Formed in 2008, Red Baraat is a pioneering band from Brooklyn, New York. Conceived by Sunny Jain, the group has drawn worldwide praise for its singular sound - a merging of hard driving North Indian Stream Tracks and Playlists from Red Baraat on your desktop or mobile device.

Bob Boilen March 13, 2017 - Red Baraat's fusion of bhangra, go-go, hip-hop and jazz is driven by frontman Sunny Jain's percolating playing of the dhol, . .

Red Baraat is an eight-piece "dhol and brass" party band from Brooklyn, New York, that melds Bollywood funk, NOLA brass band chops, and R&B.

Red Baraat’s June 2018 album release, Sound The People, hit the top 10 on the World Music Charts Europe and was heralded in the US as the anthem soundtrack for the South Asian diaspora by US hipster, indie-rock magazine, STEREOGUM: The album is full of moments that hit with the force of a spiritual awakenin. he funk, ska-punk, and other. Each piece is a gesture of cultural harmony, rendering not only genre irrelevant, but the geographic placement of those sounds. 2018 also saw the band touring Kazakhstan, Abu Dabhi, US, Canada and Europe. They headlined the renowned WOMAD Festival in Cáceres, Spain in front of 10,000 people, performed the Vienna Konzerthaus (Philharmonie) in Austria and had the crowd jumping at Rudolstadt Festival in Germany.

Red Baraat’s more typical . is to fight fear with cheer, which they do across much of the rest of Sound The People. Case in point is Kala Mukhra, a spin of the traditional Gora Mukra that was originally sung in praise of a fair-skinned face. Pakistani singer Ali Sethi mixes up the lyrics to instead celebrate those of darker complexions, while Sunny and co. emboss a classic desi backdrop with bending guitars and a high-contrast trumpet refrain. The album is full of moments that hit with the force of a spiritual awakening in their execution. The dhol breakdown at the end of Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai is a striking coda of concentrated musicality to the six minutes of sweaty Eastern lounge music that took place prior. Meanwhile Moray Gari Suno remixes the trademarks of Chutney music - a take on Bhojpuri folk - into a playful concoction resembling half-speed surf pop.

Working on an album for ways at Studio G in Brooklyn with producer, Joel Hamilton.

Listen to albums and songs from Red Baraat. Red Baraat plays ferociously funked-up bhangra by way of New Orleans straight outta Brooklyn. They call it "dhol 'n' brass. Dengue Fever, Fool's Gold, Slavic Soul Party!, The Bombay Royale, The Cambodian Space Project, Trombone Shorty.

Red Baraat: best 2 tracks. Heems, Red Baraat - Sound the People Sound the People, 2018 03:42. Red Baraat - Holi Ke Din Sound the People, 2018 07:33.

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The 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  . On the heels of a new album release, Sound the People, Red Baraat are very much taking their sonic signature to a new astral realm, while firmly placing it within the context of a globalized generation.