AUGUST 2012 EVENTS @ TLR
TLR Café & Kitchen, 31 Hauz Khas Village
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Email: live@tlrcafe.com
Web: www.tlrcafe.com | www.facebook.com/cafetlr
Please find below the Press Release for T.L.R.’s August 2012 calendar of events.
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All events start at 9p.m. unless stated otherwise.
No entry charge. Right to admission reserved.
You will notice some changes in T.L.R.’s calendar, we hope they are for the best to support the musicians who make the scene. Also we hope to bring in more and more special guests from all around India and abroad and truly develop T.L.R. as a hub for innovative music in India. Already in August, we have lined up Kaztet Dee (France), T.L.Mazumdar (Canada), Ghost Crabs (Italian frontman), World Ethnic Music Ensemble (feat. Iranian percussionist Fakhroddin “Sina” Ghaffari), Praveen Achary (Bangalore), and Bassista-V (Mumbai).
The main adjustment to our calendar is that we have removed most weekly events except for our signature Saturday night property Disco31. Roughly the nights will now break down to:
THU: LIVE BANDS
FRI: FUSION NIGHTS
SAT: DISCO 31
AUGUST @ T.L.R. SUMMARY:
THU 02/08 – BRIAN CITRO TRIO (LIVE JAZZ)
FRI 03/08 – REGGAE RAJAHS (SOUNDSYTEM)
SAT 04/08 – HASHBACK HASHISH + FUZZCULTURE (LIVE ELECTRONICA)
THU 09/08 – GHOST CRABS ‘60s A-GO-GO (‘60S PSYCHEDELIA)
FRI 10/08 – IMPORTED GO(O)DS VOL.16 feat. EAST STEPPER (GLOBAL BASS)
SAT 11/08 – PRAVEEN ACHARY + VIPUL (EDM)
THU 16/08 – T.L. MAZUMDAR feat. TRITHA (NU R&B)
FRI 17/08 – WORLD ETHNIC MUSIC ENSEMBLE (WORLD MUSIC)
SAT 18/08 – SECOND SUMMER OF LOVE feat. PROFESSOR SMILEY (ACID HOUSE)
THU 23/08 – LUCKNOW EXPERIMENT (LIVE JAZZ)
FRI 24/08 – WAZULU THE ILL DRAVIDIAN + HE RA (HIP HOP)
SAT 25/08 – BASSISTA-V + SU REAL (HOUSE)
THU 30/08 – APOCALYPSE MEOW (LIVE ROCKTRONICA)
FRI 31/08 – TRITHA & SPACE (FULL MOON TRIP HOP)
THU 02/08 – BRIAN CITRO TRIO (LIVE JAZZ)
The Brian Citro Trio is fusion of American jazz traditions and contemporary Indian musical styles. The trio is a welcome new addition to the contemporary Indian music scene, performing newly composed music and reinterpreting standards from jazz greats like Thelonious Monk, Sonnly Rollins and Wayne Shorter. The group consists of Brian Citro (Chicago, U.S.A.) on guitar with Delhiites Abhishek Mangla on bass and the late, great Nikhil Vasudevan (The Ska Vengers) on drums.
FRI 03/08 – REGGAE RAJAHS (SOUNDSYTEM) feat. KAZTET D (MC)
After last month’s blow-out Saturday night Jamboree with Reggae Rajahs and Bassfoundation Roots, the country’s mightiest soundsystem turn the heat up even further with a “bashment” Night of dancehall, hip hop & grime featuring special guest MC Kaztet Dee from France. Kaztet Dee has rocked the mic in India numerous times, racking up a loyal subcontinental following skanking to his every word. For those who know, Reggae Rajahs are India’s first reggae sound system. The trio composed of Diggy Dang, Mr. Herbalist and DJ MoCity (Iraq’s first soundboy) are reggae entertainers and promoters based out of New Delhi. They operate in a traditional Jamaican sound system style with one DJ and two MC’s. Known for their energetic live Performances, the Rajahs released their first official single on Reggaeville / Oneness Records just recently this year. They are dedicated to spreading the positive, conscious message of reggae music across India and overseas! This will be their farewell show at T.L.R., New Delhi’s hub for reggae music, before they take off for a massive European tour!
LINK: www.facebook.com/reggaerajahs | www.facebook.com/McKaztetDee
SAT 04/08 – HASHBACK HASHISH (DJ/AV) + FUZZCULTURE (LIVE ELECTRONICA)
After his outrageously successful “Daft Punk Tribute Project Reboot” at T.L.R. recently, Hashback Hashish is back to Disco 31 this time performing his signature techno set. His recent debut album ‘The Grinning, Naked Bunch’ has received rave reviews by NME India, Wild City, and Indiecision. This is also the debut gig of opening act Fuzzculture – a two piece Electronica outfit consisting of Arsh Sharma (Also of The Circus) and Srijan Mahajan (Also of Half Step Down,Parikrama and Cyanide).
LINK: www.facebook.com/minimalesque | www.facebook.com/fuzzculture
THU 09/08 – GHOST CRABS ‘60s A-GO-GO (‘60S PSYCHEDELIA)
We were so excited by the energy of Ghost Crabs’ debut gig at T.L.R. in June that we had to have them back. For this gig, the Ghost Crabs have assembled a theme to pay tribute to ‘60s psychedelic music and culture, so let’s a-go-go-go baby yeah! Fronted by the inimitable Italian Paolo Fattori a.k.a. “The Guru Crab”, supported by El Salvadorian Sergio Dinarte a.k.a. “The Jumping Crab”, TUSHAR GOYAL a.k.a. “The Rolling Crab” and Delhiite Karan Malhotra a.k.a. “The Shocking Crab”, together the four crabs form “a new Phychedelic-beat band, with different flavours o R’n'R, Indian music, a smell of Latin and Italian.”
LINK: www.facebook.com/ghostcrabs
FRI 10/08 – IMPORTED GO(O)DS VOL.16 feat. EAST STEPPER (GLOBAL BASS)
For its latest edition, Imported Go(o)ds presents East Stepper, a producer praised by the likes of DJ Nihal (BBC Radio 1 UK) and Bobby Friction (BBC Asian Network) for blending the sounds of Indian folk and traditional music with raw electronic dance music. Think Global, Listen Local – Imported Goods is a trans-national movement to spread music from the farthest corners of the globe, tearing down geographic borders and encouraging communal harmony through music and culture. The Indian ambassadors of this movement are DJ Mo City and DJ Su Real, both having played a key role in introducing new genres to the Indian dancefloor in recent years.
LINK: www.facebook.com/eaststepper | www.theimportedgoods.com
SAT 11/08 – PRAVEEN ACHARY + VIPUL (EDM)
The new age Indian dance music producers and artists are creating their presence far and wide. Praveen Achary grew up in Lebanon and Canada, where dance music had a major influence on him. His diverse international sound is influenced from his strong musical background as well as traveling across the world. In late 2009, he signed his debut original single ‘Crossover’ on ‘Maktub Music’, owned by Arjun Vagale & Nicolas Silvano, a monster big-room tune with a star cast of great remixes on board that received play among A-list DJs & producers. Meanwhile, Vipul was heavily influenced by DJs and artists such as Darin Epsilon, Sasha , John Digweed, Robert Babicz, Chris Micall, Audiofly and Tim Davison. Vipul’s sets are open to many different styles and genres – he has found himself working mostly in a very funky, tech-house sound that also draws on jackin’ and hypnotic elements. Vipul’s first track, “Persian Love” in 2010 was repeatedly played out by artists like Tocadisco , Blank and Jones , and Muzikjunki.
LINK: www.facebook.com/praveenacharymusic | www.facebook.com/vipul.music
THU 16/08 – T.L. MAZUMDAR feat. TRITHA (NU R&B)
An experimental singer-songwriter, T.L. grew up on three continents and four countries. He says, “As a kid, I wanted to be on stage with an out-of-tune guitar and sing for people. But I ended up spending the past decade turning into a Live/Studio musician who spent more time in cellars in search of sound. So this is how I bring my two worlds together. The dreamer and the nerd.” His live performances are an unconventional mix of Pop-Songs played with a spontaneous and improvised spirit backed with soundscapes echoing strains of World-Music, Jazz and Electronic music. Special guest for this event is the talented multi-genre, multi-instrumentalist and sublime vocalist Tritha who has developed a loyal following through her shows at T.L.R.
LINK: www.facebook.com/tlmusician | www.facebook.com/trithamusic
FRI 17/08 – WORLD ETHNIC MUSIC ENSEMBLE (WORLD MUSIC)
A very Unique combination of Musicians from different parts of the world. The Ensemble was formed by Master Percussionist and Musicologist, Fakhroddin Ghaffari. Fakhroddin Ghaffari is an Iranian Percussionist, he plays Percussions from different parts of the world. His mastery over percussions has made him to be on the same stage with many big artists, such as Abida Parveen, Ha. He recently did a recording for Coke Studio at MTV. The ensemble is led by him. Seraj khan Plays the acoustic and electronic Mandolin, while Azeem Ahmed Alvi a student of Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan playes the Sitar. Asha Emma Mccarthy and Thu Le bring a whole different color to the music by playing the Cello and the Guitar. Gyan Singh an experienced well-known tabla player of the ensemble brings a unique color to the rhythmic part of the music along with Fakhroddin’s Percussion set. The music we play is from different parts of the world, Arabic and Persian touch, Indian Folk and Classical as well as Flamenco style are some of the colors of the ensemble’s colorful music. We have guest artists as singer, the sing English and also folk songs from Punjab and other parts of the country. Some of the compositions have Western Classical vibe while some are on a solid Indo-Persian rhythmic cycle and have the same melodic form.
SAT 18/08 – SECOND SUMMER OF LOVE feat. PROFESSOR SMILEY (ACID HOUSE)
A summer that lasted a whole year, a sequel to the cultural Big Bang that was the Woodstock Music Festival in ’69, a movement that defined not only electronic music, club culture and nightlife but perhaps the new religious experience of the globalized homo sapien petrochemicus. Between 1988-89, in UK, a nebulous network of DJ’s and promoters organized a seemingly never-ending series of parties that defined a generation and inspired those that followed. They called it “Rave”, “Acid House”, “Madchester”. They re-introduced the Smiley face – and in a way it represented courage against adversity during a time when people had lost their faith in government and the military-capitalist-industrial complex, yet again. And they took to the streets and highways and fields in the countryside in droves to congregate at “raves”, large public gatherings, to express – through music, dance, art and creativity – their opposition to the current system and their hope for a better, more inclusive future. Professor Smiley a.k.a. Su Real (Disco 31 resident) drops the science, House Music 101 on ya.
THU 23/08 – LUCKNOW EXPERIMENT (LIVE JAZZ)
The Lucknow Experiment is a Delhi/Boston based Modern Jazz/Fusion Trio led by Kartikeya Srivastava. Their music is a mix of modern Jazz and World influences that are pushing the limits of improvised music in the country. Kartikeya is currently a 5th semester student majoring in Performance. At Berklee in U.S.A., he has had the honor of studying with drummers such as Ian Froman, Casey Scheurell, Bob Gullotti and Kim Plainfield. He is also working under Grammy winning pianist Danilo Perez and Marco Pignataro at the Berklee Global Jazz Institute, an organization that aims to advance the social power of music.On this gig Kartikeya is joined by the prolific Sahil Warsi (Syncopation, Drift, etc.) on upright bass and the accomplished Pranav Pahwa (Jester, Five 8, Groove Adda) on guitar.
FRI 24/08 – WAZULU THE ILL DRAVIDIAN + HE RA (HIP HOP)
Originally from Bangalore India, Wazulu represents his Dravidian roots by fusing Indian street rhythms with beats that drop so deep he brings new meaning to the concept of owning a “swing” in hip hop music. Traditional melodies of exotic instruments and mystical voices, layered between the spacious sway of rhythmic pendulums rooted within flavors of the urban, Wazulu’s music has the power to move any listener into a staccato, slow-motion bounce that can only be resurrected from the depths of the earth. Where O.G.’s meet original gypsies and emcees flow over bellydancers. He is joined by DJ HeRa – bboy, community organizer, and founder/ director of Tiny Drops Hip Hop Community Center. He says, ‘I’m just another dude from the block. My Journey has been magical as its taking place in the universe and I’m able to feel both the physical and metaphysical – so its nice to be in a dance between both worlds, instead of being just stuck in one.”
LINK: www.facebook.com/wazulu | www.facebook.com/tinydrops.india
SAT 25/08 – BASSISTA-V + SU REAL (HOUSE)
From Mountain Madness in Nepal to the beaches of Goa, V is making waves with sounds that keep you hooked and grooving. Vandana has known only one true love throughout her life, and that is music. She is a bass player and a singer, and has been a loyal fan and supporter of the Indian music circuit for over a decade now. V has traveled widely and been personally involved with multiple genres of music, ranging from rock to funk, fusion, jazz and blues. However, her world turned around when she first experienced electronic music. Soon she began performing as a DJ experimenting with a unique style of dark, tribal and bass-heavy EDM (sub-genre no bar). She has since performed alongside some of the world’s best international artists like Sultan, Ned Shepard, DJ Pearl, Atmos, Fatali, Kashyyyk, Manuel de la Mare, Nikhil Chinapa, Mad Maxx and Paul Thomas, and has frequented some of the best venues India has to offer. Disco 31 resident DJ Su Real supports. LINK: www.facebook.com/bassister.v
THU 30/08 – APOCALYPSE MEOW (LIVE ROCKTRONICA)
An electronic music project still in its nascent stage, Apocalypse Meow is the brainchild of a collaboration between Aalap Davjekar, Angad Singh and Saurabh Babbar. Left to their imaginations with an adequate supply of computer RAM and a sole desire to create, electronic music has only been a tiny piece of their creative output. Apart from the music, they enjoy petting cats and having lunch, but not at the same time.
LINK: www.facebook.com/apawcurlipsmeow
FRI 31/08 – TRITHA ELECTRIC BAND (ETHNO-PUNK)
Having made a name for herself as an Indian Classical singer as well as a Bollywood performer, Tritha embarks on a new journey to explore uncharted musical territories. Blending to gether traditional bandishes, regional folk tunes, punk beats and grungy bass lines, she cooks up a new style that some like to call ethno-punk! Tritha put together a formidable trio for live shows: Tritha Electric, featuring Tony (The Ska Vengers) on bass and Paul (Menwhopause/Indigo Children) on drums. High energy performances leave the audience exhausted, yet begging for more!
LINK: www.facebook.com/trithamusic