line up

• Bex Mather  (Vocals, Guitar)
• Bhungar Khan Manganiyar  (Kartals (castanets))
• Daya Ram  (Vocals, Harmonium)
• Dileep Bhat  (Bells, Musical interlocution)
• Jason Singh  (Creative Direction, beatbox, percussions)
• Jumma « Jogi » Khan Mewati  (Bhapang, Vocals)
• Kutla Khan Manganiyar  (dholak (percussion))
• Raies Khan Manganiyar  (morchang (Jew's harp))
• Sardar Langa  (Sarangi, Vocals)
• Sumitra (Vocals)

• country:
  India
• region or city:
  England
• style(s):
  Folk Acoustic
• label:
  not signed
• type:
  Band
• gender:
  male, female
• instrumentation:
  instrumental, vocal
• artist submitted by:
  Kawa Cultural Centre

DHAROHAR,

a contemporary folk musical ensemble from UK - INDIA (Rajasthan).

Dharohar, a ten-piece band, brings together traditional folk musicians, vocalists and beatboxer from India and the United Kingdom.
Initiated by the Jaipur Virasat Foundation and supported by the British Council, Dharohar is about music, and also about cross cultural exploration.

Jason Singh, the British Human beatboxer, DJ, experimental percussionist, workshop facilitator, composer and visual artist and the UK singer-songwriter and guitarist, Bex Mather have explored folk tunes and developped with a bunch of musicians from villages all over Rajasthan, in an immense amount of expertise and enthousiasm, strong and deep roots for a contemporary sound
Dharohar takes you through a variety of textures and moods. It perfectly combines the soaring vocals of Sumitra, one of Rajasthan's best-loved female singers, and the heart-wrenchingly beautiful voice of Sardar Khan and his sarangi, the perfect beats of dholak player Kutla Khan and compellingly energetic khartal artist Bungar Khan, the rich vocals of traditional thespian Daya Ram, Deelip Bhat and the witty and often controversial performance poet Jumma Khan, all complemented by the soft vocals of Bex Mather and her guitar and the awesome Jason Singh's irrepressible rhythm.
And if Jason Singh steps to the front of the stage with morchang (Jew's harp ) talented Raies Khan, you're in for something special. The close and complex combination of morchang and beatbox would get any crowd jumping, anywhere in the world.

It's a unique, but totally fitting fusing of cultures.

Dharohar has enthralled the audience with amazing performances in Jaipur at the Jaipur International Festival, in Jodhpur at RIFF, in Mumbai, Lucknow and Delhi and now explores the worldwide scenes.

Press
"Sarangi meets beatboxing ..., a high-spirited musical celebration that fuses India's past with its present". Guardian (UK) Sarah Phillips 12 Nov 09

"Dharohar gave a thumping performance that had the crowd grooving to their beat". Mumbai Mirror (India) Namrata Bhawnani 04 Oct 09

Contact for International Bookings : Marie-Noelle Jaffre - Kawa Cultural Centre
Ph : +91 9829503486
e-mail : mnjaffre@hotmail.com

Links

• Dharohar, for International bookings