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Mike ‘Slo Mo’ Brenner and the Kolkata Slide Guitar Project Rocks Tashan

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Mike “Slo Mo” Brenner playing his 22-string chaturangui. Photo: Courtesy Mike Brenner

Since returning to Philly from a Kickstarter-funded three week jaunt in Calcutta, India where he studied under and recorded with master musician Debashish Bhattacharya, Mike “Slo Mo” Brenner has put his dobro-hip-hop act with Mic Wrecka and company on hold while focusing on his newfound obsession, the 22-string Indian lap guitar called the chaturangui. Backed by tabla player Jason Rinker and cellist Alfred James, Brenner’s formed Kolkata Slide Guitar Project, which has been blowing the minds of guests at Tashan with an intoxicating mix of traditional ragas and Indian-spiced covers of familiar numbers since the beginning of February. Tonight and next Wednesday, the Project serves up its exotic jams at the modern Indian restaurant with two separate sets, starting at 8 p.m.

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Mike ‘Slo Mo’ Brenner and the Kolkata Slide Guitar Project Rocks