MOHENJO DARO

MOHENJO DARO

"It is because of surprises such as Mohenjo Daro that we have the reputation of excellence that we have."
-Dan Behrman, Program Manager, Montreal Jazz Festival

Mohenjo Daro delivers a powerful presentation of original, yet traditional Indian and Middle Eastern inspired music. The group's inherently western methods blend with elements ranging from Indian raga and devotional music to Arabic trance and belly dance music.

For over a decade Mohenjo Daro has developed a unique repertoire that realistically combines their Western influences with their shared knowledge of Indian and Arabic music. The band has toured throughout the U.S. & Canada, shared the stage with the Fareed Haque Group, and appeared at the Montreal Jazz Festival in both 2002 and 2005.

Mohenjo Daro
Jim Feist - tabla
Johnny Ruzsa - flute
Zach Mechlem - guitar, egyptian tabla, banjo-mandolin

“Mohenjo Daro brought us a jewel rare of the Orient, a few as an explorer would make it. Sans speech, their music clears an energy that doesn't describe itself”

-Gabriel Aubry Gayón, La Grande Époque/Epoch Times

"These guys make it look easy - the same way that nature makes a perfectly shaped ripple in a pond look easy. It's elegance in motion."
-Arie Vandenberg, ArtSpike Magazine
"Mohenjo Daro worked the slow drum beats into a frenzied hail, looming over the crowd in an unanticipated rush, and then ebbed back into the flowing rhythm, disappearing just as suddenly as it appeared."
-Jana Marx, The Cincinnati Enquirer
Winner of the 2003 & 2004 Cincinnati Entertainment Award for

"BEST WORLD MUSIC"
Voted "BEST WORLD BEAT", Best of Cincinnati 2004

CONTACT: JIM FEIST / 513 –307 -7015 /

Selected past Performances

Oct 6 2000 Harvest Moon Festival (Norwood, Ohio)

Oct 7 2000 Cincinnati World jam (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Oct 13 2000 After Hours concert series (Batesville, Indiana)

June 17 2000 Leo Music Festival (Louisville, Kentucky)

July 9 2000 Newport Arts and Music Festival (Newport, Kentucky)

June 8 2001 Niagara Folk Arts Festival (Nigara falls, On.)

July 26 2001 Rhythm's of the World Festival (Toronto)

July 28 2001 Theatre de Verdu (Montreal)

August 2 2001 La Bal Du Lezard (Quebec City)

July 7 2002 Montreal Jazz-Festival (Montreal)

July 14 2002 Mondial des Cultures de Drummondville (Quebec)

July 21 2002 Rimouski Arts Council (Rimouski, Quebec)

June 10 2003 Cincinnati Art Museum (Cincinnati, Ohio)

July 16 2004 Newport on the Levee (Newport, Kentucky)

April 23 2005 Asian Culture fest (Union Terminal Cincy)

June 4 2005 Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music

June 29 2005 Montreal Jazz-Festival (Montreal)

April 22 2006 Asian Culture Fest (Cincinnati, Oh)

August 04 2006 Contemporary Arts Center (Cincy)

November 02 2007 Performance for the President of Bangladesh

MOHENJO DARO

  • Nominated for 2005 CEA (Cincinnati Entertainment Award) for “Best World Music”
  • Performed at the 2005 Montreal Jazz Festival in Montreal, Quebec
  • Winner of the 2004 CEA (Cincinnati Entertainment Award) for “Best World Music”
  • Winner of the 2003 CEA (Cincinnati Entertainment Award) for “Best World Music”
  • 2003 - Released album, “Rajdhani Express” (Tandem Records)
  • Performed at Mondial des Cultures de Drummondville (festival) in Drummondville, Canada – 7/14/2002
  • Performed at the Montreal Jazz Festival in Montreal, Quebec 7/7/2002
  • Nominated for 2002 CEA (Cincinnati Entertainment Award) for “Best World Music”
  • Performed at Theatre de Verdu in Montreal, Quebec 7/28/2001
  • Performed at Rhythms of The World Festival in Toronto, Canada 7/26/2001
  • Performed at Niagra Folk Arts Festival in Niagra Falls, Ontario 6/8/2001
  • Nominated for 2001 CEA (Cincinnati Entertainment Award) for “Best World Music”
  • 2000 - Released album, “Baksheesh” (Tandem Records)
  • 1997 – Released self-titled album, “Mohenjo Daro” (Independent)

for bookings please contact Jim Feist

Ph. 513-662-0817