Rudra in Singapore

Singapore has a splendid reputation in the world as a uniquely cosmopolitan urban center, offering a sensibility that is firmly rooted in the present, and with an eye on the future as well.  It’s a fantastic cultural and financial center, where the people who live and work here understand the need for efficiency and personal style, and know how to put things in context.  There are many different ways of seeing any particular world-view, and because of its history as a port town, Singapore has a sense for reading ideas and thoughts from multiple perspectives.  This makes it a particularly spectacular place to see live art, and it’s also a great place to do business.    For the moments when art and business intertwine, Singapore is uniquely capable of accommodating complex negotiations in a way that makes them simple in hindsight.  It’s a spectacular place.

It’s come into its own culturally in recent years, having proven to the world that it has something to offer, and actually coming out at the forefront of new art and technology.  For years, however, it’s been a very stable place financially speaking, and is a particularly excellent choice for a private bank.  Singapore offers a sense of service and efficiency that no other place can come close to touching.  It also offers a host of lively entertainments, and you can find just about anything you’re looking for here, along with some fantastic innovations.  In terms of music, there are many spectacular varieties, from folk music in many different traditions, classical, experimental, and lots of pop.  There is also metal in Singapore.

One of the most prominent bands in this regard is Rudra.  They’re not just metal, but Vedic metal, having invented their own genre over the years.  They began in 1992, and took the name of the Hindu deity of destruction, as a way of highlighting their music’s aggressive character.  Rudra is certainly aggressive, and many albums later, they’re still one of the most popular metal acts in Asia.  They’re also extraordinarily innovative, combining classical Indian rhythms with their rather intense metal stylings, to make a music that speaks to multiple cultures in multiple idioms, and makes interesting comments of the world at large.

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