Electronic Press Kit · 2026

MRIDHANGIT Rahul Mukerji

11 tracks · Released March 23, 2026 · Self-Produced

Global Fusion World Jazz Carnatic Progressive Instrumental Cross-Continental
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The Artist

Bridging worlds,
one string at a time.

Rahul Mukerji is a multi-disciplinary musician, composer, and visual artist whose work sits at the volatile intersection of fusion, rock, jazz, and cinematic sound design. Born in India and based in Germantown, Maryland for over two decades, he has cultivated a signature style that is technically ferocious and emotionally immersive in equal measure.

His debut album Ma De Re Sha (2017) — awarded a Silver Medal at the 2018 Global Music Awards — established his voice. Mridhangit is the full evolution of that vision: wider in scope, more collaborative, and more fully realized than anything he's made before.

20+
Years performing & composing
🏛
Performed at the Kennedy Center, 2020
🏅
Silver Medal — Global Music Awards, 2018
🎸
Featured in Vintage Guitar Magazine, 2021
🎶
Washington Area Music Awards nominee, 2022

Artwork: Proviscocity Studios

ReleaseMarch 23, 2026
Tracks11
Runtime~50 minutes
LabelSelf-Produced
Mix / MasterBrett Caldas-Lima, Tower Studio
ProducerRahul Mukerji

What Mridhangit means

The title is a linguistic fusion: Mridangam (double-headed Carnatic drum) + Handpan (melodic steel drum) + Guitar (Mukerji's instrument). The name is the thesis — collaboration as both method and manifesto, forged across continents during the isolation of the pandemic era.

The album travels from the dark dissonance of the opener to funk-inflected camaraderie, Carnatic spoken rhythms, spaghetti-western twang, jazz-inflected swing, and a closing meditation of duduk and tabla. Nearly every one of its 11 tracks functions as a miniature suite.

01Mr. Sinister
02Bheja Fry
03Twelve Ganeshas
04Enjoymaddi
05Mridhangit
06Kalli Penn
07Funky Pakora
08Dushtan
09Rahu Ketu
10Four Seas
11Mutabor

What the press is saying

"

The collaborative spirit is alive and well and soaring on Mridhangit. Nearly each of the 11 songs is an album highlight. A moody yet diverse world fusion album full of intricate arrangements and world-class musicianship.

Sea of Tranquility — Michael Popke

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Even at 50 minutes, the record retains a sense of momentum, deftly guiding the listener through a broad emotional spectrum — from a tandavam dawn to an abhoga dusk.

All About Jazz — Maciej Stasiowski

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A sound that is pretty new, unorthodox, and a beautiful mixture of multiple musical realms of the world — an eastern and western amalgamation. The cohesiveness of the album is remarkable. We highly recommend this album to our readers.

Jukebox Time — Ethan G

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A truly mind-melting experience — Rahul Mukerji collapsing genres and styles into each other as some sort of color-dripping prism. Walls of sound constructed with precision engineering drawing on post-rock, post-hardcore, world music, Carnatic, psychedelic, and folk traditions, too varied to count.

Be About It Press

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The music acquires an elastic buoyancy through its guttural bass work — almost as though it were situated across the street from Jonas Hellborg's mansion of funky ragas. At any moment, this fluidity can erupt into distorted, quasi-orchestral guitar detonations.

All About Jazz


Global Roster

A world in one album.

Mukerji assembled a cross-continental cast to bring Mridhangit to life — each musician contributing their own cultural voice and emotional interpretation of the songs.

Rahul Mukerji
Guitar, Keyboards, Tabla Programming
India / Maryland, USA
Leo Margarit
Drums (All tracks)
Sweden · Pain of Salvation
Praveen Sparsh
Mridangam, Konnakol
South India
Ruben Rubio
Bass, Fretless Bass
Spain
Chaplin
Piano, Keyboards
South Africa
Erkan Erginci
Duduk
Turkey
Dylan
Clarinet
France
Thisara Bandara
Violin
Sri Lanka
Rahul Krishnan
Flute, Tablas
South India
Rafael Freitas
Bass
Brazil
Maciej S
Upright Bass
Poland
Alejo Perezcuba
Percussion
Cuba

Career Highlights

The journey so far

2017
Debut album Ma De Re Sha released — a solo-led exploration of Indian percussion and guitar fusion.
2018
Silver Medal Winner at the Global Music Awards for Ma De Re Sha.
2020
Performed at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C.
2021
Featured in Vintage Guitar Magazine. Released cinematic soundtracks Madhubala and Missi.
2022
Nominated at the Washington Area Music Awards.
2026
MRIDHANGIT released March 23 — 11 tracks, 12+ collaborators across 9 countries. Immediate critical acclaim from All About Jazz, Sea of Tranquility, Jukebox Time, Be About It Press, and more.

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rahul_mukerji@hotmail.com

Rahul Mukerji
Artist

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