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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
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SamBhangra! Samba/Bhangra MeltdownBuilds on the musical cross-fertilisation of the Bollywood Brass Band, adding a samba percussion bateria and the Dhol Foundation (a larger ensemble of Indian dhol drummers) to the horns and drummers of the Bollywood Brass Band. It then makes this fusion of sounds visible by adding Four By Four Dancers (who dance Bhangra - Punjabi folk style), and a group of Brazilian samba dancers.This collaborative group plays songs from both Brazil and India, combining rhythms from both places: on a favourite Punjabi bhangra song, Gur Nalon Ishk Mitha (Love is sweeter than Sugar), the bateria play sambareggae, the dhols play chaal, the essential bhangra beat, the horns play an arrangement influenced by UK remix artist Bally Sagoo, and both sets of dancers are featured. The audience dance too! The ensemble normally consists of 7 horn players, 9 samba percussionists, 5 dhol drummers, 4 Bhangra dancers and 4 samba dancers. The various groups are capable of performing independently, or in different combinations up to the full ensemble as described. All of these performances could be on stage, in procession or acoustic performances in a location. SamBhangra! was premiered in October 1995, and has been performed across the UK since. Unison Festival, London 1995
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