South Asian Music Recs 2 fast 2 furious
India (pt 2)
Soulmate (genre: blues rock): formed in 2003, based in shillong. they mostly sing in english. i would recommend love you, voodoo woman, shillong (sier lapalang)
Indian Ocean (genre: multi. mostly jazz and rock and folk fusion): formed in 1990, based in delhi. they sing in multiple languages. i would recommend bagh aayore, shoonya, jaadu maaya
Moheener Ghoraguli (genre: multi; rock (folk and blues), jazz, baul, american folk): formed in 1975, based in kolkata. they sang in bengali. i would recommend ei shomoy amar shomoy, amar priyo caffe, sei phuler daal
chandrabindoo (genre: rock, multi): formed in 1998, based in kolkata. they sing in bengali. famous music composer pritam was a part of chandrabindoo! recommended: hridoy, geet gobindo, ami amar mone
Pakistan:
Junoon (genre: sufi rock): formed in 1990, based in lahore and nyc. multilingual. i would recommend: sayonee, yaar bina, azadi
Entity Paradigm (genre: rock): formed in 2000 (but they kept breaking up and rebanding every few years. also entity and paradigm used to be separate bands till they joined. yes this is the one with fawad khan. this is very mainstream. (<- girl saying this as if half the others are Not) anyway), based in lahore. they mostly sing in urdu afaik. recommended: hamesha, waqt, fitrat
Mekaal Hasan Band (genre: sufi rock, alternative rock): formed in 2001, based in lahore. they are multilingual, but mostly urdu afaik. recommended: raba, ranjha, ghunghat
noori: formed in 1996, based in lahore. multilingual. recommended: yariyaan, meray log, dil ki qasam
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a fictional band from the mid 60s to mid/late 00s called JFKFC (feel free to steal or make something abt them)
NAME
Jhene Francis and The Kilovolt Fracas Commotion (JFKFC)
MEMBERS
Jhene Francis: singer, pianist
Harry Mars: singer, pianist, keyboardist
David Animal: singer, harmonica player
James Elsu: singer, guitarist, keyboardist
Bill Taylor: singer, guitarist, harmonica player, keyboardist
Torao Zion: guitarist, singer
Michael Maa: guitarist
William Hayden: guitarist, singer, sitarist
John Jorgie: bassist, singer guitarist, keyboardist
Robert Temple: bassist, double bassist
James Jean-Berkeley: bassist, keyboardist
Budo Diarmaid: drummer, singer
James Saumalah: drummer
NUMBER OF MEMBERS
1962-1969: 5 (Jhene Francis, Bill Taylor, Torao Zion, Robert Temple, James Saumalah)
1970: 13 (Jhene Francis, Harry Mars, David Animal, James Elsu, Bill Taylor, Torao Zion, Michael Maa, William Hayden, John Jorgie, Robert Temple, James Jean, Budo Diarmaid, James Saumalah)
1971-1979: 12 (Jhene Francis, Harry Mars, David Animal, James Elsu, Bill Taylor, Michael Maa, William Hayden, John Jorgie, Robert Temple, James Jean, Budo Diarmaid, James Saumalah)
1980-1982: 11 (Jhene Francis, Harry Mars, David Animal, Bill Taylor, Michael Maa, William Hayden, John Jorgie, Robert Temple, James Jean, Budo Diarmaid, James Saumalah)
1983-1990: 10 (Jhene Francis, Harry Mars, David Animal, Bill Taylor, Michael Maa, William Hayden, John Jorgie, James Jean, Budo Diarmaid, James Saumalah)
1991-2000: 9 (Jhene Francis, David Animal, Bill Taylor, Michael Maa, William Hayden, John Jorgie, James Jean, Budo Diarmaid, James Saumalah)
2001-2007: 8 (Jhene Francis, David Animal, Bill Taylor, Michael Maa, John Jorgie, James Jean, Budo Diarmaid, James Saumalah)
Genres
beat, blues, classical, electronic, country, experimental, folk, folk rock, funk, gospel, hard rock, heavy metal, indian classical, jazz, pop, psychedelia, R&B, rock, soul, trad pop
Years active
1965-2007
Inspirations of members
Jhene Francis: Aretha Franklin
Harry Mars: Freddie Mercury
David Animal: Robert Plant
James Elsu: John Lennon
Bill Taylor: Bob Dylan
Torao Zion: Jimi Hendrix
Michael Maa: Jimmy Page
William Hayden: George Harrison
John Jorgie: Paul McCartney
Robert Temple: James Jamerson
James Jean-Berkeley: John Paul-Jones
Budo Diarmaid: Ringo Starr
James Saumalah: John Bonham
Year of birth-year of death
Jhene Francis: 1942-2018 (when died was 76) (when band formed was 23)
Freddie Mercury: 1946-1991 (when died was 45) (when band formed was 19)
David Animal: 1948-present (75) (when band formed was 17)
James Elsu: 1940-1980 (when died was 40) (when band formed was 25)
Bill Taylor: 1941-present (82) (when band formed was 24)
Torao Zion: 1942-1970 (when died was 27) (when band formed was 23)
Michael Maa: 1944-present (79) (when band formed was 21)
William Hayden: 1943-2001 (when died was 58) (when band formed was 22)
John Jorgie: 1942-present (81) (when band formed was 23)
Robert Temple: 1936-1983 (when died was 47)(when band formed was 29)
James Jean-Berkeley: 1946-present (77) (when band formed was 19)
Budo Diarmaid: 1940-present (83) (when band formed was 25)
James Saumalah: 1948-1980 (when died was 32) (when band formed was 14)
Where from
Jhene Francis: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Harry Mars: Stone Town, Sultanate Of Zanzibar
David Animal: West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
James Elsu: Liverpool, England
Bill Taylor: Duluth, Minnesota, USA
Torao Zion: Seattle, Washington, USA
Michael Maa: Hounslow, London, England
William Hayden: Liverpool, England
John Jorgie: Liverpool, England
Robert Temple: Edisto Island, South Carolina, USA
James Jean-Berkeley: Sidcup, Kent, England
Budo Diarmaid: Liverpool, England
James Saumalah: Redditch, Worcestershire, England
Favourite instruments
Jhene Francis: Yamaha C7 concert piano
Harry Mars: Yamaha baby grand piano
David Animal: n/a
James Elsu: Gibson J-160E de 1964
Bill Taylor: Gibson Nick Lucas Special
Torao Zion: 1968 Fender Stratocaster
Michael Maa: Gibson EDS-1275
William Hayden: 1957 Gibson Les Paul
John Jorgie: Hofner 500/1, 1964 Fender Esquire
Robert Temple: Fender Precision Bass
James Jean-Berkeley: 1962 Fender Jazz bass
Budo Diarmaid: 1964 Ludwig Super Classic
James Saumalah: Ludwig Vistalite drum kit
PRIME MEMBERS
Jhene Francis
Billy Taylor
Torao Zion
Robert Temple
James Saumalah
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