Rhythm in music can be perceived and expressed in many different ways. At the most basic level, and above all else, sense of rhythm is something that we are all born with - in form of our heartbeat. Satish Krishnamurthy is a classically trained #Kanjeera player, who lives and breathes traditionally taught rhythm structures. @DJUri, a well known and versatile DJ, famous for rocking the turntables since the 80s, has been pushing 'Finger Drumming' as a technique to able to bring more life into his performances. Add to all this, Taru Dalmia Aka @Delhi Sultanate, a Reggae MC and Singer, who is known for his vocal delivery and lyrical content to create a rhythmic flow that now forms the basis of genres like Reggae, Hip-hop etc. ---- #SoundsOfSociety is a project to document and present the sounds of today. It is a step towards a genre-free, no-rules, and an all-inclusive approach to presenting music-making and its associated performing arts. Music that represents the social and cultural milieu in which you live. We are the sounds of today. We are the Sounds of Society. Each episode is carefully curated, and spontaneous. Musicians come together for a few hours, and create the magic. Presented by - Society Tea In Association with - Urban Beat Project & blueFROG Curated by - Laiq Qureshi & Ruchika Tiku In this episode | Anti-National Voodoo ------------------------- Delhi Sultanate ------------------------- Delhi Sultanate is India’s foremost Reggae & Dancehall artist. Alongside his empress Begum X he has opened for Snoop Lion and Julian Marley in India and has toured the US, Europe and Afghanistan bringing reggae music to new frontiers. Delhi Sultanate’s singles NYC-2-India with Subatomic Soundsystem and Criss & Shine respectively went to #1 on Beatport Reggae Charts and Juno Hip Hop singles charts. He has collaborated with Sizzla Kalonji for an upcoming track and has voiced Dubplates for Rory Stonelove. Apart from his solo career he is the lead singer of The Ska Vengers, India'a first ska and rocksteady band. In 2010 he started the trust ‘Word, Sound and Power’ along with producer Chris McGuinness. The organization is dedicated to producing documentary films and musical collaborations featuring revolutionary singers from different parts of the Indian subcontinent. Word Sound and Power create bilingual tracks that embody the revolutionary and uplifting spirit of Dancehall Reggae and reflect life in India. https://www.facebook.com/pg/delhisultanatemusic/ https://www.facebook.com/BFRSoundSystem/ ----------- DJ URI ----------- Born in East London (UK) & based in Mumbai (India), DJ Uri has been rocking 2 Turntables since 1987, starting out as a Hip Hop, Funk & Soul DJ. The depth of his collection and knowledge he has gained over the years are a credit to Hip Hop culture. The Official DJ for Battle Of The Year 2014 South East Asia Finals & RedBull BC One India 2016-2018, he was also featured in the Hip Hop Cookbook representing India alongside Old Skool Legends Kurtis Blow, Crazy Legs (Rocksteady Crew) & Grand Mixer DST. Musically, DJ Uri fuses Hip Hop, Funk, Bass, Trap, Future Beats & Club Classics using Turntables, Finger Drumming & Loop Stations into one seamless set showcasing skill levels of the highest degree. The last 2 years have seen him support the likes of Pretty Lights, Diplo, Flying Lotus, Ed Sheeran, Major Lazer, Foreign Beggars, Mark Ronson, Benga & Skream. With regular club & festival gigs both at home in the thriving Indian music scene and across Europe, Uri is definitely an International DJ. ----------------------------------- Satish Krishnamurthy ----------------------------------- Satish has a multifaceted personality. He started learning the art of Playing Mridangam and other percussion instruments like Thavil , Kanjira , Ghatam from Guru.Vidwan T.S.Nandkumar.He has Learnt Classical Carnatic Vocal from Guru. Shrimati Rukmini Shankar And Guru. Kalyani Sharma.Persuining Bachelor in Music and Mridangam from Annamalia university ,Chennai. He has assisted Shivamani by playing south percussion for the movie 'Before the rains' by Santosh Sivan. He is working as lecturer in Bharata college Doing Talvadya – percussion ensemble shows with students.He also conducts web-classes Gave Music for few channel - V promos. ---------------------- Video Credits ---------------------- An Urban Beat Project Production Composers: Delhi Sultanate, DJ URI, Satish Krishnamurthy Song: Anti-National Voodoo Director: Varun Mehra DoP: Srijan Chaurasia, Dhruv Chadha, Varun Mehra Editor: Varun Mehra Sound Consultant: Sound.codes Animation: Kalp Sanghvi Logo Design: Rahul Nair Astons: Laiq Qureshi Location: Jude Bakery, Bandra ------------------------ http://www.soundsofsociety.in http://www.societytea.in http://urbanbeatproject.com ------------------------- #UrbanBeatProject

This musical piece is dedicated to the journey of two unique instruments and their masters, meeting for the first time in the heart of India. While the Hang was invented in Switzerland in 2000, and Hang Massive undoubtedly it's biggest and most famous exponents today, the Belabaharr was invented here in India, by Pundit Babulal Gandharva, as a fusion to include the qualities of a violin as well as the resonance of the Sarangi. His son Naviin, is the only known musician to be playing the Belabaharr. This episode of Sounds of Society is the first, and the only time these guys have ever played together. Despite coming from different walks of life, the blend of their sounds appear to be connected on many levels. Much like all of us, and everything around us. This song is aptly called - ONE ---- #SoundsOfSociety is a project to document and present the sounds of today. It is a step towards a genre-free, no-rules, and an all-inclusive approach to presenting music-making and its associated performing arts. Music that represents the social and cultural milieu in which you live. We are the sounds of today. We are the Sounds of Society. Each episode is carefully curated, and spontaneous. Musicians come together for a few hours, and create the magic. Presented by - Society Tea In Association with - Urban Beat Project Curated by - Laiq Qureshi ----------------------- Hang Massive ----------------------- In December of 2011 Hang Massive released their first online video and music release ‘ Once Again ‘. That video spread virally and since then has been seen more then 60 million times online and viewed in countries all around the world. That success introduced millions of people to an amazing new instrument and was the basis for a global and dedicated fan base excited to hear more offerings from this unique musical project. The founding members of Hang Massive are Danny Cudd and Markus Offbeat. They met on the shores of Goa, India where for many years they passed the winter months enjoying the enlivening and creative vibe that flourishes there each season. From India they journeyed back to the UK where they began living and playing music together in the historic town of Bath Spa. https://hangmusic.com --------------------------- Naviin Gandharv --------------------------- Naviin Gandharv is a young multi – talented musician who plays the unique instrument called as ‘Belabaharr’ & the Tabla with equal passion & dexterity with his own distinct style. Naviin's style of playing is a typical blend of the traditional & creative music developed from his Legendary mentors Ustad Allarakha & Pt. Babulal Gandharv (the creator of the 'Belabaharr'). His association with great maestros has polished him to be a dynamic & versatile performer. He Born in the heart of Dewas, a famous place in Madhya Pradesh , India where music is cherished since generations in the aristocratic family of Pt. Kashiram - a celebrated Sarangi Master.It is said that melody & rhythm is a rare & uncommon combination. Like his name he is truly a ‘Gandharv'.Belabaharr is a versatile instrument which has been almost used in most forms of music such as classical, folk, devotional, film music, contemporary and world music. The unique sound of Belabaharr has been appreciated by eminent musicians like Padma Vibhushan Pt.Ram Narayan, Ustad Zakir ,Hussain, A.R.Rahman, Marat Bisengaliev, Kenny G, Vanessa Mae, Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar, Ustad Ghulam Ali, Laxmikant, Pyarelal, Anup Jalota, Pankaj Udhas, Naushad sahib, etc. https://www.facebook.com/NaviinBelabaharr ---------------------- Video Credits ---------------------- An Urban Beat Project Production Director: Varun Mehra DoP: Parijat Pansaray, Varun Mehra Editor: Varun Mehra Sound Consultant: Sound.codes Mixing and Mastering: Laiq Qureshi Animation: Kalp Sanghvi Logo Design: Rahul Nair Astons: Laiq Qureshi Location: Gandhar Eco-lodge, Thal, Alibagh ------------------------ http://www.soundsofsociety.in http://www.societytea.in http://urbanbeatproject.com ------------------------- #UrbanBeatProject #HangMassive

Although the band, Delhi 2 Dublin, is based in Vancouver, Canada, the heritage of the founding members - Tarun Nayar and Sanjay Saren - originates in Punjab - India, when their forefathers migrated to Canada in the early 20th century. Their sound represents an evolution of their Punjabi roots mixed with their present day Canadian traditions. This episode is about their journey back into India, whilst bringing their special brand of global desi sounds which has evolved overseas, and finally reaching back to India, and collaborating with a folk singer from Punjab - Jeetu (Jatinder Singh), where he presents a special style of semi-classical vocal music, sung mostly by songstresses, known as baigees, in royal courts of Punjab. ---- #SoundsOfSociety is a project to document and present the sounds of today. It is a step towards a genre-free, no-rules, and an all-inclusive approach to presenting music-making and its associated performing arts. Music that represents the social and cultural milieu in which you live. We are the sounds of today. We are the Sounds of Society. Each episode is carefully curated, and spontaneous. Musicians come together for a few hours, and create the magic. In this Episode: Although the band, Delhi 2 Dublin , is based in Vancouver, Canada, the heritage of the founding members - Tarun Nayyar and Sanjay Saren - originates in Punjab - India, when their forefathers migrated to Canada in the early 20th century. Their sound represents an evolution of their Punjabi roots mixed with their present day Canadian traditions. This episode is about their journey back into India, whilst bringing their special brand of global desi sounds which has evolved overseas, and finally reaching back to India, and collaborating with a folk singer from Punjab - Jeetu (Jatinder Singh), where he presents a special style of semi-classical vocal music, sung mostly by songstresses, known as baigees, in royal courts of Punjab. Presented by - Society Tea In Association with - Urban Beat Project Curated by - Laiq Qureshi & Ruchika Tiku In this episode | Boliyan --------------------- Delhi2Dublin --------------------- Since first coming together in 2006, Delhi 2 Dublin founding members Tarun Nayar, Sanjay Seran and Ravi Binning have followed a unique path, often incorporating the distinct sounds of tabla and dhol into the electronic pulse of warehouse raves. The Vancouver-based electronic ensemble has developed its own decisive genre they refer to as "Subcontinental Pop,” bringing their South Asian influences into the world of Western pop music. And now, with the release of their new single, “Home (Everywhere I Go),” and forthcoming album, We Got This, Delhi 2 Dublin is poised to take their sound from the main stage to mainstream radio. As might be expected with a spontaneously generated act, some skilled musicians have rotated in and out over the years. But the three core founding members have always remained and followed their own paths from that fateful first gig. Originally from Montreal, Tarun Nayar studied classical tabla from childhood with a seriousness that would eventually lead him to spend long periods of time studying with mentors in India. While Indian classical music is generally performed in concert halls, Tarun moved to East Vancouver in his early 20s and found his way into its frenzied rave scene and began to envision the tabla’s possibilities in warehouse raves. He co-founded Beats Without Borders, one of the first Canadian West Coast electronic outfits to throw big parties that incorporated various non-Western musical styles and traditions. https://www.delhi2dublin.com/ ---------- Jeetu ---------- Jatinder Singh A Trained Singer Excels In Diverse Forms Like Classical, Thumri, Bollywood, Folk, Darda n Ghazal. https://www.facebook.com/jatinsinger786/ ---------------------- Video Credits ---------------------- An Urban Beat Project Production Director: Varun Mehra DoP: Srijan Chaurasia, Varun Mehra Editor: Mehr Singh Sound Consultant: Sound.codes Recording and Mixing engineer: Camille Polycarp Show bug animation: Kalp Sanghvi SoS Logo Design: Rahul Nair Astons: Laiq Qureshi ------------------------ http://www.soundsofsociety.in http://www.societytea.in http://urbanbeatproject.com ------------------------- #UrbanBeatProject

Mukhtiyar Ali, a Sufi exponent from Pugal, a village at the border of Pakistan and Rajasthan started working with Mathias Duplessy from France, a few years ago and soon realised they had a common language in music. They evolved their own style, inspired by Rajasthani Folk, Flamenco, Blues, Reggae, Africa, Japanese and Mangolian music. We were able to get them together one beautiful afternoon in bombay for this episode of Sounds of Society. ---- #SoundsOfSociety is a project to document and present the sounds of today. It is a step towards a genre-free, no-rules, and an all-inclusive approach to presenting music-making and its associated performing arts. Music that represents the social and cultural milieu in which you live. We are the sounds of today. We are the Sounds of Society. Each episode is carefully curated, and spontaneous. Musicians come together for a few hours, and create the magic. Presented by - Society Tea In Association with - Urban Beat Project & blueFROG Curated by - Laiq Qureshi & Ruchika Tiku In this episode | Jeena Jeena ----------------------------- Mathias Duplessy ----------------------------- A self-taught musician, Mathias has been composing and playing guitar since he was six years old. His first passion was for classical music, in particular Ravel, who remains an endless source of inspiration. Then he discovered jazz music, and played Miles Davis and John Coltrane on his Walkman on his way to school. He left home at age 18 and very quickly began playing on stage with some of the biggest names on the World Music scene in Paris… He regularly travelled to Grenada, where he learned to play flamenco with the gypsies. Mathias also learned and invented new right-hand techniques (rasaguedo) that he later used on stage and in his compositions. Mathias is also loves cinema and regularly composes for movies and documentaries, and directs his own videos. In 2014, the music he composed for the Indian movie Finding Fanny, received two nominations for best background score (Film Fair Award & Radio Mirchi Award). His work is heavily influenced by composers from the 60s and 70s, such as Nino Rota, Ennio Morricone, Michel Legrand or Vladimir Cosma https://www.mathiasduplessy.com --------------------- Mukhtiyar Ali --------------------- Mukhtiyar Ali is a folk singer from Bikaner in Rajasthan. He was born in a small village called Pugal on the North West frontier of India and belongs to the semi-nomadic community of Mirasis, who have been the traditional carriers of the oral tradition of Sufiana Qalam in India. Mukhtiar blends the Rajasthani folk idiom with refined classicism to sing the poetry of Kabir, Mira and Sufi poets such as Bulleh Shah. Through the Kabir project, Mukhtiyar was spotted by world music circuits and made his international debut in July 2007. Since then, he has performed in Belgium, Sweden, China, Canada, Germany and France. He has also lent his voice to a few films including Tashan (2008), Bombay Summer (2008), Kathai (2010) and Delhi in a Day (2011). https://www.facebook.com/MukhtiarAliSufiSinger/ ---------------------- Video Credits ---------------------- An Urban Beat Project Production Director: Varun Mehra DoP: Rohan Sabharwal & Varun Mehra Editor: Varun Mehra Sound Consultant: Sound.codes Animation: Kalp Sanghvi Logo Design: Rahul Nair Astons: Laiq Qureshi Location: The Hive, Bandra - Mumbai. ------------------------ http://www.soundsofsociety.in http://www.societytea.in http://urbanbeatproject.com ------------------------- #UrbanBeatProject #RajasthaniFolkMusic #Flamenco

#SoundsOfSociety is a project to document and present the sounds of today. It is a step towards a genre-free, no-rules, and an all-inclusive approach to presenting music-making and its associated performing arts. Music that represents the social and cultural milieu in which you live. We are the sounds of today. We are the Sounds of Society. Each episode is carefully curated, and spontaneous. Musicians come together for a few hours, and create the magic. Presented by - Society Tea In Association with - Urban Beat Project & blueFROG Curated by - Laiq Qureshi & Ruchika Tiku In this episode | Madhuvanti ------------------------- Chandana Bala ------------------------- Chandana Bala is primarily a Carnatic classical singer and has performed all over the country at various Music festivals. She loves experimenting with different genres of Indian music like Sufi, Light Classical, Folk etc. She is currently performing as a band member with “Sanjay Divecha and the secret” , “Rajeev Raja Combine” and “Viveick Rajagopalan and friends” https://www.facebook.com/ChandanaBalaKalyan/ ------------------- Nush Lewis ------------------- Nush Lewis is a versatile multi-instrumentalist, composer and singer-songwriter based in Mumbai, India. Having trained in the piano in her childhood and since then extensively in the harp, she has completed her performance course in the harp from one the finest institutes in the country, the KM Conservatory, Chennai. Donning multiple hats, as a composer, she's collaborated with producer Ayan De in 2014 and released her debut EP "Fused", which was critically acclaimed. With moody, pensive compositions, combined with a unique production ethos, her musicality can best be described as minimal acoustic, with intricate melodic lines set upon ephemeral soundscapes. Having multiple performance modules, as a solo act, band, and as part of multiple collaborative efforts, her performances showcase these encapsulating creations. An avid advocate for music and the arts, in 2017, Nush started her own arts education company, OffSet. An independent art property, Offset was created to directly support arts education and creative development with support from their respective industries, and has been generating tremendous support since it's inception. She has also been a faculty member at Furtados School of Music and was part of the Curriculum Development and Outreach department at the True School of Music. https://www.facebook.com/nush.lewis/ https://www.soundcloud.com/nushlewis ------------------ Varun Zinje ------------------ Varun and Rohan play Morchang and guitar to create contemporary music. Morchang is the wind instrument used as early as the 4th century BC and is known by a plethora of names by different cultures all around the world https://www.facebook.com/varun.zinje ---------------------- Video Credits ---------------------- An Urban Beat Project Production Director: Varun Mehra DoP: Srijan Chaurasia, Dhruv Chadha Editor: Jai Patil Sound Consultant: Sound.codes Recording, Mixing and Mastering of the track: Ayan De Animation: Kalp Sanghvi Logo Design: Rahul Nair Astons: Laiq Qureshi Location: True School of Music, Mumbai ------------------------ http://www.soundsofsociety.in http://www.societytea.in http://urbanbeatproject.com ------------------------- #UrbanBeatProject

While Gowri Jayakumar and Vasuda Sharma have worked with each other before, they met Matteo Fraboni for the first time just a day before this shoot. Each one of them are known for breaking barriers with their own medium. The idea to bring them together was to learn how spontaneity guides their vision to work together. While Gowri had the pulse of the composition, Vasuda seamlessly blends Indian Classical through her voice, while Matteo uses a simple device to add beats to fit into the musical context. --- #SoundsOfSociety is a project to document and present the sounds of today. It is a step towards a genre-free, no-rules, and an all-inclusive approach to presenting music-making and its associated performing arts. Music that represents the social and cultural milieu in which you live. We are the sounds of today. We are the Sounds of Society. Each episode is carefully curated, and spontaneous. Musicians come together for a few hours, and create the magic. Presented by - Society Tea Produced by - Urban Beat Project Curated by - Laiq Qureshi In this episode | Deluded Son ----------------------------- Gowri Jayakumar ----------------------------- Gowri is a musician with a few avatars. As a solo singer/songwriter, she plays guitar and sings. She released her debut album Sad Little Shoebox in August 2012, with the studio-time she had won with Resonate Music Awards. She also formed the award-winning “freak funk” band Run Pussy Run in 2014 to open up her compositions to reinterpretation. They performed nine of their songs for Kappa TV’s Music Mojo program. They later went on to win $10,000 with the Project Aloft Star amplified by MTV Asia award. They also won the “Best Songwriting” award at Hornbill International Rock Contest. Wordplay and harmonic drifting bind all her avatars together. https://soundcloud.com/kozmi-cow http://www.youtube.com/kozmicow http://twitter.com/gowriunplugged https://www.facebook.com/rprcollective/ -------------------------- Vasuda Sharma -------------------------- Vasuda is a singer-songwriter originally from New Delhi. Her music is a nice blend of Indian classical and folk music with western contemporary music. Her debut as a music director in a bollywood movie “Shahrukh Bola Khoobsurat Hai Tu” brought a new wave in the music Industry with songs sung by the late. Jagjeet Singh & Shanker Mahadevan. Recently she received a scholarship from Berklee College of Music in Boston,USA where she went for a year to pursue her studies in music. She collaborated with international musicians from all over the word and recorded her album which is going to be ready soon. https://www.facebook.com/VasudaSharma https://bit.ly/2EdGRb9 ------------------------- Matteo Fraboni ------------------------- Graduated in Jazz arrangement and composition in G.B Martini Conservatory of Bologna, he learns drums and percussion in Cuba with legendary Changuito, in Africa with Mamadou Diouf, and in New York, taking private lessons from Ari Hoening, Nate Smith, Gene Jackson, Paul Motian, Bill Stewart and Brian Blade. In Italy he studied in Siena Jazz Accademy with Stefano Battaglia, Fabrizio Sferra, Massimo Manzi, Ettore Fioravanti and Roberto Gatto. He's also doing masterclasses, working on his method, published by Edizioni Setticlavio, "The Jazz Snare Drum", available on line shops worldwide. Nowadays he is touring in India, presenting his new album 'Latino' with his Quintet. https://www.facebook.com/MatteoFraboniOfficial/ ---------------------- Video Credits ---------------------- An Urban Beat Project Production Location Courtesy: Yes Yes Why Not Director: Varun Mehra DoP: Srijan Chaurasia, Dhruv Chadha Editor: Varun Mehra Sound Consultant: Sound.codes Recording and Mixing engineer: Akash Sharma Animation: Kalp Sanghvi Logo Design: Rahul Nair Astons: Laiq Qureshi ------------------------ http://www.soundsofsociety.in http://www.societytea.in http://urbanbeatproject.com ------------------------- #UrbanBeatProject