Highlights:
St
Mark's Square - Venice carnival,
Bridgewater Hall - Manchester,
Thames Festival,
WOMAD, UK
Festival de la Merce - Barcelona,
Sziget Festival - Budapest,
London Mela, Roskilde Festival - Denmark,
Kaustinen Festival - Finland,
Rudolstadt festival - Germany,
Tulip festival - Canada,
Druga Godba festival -Slovenia,
Ignite! - Olympic Stadium, Sydney |
The Band introduce themselves:
Jas Daffu -
Dhol and dholak
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Jas started learning to
play the dhol in the mid 90's, after he had seen the impressive
Johnny Kalsi pounding out dhol beats on stage with the legendary
Bhangra Band, Alaap.
Within a month of starting to learn the dhol, Jas played his first
gig, alongside his Ustaad (teacher) Johnny and other members of
The Dhol Foundation.
Within a year, he was teaching the Slough-based Dhol Foundation
class while Johnny was touring.Three years later, Jas joined the
Bollywood Brass Band and has been a permanent member ever since,
even though he can still be seen playing regularly with The Dhol
Foundation.
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| Jas is a self-taught Dholak player. By using the bols
(phrases) from the tabla that are also used for the dhol, Jas was
able to teach himself dholak for the increasing number of stage shows
that The Bollywood Brass Band play. |
Most memorable BBB performances include, amongst others, The Millennium
Dome on New year's eve '99 with both TDF and the BBB, Bob Geldof's 50th
Birthday and Sydney Olympic Stadium 'Ignite Festival'.
Recordings include:
'OVO - The Millennium Show',
'Up!' and 'Long Walk Home' all by Peter Gabriel,
'The Incredible Hulk Soundtrack',
'Big Drum Small World' by The Dhol Foundation,
'By Public Demand' by B21
'Rahmania' by The Bollywood Brass Band.
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