Red Baraat--Bhagra Funk Dhol 'n' Brass Band

 

While in Germany this weekend I happened upon a huge crowd surrounding a band on stage in a Nuremberg city square.  The sound was interesting and I wanted to see what everyone was screaming and dancing around about.  I had come across the band named Red Baraat. They are considered a Bhangra Funk band.  The word Dhol is the type of drum they play and the brass refers to the regular brass instruments such as trumpet and tuba.  The band was pretty great and the Germans seemed to really enjoy them!  

Here is a blurb from their website:

"In just three short years, the pioneering Brooklyn dhol ‘n’ brass party juggernaut Red Baraat have made a name for themselves as one of the best live bands playing anywhere in the world. Led by dhol player Sunny Jain, the nine piece comprised of dhol (double-sided barrel shaped North Indian drum slung over one shoulder) drumset, percussion, sousaphone and five horns, melds the infectious North Indian rhythm Bhangra with a host of sounds, namely funk, go-go, latin, and jazz. Simply put, Sunny Jain and Red Baraat have created and defined a sound entirely their own."

Here is the website where you can find out more about them and listen to some of their music if you'd like: 

http://www.redbaraat.com/news.html

Red Baraat at Montreal International Jazz Festival:

P.S.: The sound was better outside when I saw them than in this video.