Navi Agency
Mumbai – London – New York
Music Connection Magazine :: “…a raucous, blaring, clashing celebration of a multitude of cultures come together as one joyous explosion.” – Henry Lewis
Chicago Reader :: “The band artfully hybridizes Indian bhangra and something akin to New Orleans second-line funk. Plus it’s fun as hell.” – Peter Margasak
A.V. – Madison World Music Festival :: “…combines traditional Indian dhol drumming, frenzied improvisationl jazz, and boundless energey into bombastic bites of hip-shaking grooves.”
Time Out Chicago :: “The funky Brooklynites raise a ruckus with scampering dhol drumming, honking tubas and battered bugles.”
Red Baraat’s DIGITAL RELEASE party of Chaal Baby
Wednesday, November 25th: DJ Rekha’s Basement Bhangra @ SOB’s, NYC
AVAILABLE HERE: http://redbaraat.bandcamp.com/album/chaal-baby?permalink
Sinj Records SR0110 (UPC # 884501 207348)
Digital Release Date: November 25, 2009
Physical CD Release Date: February 5, 2010
Recent appearance on John Schaefer’s Soundcheck WNYC-FM 93.9: http://www.wnyc.org/shows/soundcheck/episodes/2009/09/10/segments/140355
Recent blog Interview on Sepia Mutiny, where Red Baraat gave 1 digital download track for FREE: http://www.sepiamutiny.com/sepia/archives/005940.html
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
Wednesday, August 12: Lincoln Center Outdoors- NYC
Friday, August 14: Barbes - Brooklyn, NY
Thursday, August 20: DJ Rekha’s Basement Bhangra @ SOB’s, – NYC
Thursday, September 10: WNYC – 93.9 FM Soundcheck w/John Schaefer – NYC
Thursday, September 10: Fashion’s Night Out sponsored by Vogue Magazine – NYC
Saturday, September 11: 92nd Street Y - NYC (Double bill w/Nation Beat)
Thursday, September 17: Madison World Music Festival - Madison, WI
Friday, September 18: Chicago World Music Festival - Chicago, IL (Double bill w/Cheb I Sabbah)
Saturday, September 19: Chicago World Music Festival - Chicago, IL
Sunday, September 20: Global Union World Music Festival - Milwaukee, WI
Friday, October 2: International Day of Nonviolence Concert @ Brooklyn Lyceum (w/Earthdriver)
Saturday, October 3: Chile Pepper Fiesta @ Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Thursday, October 8: Nublu - NYC
Saturday, October 17: Barbes - Brooklyn, NY
Wednesday, November 25: DJ Rekha’s Basement Bhangra @ SOB’s, – NYC (DIGITAL RELEASE PARTY)
Saturday, November 28: Barbes - Brooklyn, NY (DIGITAL RELEASE PARTY)
Saturday, December 19: The Knitting Factory - Brooklyn, NY (opening for The Slackers)
Friday, January 8, 2010: Joe’s Pub - NYC (APAP showcase)
Saturday, January 23, 2010: Barbes - Brooklyn, NY
Friday, February 5, 2010: Joe’s Pub - NYC (CD RELEASE PARTY)
…more dates TBA
Led by drummer Sunny Jain, Red Baraat is the first and only dhol ‘n’ brass band of its kind in the States, melding the infectious North Indian rhythm Bhangra with brass funk and expressing the human spirit through improvisation and a powerful live sound. Comprised of dhol (double-sided, barrel-shaped North Indian drum slung over one shoulder), percussion and horns, this NYC-based group plays fresh originals, as well as traditional Punjabi songs and Bollywood numbers with a dramatic stage performance and presence.
In the short time since their inception, the group has delivered blistering performances at Chicago World Music Festival, Madison World Music Festival, Lincoln Center, Droma Gypsy Festival, DJ Rekha’s Basement Bhangra, The Kitchen performance art space, India Independence Day Parade, Barbes, Joe’s Pub, as well as a live radio broadcast for John Schaefer’s Soundcheck WNYC-FM 93.9. They recently recorded the credit roll theme song for the movie, The Yes Men Fix the World, performed at the 43rd Annual War Resistors League Peace Award ceremony, alongside folk legends Steve Earle and Allison Moorer, and performed for Ports 1961 at the 2009 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week (NYC).
Red Baraat
Sunny Jain – dhol / drumset / percussion / MC
Rohin Khemani – tavil / doumbek / percussion
Tomas Fujiwara – drumset / percussion
Arun Luthra – soprano sax
Mike Bomwell – tenor sax
Sonny Singh – trumpet / vocals
MiWi La Lupa – bass trumpet
Dave Smith – trombone
John Altieri – sousaphone / rap
MORE INFO: WWW.REDBARAAT.COM