with which he has been invited to participate in international festivals like the London Jazz Festival, Darbar Festival, Music Port Festival and television shows on BBC Asian Network[1] and Doordarshan Tv UK.[2]
In 2008, with famous tabla player Bickram Ghosh, he composed music for Bollywood films Little Zizou and The Diamond murders.[3] In the same year he toured India with Ghosh and percussionist Pete Lockett supporting a musical performance called “East meets West” that made him appear in many Indian national TV programs.[4][5][6][7][8]
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