RANJ

RANJ is a sanskrit root name meaning "to paint", like "merging a listener's mind into colours thru music". All our songs are composed by the indian classical music system rules. Only the outside skin is a combo rock band's one. Meldic outlines (raaga) and rythm patterns (taala) are those of indian classic music.. We’ve met at Vicenza’s Conservatory. Experimental Hindosthan music’s course. The only one in Italy. We were attending the same lessons. In love and greedy to know this mysterious music born where the sun rises. But we're made of western music, not just classical one. Any kind. That’s it. We’ve sucked it with milk when we’re children. Sitarvala has a degree in western classical guitar and sitar. Michele in orchestral percussion instruments. LeLi in sitar. When jazz singing knocked at her door, Eli wasn’t at home. When opera singing called her, she was in the toilet. When pop did it, she was out for shopping. But Indian classical singing, well, that hit her right to the heart. We’ve attended many music’s stages and Seminars, we’ve had our Conservatory’s degree and, even so, we’re still eager to play. So, an odd idea came to us. We’ve decided to forget everything we’ve learned, we’ve stirred it up, and we’ve reassembled it in the way we like. Ranj. Influences: mainly, indian players like Vilayat Khan for sitar, Shanka Chatterjee for tabla, Ustad F. Dagar and Amelia Cuni for vocals, but also great influences from grunge rock, such as Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, or from Tool..