BOTOWN is a super-tight 12-piece Asian soul funk band, performing Bollywood grooves reborn with a soul funk twist. They promise to take audiences on a trip from Memphis to Mumbai, and they perform at The Broadway, Barking, on Friday, 7.30pm. Live perfor
BOTOWN is a super-tight 12-piece Asian soul funk band, performing Bollywood grooves reborn with a soul funk twist.
They promise to take audiences on a trip from Memphis to Mumbai, and they perform at The Broadway, Barking, on Friday, 7.30pm.
Live performances combine the glamour of Bollywood and the charisma of the soul legends.
The band was put together by Ajay, a UK-born musician with Top 10 hits in India and who has worked with artists as diverse as Jamiroquai, Gregory Isaacs and the King of Bollywood himself - Shah Rukh Khan!
There is something for everyone with performances featuring Bollywood hits "mashed up" with soul, blues and funk - the sounds of RD Burman, James Brown, Prince, AR Rahman, Sly Stone and Kishore Kumar in a way you've never heard them before.
The Botown band line-up features drums, percussion, dhol, horn section, bass,guitar, DJ turntablist, vocals, rapper and dancers.
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