The dreamy-eyed keyboardist was named Korla Pandit, and his story is one of the strangest in the annals of show business. Korla Pandit was a West Coast phenomenon in TV’s early days. He became ...

Marin has been home to some fascinating characters over the decades, but probably no one has been as mysterious and exotic as Korla Pandit, an organ-playing, turban-wearing sex symbol of 1950s ...

Before Liberace, there was Korla Pandit. He was a pianist from New Delhi, India, and dazzled national audiences in the 1950s with his unique keyboard skills and exotic compositions on the Hammond ...

In the category of unusual entertainers, there are few who could hold a candle to Korla Pandit. There was the jeweled turban. The hypnotizing gaze into the TV camera. And the exotic organ playing ...

This week on Global Notes we'll spotlight keyboardist Lance Kaufman, an artist who pays homage to Korla Pandit, a man many considered the "Godfather of Exotica" music. In 1996 Kaufman released the ...

Organist Korla Pandit was an alluring enigma a television pioneer and the godfather of exotica music He never spoke a word on 900 episodes of his groundbreaking 1950s TV program but captured the ...

Malini Nair is a Senior Editor with The Times of India in Delhi. Korla Pandit was the first African American to have a TV show to himself – by pretending to be an exotic Indian musician The ...

We bring you musical gems from near and far blended into a pattern of glorious harmony A program based on the universal language of music it is our pleasure to ...

Exotica icon Korla Pandit was a Hammond organ virtuoso with a signature look: Nehru jackets, smoky eye makeup, and bejeweled turbans. For their intriguing profile, codirectors John Turner and Eric ...

Opinions expressed are those of the author. Membership (fee-based) Venkatesh Korla, President and CEO, HGS Digital. He has over 25 years of experience in the digital marketing space as a tech ...

Malini Nair is a Senior Editor with The Times of India in Delhi. Korla Pandit was the first African American to have a TV show to himself – by pretending to be an exotic Indian musician The ...