What is "mynta"

Mynta is an Indo- Swedish fusion jazz band which uses Indian vocal, African and Latin-American rhythms, Arabic sounds, Swedish Folkmusic and Cuban violin, together with Indian traditional instruments as tabla, kanjira, ghatam and tampura.

It consists of Santiago Jimenez ( violin, keyboard), Dallas Smith ( Indian flute, soprano saxophone, clarinet), Christian Paulin ( electric bass guitar), Fazal Qureshi ( tabla, kanjira), Max Åhman ( acoustic guitar) and Sebastian Printz ( drums). Mynta is Swedish for mint. The band was originally formed in 1979.