The story of Korla Pandit fascinates me. On the one hand, it’s a story of a man and woman who built a career off of stereotypes and ignorance. India was seen as a mystical, exotic, strange place and John Roland Redd exploited that to become famous while knowing nothing about the people and culture. On the other hand, Black Americans were barred from participating in everyday life and commerce. He was only able to join the musicians guild and become famous by passing as Indian - and Mexican befor
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The story of Korla Pandit fascinates me. On the one hand, it’s a story of a man and woman who built a career off of stereotypes and ignorance. India was seen as a mystical, exotic, strange place and John Roland Redd exploited that to become famous while knowing nothing about the people and culture. On the other hand, Black Americans were barred from participating in everyday life and commerce. He was only able to join the musicians guild and become famous by passing as Indian - and Mexican befor
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New Documentary Reveals the Strange Life of Korla Pandit
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New Documentary Reveals the Strange Life of Korla Pandit
Aug 27, 2015
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The strange story of Korla Pandit, the most famous Indian in 1950s America
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The strange story of Korla Pandit, the most famous Indian in 1950s America
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KORLA PANDIT DAY: Today we celebrate John Roland Redd, an African-American man who successfully passed as an Indian musician from New Delhi in the 1950s. Redd, who went by Korla Pandit, took his secret to the grave in 1998 and is now celebrated posthumously as the first black entertainer to have his own TV show. ABC7 News reporter Carolyn Tyler will introduce a documentary on Redd at a sold out event at the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) in San Francisco tonight. The film will be availabl
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KORLA PANDIT DAY: Today we celebrate John Roland Redd, an African-American man who successfully passed as an Indian musician from New Delhi in the 1950s. Redd, who went by Korla Pandit, took his secret to the grave in 1998 and is now celebrated posthumously as the first black entertainer to have his own TV show. ABC7 News reporter Carolyn Tyler will introduce a documentary on Redd at a sold out event at the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) in San Francisco tonight. The film will be availabl
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Korla Pandit and Race in American Music
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Korla Pandit’s Adventures in Music was first telecast on KTLA in 1949. As we celebrate our 69th birthday today, we decided to play a short clip of one of Korla’s haunting melodies. Should we develop a 2016 version, the morning crew already nominated Megan to be our interpretive dancer. | KTLA 5 Morning News
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Korla Pandit’s Adventures in Music was first telecast on KTLA in 1949. As we celebrate our 69th birthday today, we decided to play a short clip of one of Korla’s haunting melodies. Should we develop a 2016 version, the morning crew already nominated Megan to be our interpretive dancer. | KTLA 5 Morning News
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Meet the African-American man who became the most famous 'Indian' in America in the 1950s
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The story of John Redd, an African American who migrated to Hollywood and reinvented himself as "Korla" a musician from India. May 6 at 11 pm - WOUB Public Media
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Korla - Trailer
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Korla Pandit Turkish Dance
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John Turner on Korla Pandit
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Korla Pandit Organ
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Korla Pandit! Hammond Organ ca 1950
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