The icon of the seventies, the Indian singer with his psychedelic discography of sexy mix, disco, jazz and crazy indie, is the subject of a valuable and diverse compilation. Panoramic exchange.

The multidimensional artist whose production has something so iconic about her, Asha Puthli, is definitely the Indian priestess of a mix of sexy and barren. Yet despite a prolific career as a singer punctuated by a dozen solo albums – recorded between 1973 and 2009, from the United States to London via Germany, from the CBS label to RCA –, apart from his modeling sessions, his supporting roles in the film, going crazy at Broadway’s famed Studio 54 with friends Andy Warhol and Richard Avedon – who both photographed him – few people realize his unconventional career.

So how, without making too much fuss, do we move from childhood in Bombay in a conservative Indian family, to studios in Columbia? How can you get your voice into the ultimate free jazz album – in this case science fiction the late Ornette Coleman? The story is divided into three parts: an Indian prologue, an American-European epic with photo albums and collector’s encounters (Lionel Hampton, Duke Ellington, Stan Getz, Louis Malle, Salvador Dalí, Dalida, Benny Goodman, etc.) -true one.

“Children’s Songs and Bollywood Standards”

“I come from a traditional family that I would describe as very Indian. My parents were staunch nationalists and took part in the movement for …