Shiva's House

Innovative Music Meeting is a collaborative studio album released in 2000 under the Haus der Kulturen der Welt label. The recording features a cross-cultural ensemble of musicians including sitarist Rajesh Mehta, cellist Rohan de Saram, and mridangam artist Trichy Sankaran. The album explores intersections between Indian classical traditions and contemporary improvisational practices.

The release adopts a CD format and includes a series of original compositions and spontaneous performances. Track 2, titled Shiva’s House, runs for 3 minutes and 8 seconds. The piece integrates elements of Carnatic rhythmic structures with experimental textural approaches, reflecting the artists’ backgrounds in both classical and avant-garde contexts.

Limited documentation exists regarding the album’s production process or reception. The Haus der Kulturen der Welt label, based in Berlin, supported the project as part of its broader initiative to foster intercultural artistic dialogue. The exact recording location and additional session contributors remain unconfirmed in available sources.

Notable for its fusion of South Indian percussion, Western classical strings, and North Indian melodic phrasing, the album stands as an early-2000s example of transnational collaboration in improvised music. No subsequent reissues or expanded editions have been verified.