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`Bhor'... a new sunrise?
JUGALBANDI OF rap and raga, tabla and techno. Sounds a bit bizarre. But they seem to master this genre of music.
The musician duo of Mayur Nagvekar and Udyan Sagar of the group, Bandish Projekt, is on a roll. Their album, `Bhor', is making waves with its music video, featuring Isha Koppikar adding the requisite spice.
While Mayur took to the tabla at an early age, Udyan, a computer programmer, says he started dabbling with music when "I discovered I could sample and mix sounds."
Mayur has been learning the tabla from Divyang Vakil. Besides, he plays percussion instruments such as the darbumka, djemba, tumba, duff and dhol at live shows. His interest in Western sounds made him think of reinterpreting the tabla.
Bandish Projekt is formed out of a balance between new and old, electronic sounds and classical, yesterday and today. "We blend modernity with tradition. We don't meddle with classical. We just add some funky tunes," chips in Udyan.
Indian audiences are not receptive to the kind of music released in the West, laments Udyan. He feels the music there is intense and there is space for experimentation.
Reacting to the observation that the older generation detests remixes, Mayur says, "Bollywood music is so much in itself that one desires to work on certain tracks and recreate them in different versions. But the original flavour should be kept intact."
Their maiden album, `Bhor', is creating waves in the industry. Mayur's father inspired him to do the main `Bhor' track.
International standards in the technical aspects of the music set the band apart from the rest.
A band all set to give Indipop a facelift and take it to international standards.
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