M7: Mukti - Kahan Re Aaya Tu (मुक्ति - कहाँ रे आया तू)

Jyoti and Thomas are both PhD students in the Music Technology Group at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona. Jyoti’s research focus is on expression analysis of vocal performance whilst Thomas dedicates his time to melodic analysis in Indian Art Music.

Ana Tejedor is a Barcelona based filmmaker specialising in science communication.

Kahan Re Aaya Tu (कहाँ रे आया तू) is an original composition by two MIR researchers in the Music Technology Group (MTG) at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Jyoti Narang and Thomas Nuttall, under the name Mukti (मुक्ति). Bonding over a mutual interest in Indian art and folk music styles, the two created the composition in after work sessions at the UPF offices in Barcelona. The composition combines elements of north indian folk singing and flamenco rumba guitar, a style native to Spain and particularly popular in the Catalan region, where the MTG is based. The concept for the video intends to capture this sentiment, documenting a day in the life of people living outside of their own culture in Barcelona.