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Modi gifts Colonial Cousins vinyl to Australian PM
Telegraph India··13 Jul
Telegraph India reported that Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese a vinyl edition of Colonial Cousins' landmark self-titled debut album during his Australia visit. The 1996 Magnasound release by Hariharan and Leslee Lewis fused Indian classical music with contemporary Western pop, rock and acoustic influences for listeners. according to the officials
Prism
What It Means For You
- Cultural gifts remain part of India-Australia diplomatic soft power.
- Listeners rediscover a pioneering Indian fusion album from the 1990s.
- Vinyl and classic indie catalogues regain visibility through state visits.
What's Happening
- Modi gifted Albanese a Colonial Cousins vinyl during the Australia visit.
- The album is the duo's 1996 self-titled debut.
- Hariharan and Leslee Lewis pioneered classical-Western fusion pop.
Music Legacy
- Colonial Cousins formed in the early 1990s.
- The debut became a landmark for Indian independent music.
- They were the first Indian act on MTV Unplugged.
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