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Red Baraat
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The Barns at Wolf TrapVienna, Virginia, USA
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Dec 01, 2018Sat , 08:00 PM GMT (-04:00)
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Red Baraat
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- he ever evolving Red Baraat is a pioneering band from Brooklyn, New York. Led by dhol player Sunny Jain, the group has drawn worldwide praise for its merging of hard driving North Indian Bhangra with elements of funk, go-go, rock, and jazz - fueled by master rhythm makers, the muscle of horns, raucous guitar, and a booming sousaphone. Created with no less a purposeful agenda than manifesting joy and unity in all people, the band's effortless outlook empowers their audience in a near hedonistic celebration of music and dance. A knitted blend of poly-rhythmic panache exploring what it means to communicate music between individuals and across cultures, states SPIN Magazine, and NPR has dubbed them the best party band in years. From the moment Sound The People (out June 29, 2018) kicks off with Next Level a wild and exuberant confluence of Bhangra music with anthemic, psyched-out twists its clear that Red Baraat are very much taking their sonic signature to a new astral realm. On their fifth offering, the Brooklyn-based band continues their exploration of South Asian culture, while firmly placing it within the context of a globalized generation as demonstrated by the diverse backgrounds of its members. With the migration thats happened, there is all this varied and expressive music that has erupted from the South Asian diaspora, explains founder and bandleader Sunny Jain, who was born to Punjabi parents in Rochester, NY. Sound The People is a shout out to, and celebration of, this community around the world. With these nine songs, Red Baraat turns this celebration into a full-blown infiltration. While the band completed by Chris Eddleton (drumset), Jonathan Goldberger (guitar), Jonathon Haffner (soprano sax), Sonny Singh (trumpet) and John Altieri (sousaphone) has streamlined from an eight-piece to a six-piece in the last year, the ever-experimental group, formed in 2008, has once again proven their ability to push musical boundaries and transcend dimensions. Sound the People draws from a vast expanse of influences, from bhangra music to jazz, hip-hop to psych and everything in between, utilizing the musicians virtuosity to redefine and reimagine the capabilities of their instruments. An array of special guests and carefully curated covers help to round out the album. Kala Mukhra features Pakistani singer and writer Ali Sethi on a version of the traditional Gora Mukra, subverted from the original meaning of fair-skinned face to dark-skinned face all with a feverish and enthusiastic pace. Elsewhere, the rambunctious and playful Moray Gari Suno is their take on one of the first known songs of Chutney music, a mixture of Indian and Caribbean music that gained traction in Trinidad in the 1960s. Vibrations is a minimalistic and acoustic improvisation overlaid with a passage by American poet and activist Suheir Hammad about human connection written by Sufi intellect Hazrat Inayat Khan. A similar ideology reappears on the boisterous closer Punjaub March, read by American humorist John Hodgman, a song that marks the historical reality of colonialisms impact on South Asian marching bands, with Red Baraat reinterpreting and recontextualizing it. The title track is the central force of the record. A stunning collision of traditional Indian music and insurrectionary hip-hop, Sound the People is centered around a politically-charged rap by Heems of Brooklyn hip-hop group Das Racist. Constructed from disparate ideas about the South Asian diaspora, migration and the current political climate, it is a powerful and incisive response to the way the United States has changed since the November 2016 election. Its hard to escape saying something about the time were living in, says Jain, who began writing the album just weeks after Trumps victory. So in a sense, the record is a call to action against the various inequalities and injustices that were seeing. We desperately need citizen engagement in response to those injustices. Sound the People coalesces to create an album that is simultaneously rebellious, important and fun; an inspiring cacophony of instruments, cultures, and ideas that pay tribute to the way diversity makes, and has always made, America great. It is a defiant battle cry and a confident statement that establishes Red Baraat as one of Americas most vital bands who remain dedicated to the spirit of community and joy, along with a wonderful reminder that we are truly all in this together.
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Sunny Jain
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- "Sunny Jain is the Hendrix of dhol." Manchester Salon (UK) A product of the evolving tastes and worldviews of a globalized generation, Sunny Jain has proven to be a trailblazer. He founded and plays dhol in the band, Red Baraat, the most successful Indian-American band in North America with performances at the White House, TED Talks, London Paralympics Closing Ceremony, Bonnaroo Music Festival and Austin City Limits. The band was named "Favorite Live Shows of 2011" by NPR and the bands last record, Shruggy Ji, debuted at #1 on the Billboard World Music Charts. "Jain's compositions are unique and stake out singular turf in this 21st Century world of cross-pollinating musical traditions." Signal to Noise July 2014, Jain was commissioned by NPR Music to write a composition for a capstone event on Make Music New York day. In 2013, Phillip Glass was asked to do the same. Over 350 musicians, including drumlines of the New York Jets and Knicks, prominent brass bands from NYC and talented high school band students, arrived on the steps of the Brooklyn Public Library to premiere Jains 100+ BPM. The meaning of the tune refers to the location and instrumentation of the performance (Brooklyn Public Music, Brass-Percussion Music), while the 100+ refers to the beats per minute of the song and the anticipated number of musicians for the performance. In past years, Jain has been a recipient of composition and performance grants from the Aaron Copland Music Fund, Chamber Music America, Meet the Composer, Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, globalFEST and received the Arts International Award in both 2005 and 2003. In 2010, Jains song, Chaal Baby, was featured for 6 months in the hit FXX show, Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Sunny Jain is at the tip of the cultural spear. He has been an invited participant at the White House's AAPI event in 2012, and more recently was invited to speak at Harvard and the New Haven Arts and Ideas Festival. Sunny has been featured and profiled in the Wall Street Journal, on NPR's Weekend Edition, in the India Times, and in countless other important media outlets across the globe. Hes also the author of 2 instructional drum books for Alfred Publishing (The Total Jazz Drummer and Drum Atlas: India). Jains goal in music has always focused on innovation and community. Taking risks is necessary as an artist, in order to hit upon new ways of understanding and relating to the world. At the same time, we are simple creatures that desire community. If we can unite people of all backgrounds to partake in the exuberance of life through the universal language of music, regardless of any differences, then life is that much sweeter. Unity through diversity. "Rising Star Percussionist." Downbeat Critics Poll (2011-2015) Sunny Jain first made a name for himself as a rising star in the jazz world awarded the designation of Jazz Ambassador by the U.S. Department of State and the Kennedy Center, and appearing regularly in Downbeat magazine critics polls as he helmed his own bands and also worked with Norah Jones, Kenny Wollesen, and Kyle Eastwood. For several years, he traveled the world as a kit drummer and dhol player with the Sufi rock band, Junoon the biggest rock band to emerge from South Asia. In 2011, Junoon recorded the single "Open Your Eyes," featuring Peter Gabriel, to raise awareness and funds for Pakistani flood victims. In 2010, Junoon delivered a Concert for Pakistan at the United Nations in NYC, for the displaced refugees in the Swat Valley. The band closed out 2007 with a milestone performance at the Nobel Peace Prize concert in Oslo, Norway, playing for Nobel Laureates Al Gore and Rajendra Paucharia. Jain played dhol/percussion in the first ever Indian Broadway show, Bombay Dreams (2004) and made his Hollywood debut playing dhol in the movie, Accidental Husband, starring Uma Thurman and Colin Firth. Jain has performed or recorded with Kiran Ahluwalia, Asphalt Orchestra, Joey Baron, Kenny Barron, Marc Cary, Samir Chatterjee, DJ Rekha, Kyle Eastwood, Peter Gabriel, Grupo Fantasma, Norah Jones, Junoon, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Pedrito Martinez, Ozomotli, Q-Tip, Soul Rebels, Martha Wainwright, Kenny Wollesen, and many others. Sunny Jain Albums Parallel - Tongues in Trees (Sinj Records 2015) Gaadi of Truth Red Baraat (Sinj Records 2015) Big Talk Red Baraat (Sinj Records 2013) Shruggy Ji Red Baraat (Sinj Records 2013) Bootleg Bhangra Red Baraat (Sinj Records 2011) Chaal Baby Red Baraat (Sinj Records 2010) Taboo Sunny Jain (BJUR/Sinj Records 2010) Avaaz Sunny Jain Collective (Sinj Records 2006) Mango Festival Sunny Jain Collective (ZoHo Music 2004) As Is Sunny Jain Collective (NCM East 2002)
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