Chaiyya Chaiyya
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Read the reviews:
Sunday Times 'some of their most joyous performances so far' 4 stars
Songlines 'the arrival of a prestigious voice...a collaboration that does wonders for the band'
Chaiyya Chaiyya features RAFAQAT ALI KHAN, the nephew of Pakistan’s greatest classical singer, Salamat Ali Khan. He brings his classical heritage to film soundtracks and popular music, while staying true to his Sufi soul. Rafaqat has recently been performing for the UN in New York with Abida Parveen, and recording with UK Asian crossover mastermind, Rishi Rich.
In the world of the BOLLYWOOD BRASS BAND, the sound of Indian movies meets wedding brass band music and Indian pop. The range of instrumentation is audacious: saxes, trumpets, trombones, flute, sousaphone, dhol, dholak, tabla, drumkit, surdo, percussion. The added soundscape of samples and a string section join the brass to provide a glowing setting for the golden voice of RAFAQAT ALI KHAN.
For Chaiyya Chaiyya, the band and RAFAQAT ALI KHAN present a varied selection of Bollywood classics from the 1950s to the present day. All time superhits by AR Rahman, RD Burman and 70’s funk heroes Kalyanji-Anandji rub shoulders with the latest floorfillers.
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