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A tête-à-tête with the teen sensation Taan Trikz who were in town recently
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THIS IS a story of four music buffs from Goa who came to Delhi, to rock. And they did. Their gigs at Pizza Pizza Express, now San Marzano, in the capital had the young clientele going berserk, some screaming and others singing along the U2 anthem With or without you.
They evoked a similar response in the twin cities, as they rocked Vasavi College of Engineering during Euphoria '05 and later rock buffs at Durgam Cheruvu sharing centre stage with Silk Route at the `Say No to Drugs' Alliance event. This time they filled the night air with faultless riffs matched with some amazing vocals for Saiyonee.
Braulio Soares (bass), Tony Fernandez (drums), Ulrich.S.N.Gomes (keyboard) and Greg D' Souza (lead guitar) go by the name of Taan Trikz. "The concept is like Back Street Boys. You do have groups here such as Band of Boys. But they do not play live," says Ulrich. About their music, "it is versatile, from contemporary dance music to rock. All of us do the vocals part," adds Greg.
The artistes whose covers they prefer to sing are varied, and that comes from their individual musical inclinations.
Tony brings in rock, G `n' R, Scorpions and Pink Floyd bit, Braulio is the Rock `n' Roll-Bill Hailey and the Comets buff, Greg is the Hip Hop Eminem man, while Ulrich is the master of ballads — Saigon Kick, Foreigner and the rest.
If Gary Moore's Still got the blues gets you into a melancholic mood, Allah ke bande and Dil chahta hai get you frenzied. And their fusion dos take on the Shakti and Trilok Gurtu flavour (They swear by BB King, Don Williams and Maxi Priest alike).
The foursome has come a long way from their Rome of the East (Goa) banner of 1996. Today, post the popular Arlem beer fest, gigs at IIT, Kirorimal College and performing for British High Commission May Ball, US Marine Ball, CNBC and CII, General Motors, Xerox and other MNC dos — they have Subir Malik (Parikrama) currently managing them.
"We are planning to cut our own album. We have been working on the same. It is a dance album with a lot of riffs," explains Braulio. "The only thing that eludes us is a record deal. But our motto is: `Hitch your wagon to a star'," sums Greg.
If you missed their recent gig here, make sure to be there when they are in town the next time. It's a different — read rocking — flavour from the rave land.
SYEDA FARIDA
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