Press
Rohan has been spotlighted on international media since 1997, including New York Times, USA Today, NPR, JAZZIZ, CNN, Percussive Notes, Times of India, The Hindu, and India Today.
Jazziz Interview about the alaya project album
The Times of India
Cultural Bridges Through Rhythm: Indian Percussion and the Drum Set, Percussive Notes
NBC interview and performance
The Alaya Project jazzes up traditional South Indian music
San Francisco Chronicle / 2022
The Alaya Project Album Interview >
JAZZIZ / 2022
The Alaya Project, an Indo-jazz-funk band like you’ve never heard, readies Bay Area shows >
East Bay Times / 2022
NYC Premiere ‘Let the Crows Come’ >
New York Times / 2022
The Reader’s guide to World Music Festival Chicago 2022
Chicago Reader / 2022
Carnatic Crossover >
Rochester Review / 2020
Cultural Bridges Through Rhythm: Indian Percussion and the Drum Set with Rohan Krishnamurthy >
Percussive Notes / 2019
Indian Hand Drumming Beats Forward on the Global Stage: An Interview with Rohan Krishnamurthy >
Percussive Notes / 2016
NBC Interview with Robert Handa >
Asian Pacific America / 2015
Rohan Krishnamurthy Brings Ancient Musical Tradition Up to Speed >
India West / 2015
Fremont Professor Moves to the Beat of Ancient Drum >
Oakland Tribune / 2014
Exchange of Rhythms >
The Hindu / 2014
Margazhi Conversation: Rohan Krishnamurthy >
The Hindu / 2013
The Mridangam Prodigy Who Set the Stage on Fire at 9 >
Rediff / 2013
Meet Rohan Krishnamurthy >
Eastman School of Music / 2009
The Front Row >
NPR / 2007
Press
“You are an expert in your field and are doing wonderful things to bridge cultures through music!”
- Dr. Abdul Kalam, President of India
“You play without any mistakes and your skills are well beyond your age. I am amazed that you have gathered enough skills to perform in concerts in such a short time!”
- M.S. Subhalakshmi, legendary Indian vocalist
"Spine tingling rhythmic fireworks from a young expert in the art of South Indian drumming."
- Glen Velez, Grammy Award-winning percussionist, on Rohan’s first solo album, Layopasana 1: A Rhythmic Voyage.
"His style is very mature and reflects that of legendary mridangists."
- Chitravina N. Ravikiran, renowned Indian chitravina slide guitarist.
“Rohan is a prodigiously talented performer of the South Indian drum, the mridangam, and his activities at Kalamazoo College have been a tremendous asset to our campus and the surrounding region… an innovator, he has introduced significant modifications to the design of the mridangam and has appeared in several genre-defying musical collaborations… I can personally attest to Rohan’s ability to inspire other artists to expand their horizons.”
- Dr. Keith Murphy, composer and vocalist
“Drummer/percussionist/composer Rohan Krishnamurthy is quickly becoming one of the leading interpreters of Indian classical and cross-genre music on the scene today.”
- JAZZIZ
"An international mridangam performer who promotes the pitched South Indian drum and has redesigned the instrument to make it more durable and user-friendly.”
- USA Today
"An innovative musician, composer and charismatic performer…expresses creative ideas with articulation and flair.”
- Robert Handa, NBC
“The percussion prodigy from America once again stole the show with an immaculate performance on the mridangam.”
- Sunderrajan, The Hindu
"Has briskness at his finger tips and brought about exclusive laya (rhythmic) shades."
- S.V. Krishnamoorthy, The Hindu