From the very first word, Sunny Jain‘s music promotes the thought of not simply crossing boundaries however obliterating all of them collectively.
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The percussionist, composer and bandleader has roots in South Asia and his band and album Wild Wild East are expertly adept at infusing the sounds and melodies of that a part of the world into an intense but joyful efficiency. There are references to his dad and mom’ journey to the U.S., Sufi dance music and the mash-up of Bollywood and the Italian westerns of the Sixties.
Sunny Jain’s newest musical exploration is one other highway taken from his days main the Brooklyn bhangra band Crimson Baraat (which did an explosive Tiny Desk live performance in 2017) and when you hear intently you will hear how distinctive his musical imaginative and prescient is. Actually, if his musical tasks had been precise journey junkets, I’d whip out my passport and soar on board as quickly as I may.
SET LIST
- “Immigrant Warrior”
- “Brooklyn Dhamal”
- “Wild Wild East”
- “Blackwell”
MUSICIANS
- Sunny Jain: drumset, dhol drum
- Ben Parag: vocals
- Alison Shearer: soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, flute
- Almog Sharvit: bass
- Shubh Saran: guitar
TINY DESK TEAM
- Producers: Felix Contreras, Bob Boilen
- Director/Editor: Kara Body
- Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin
- Sequence Producer: Bobby Carter
- Videographers: Kara Body, Catie Uninteresting, Maia Stern
- Audio Assistant: Phil Edfors
- Manufacturing Assistant: Ashley Pointer
- Photographer: Elizabeth Gillis
- Tiny Desk Group: Suraya Mohamed, Joshua Bryant, Hazel Cills
- VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
- Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
