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the thar desert: balesar to bikaner

By robbert | Published: 21 March 2012

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playing temple music in india’s deep south

By robbert | Published: 4 March 2012

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bye bye broadlands

By robbert | Published: 29 February 2012

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elephant songs #1 – all star jazzband

By robbert | Published: 21 February 2012

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elephant songs #0 – surprise prologue

By robbert | Published: 17 January 2012

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oto.3 these days (and: movie edit!)

By robbert | Published: 19 December 2011

After editing the footage of riding through Nepal, included in “mountains! please?” iMovie was no longer the intimidating dark cloud that had stopped me from putting up clips of the oto.3 concerts in Amsterdam in the early summer. So here it is [...]

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temporary homelands

By robbert | Published: 23 November 2011

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congratulations in india

By robbert | Published: 17 November 2011

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udaipur rooftops

By robbert | Published: 13 November 2011

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poha!

By robbert | Published: 11 November 2011

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till the cows come home

By robbert | Published: 10 November 2011

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test ride day one – my way is the highway

By robbert | Published: 9 November 2011

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riding the bullet in south india, february 2011

By robbert | Published: 13 February 2011

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