Krosswinds
KROSSWINDS :
Primarily a progressive world/fusion band, now focusing on world music and soulful songs, lyric oriented. Professionally performing concerts all over india for the last fourteen years. Krosswindz is a crosspollinatiom of rural folk music of india with the sounds of folk traditions from around the world. The result, a potpouri of sounds deeply rooted in the soil that touches the heart and speaks the common language of humankind.
Music Style- world, folk, ambient progressive fusion Musical Influences Pat Metheny, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Joni Mitchell, Basudev Baul, Ghulam Ali, Eric Johnson, Sting, Brian Eno, etc.
Similar Artists- Suzanne Vega, Protima Barua(folk singer), yossou n dour, u2, sting, cranberries, santana.
Artist History- Band was formed in 1990, has toured all over india and playing at all major college festivals and stadium concerts. The band is still busy gigging all over the country.
The band has performed and collaborated with internationally reputed names like HERBIE HANCOCK(USA), SKY HIGH(SWEDEN), TIZIAN JOST(GERMANY), PANDIT RAMESH MISHRA(INDIAN SARENGI PLAYER OF INTERNATIONAL REPUTE), THE JAZZ AMBASSADORS(USA), the music of krosswindz has been featured in numerous documentary films and commercials. Presently the award winning film THE WAY BACK HOME by film maker SUPRIYO SEN featured the vocals of CHANDRANI(KROSSWINDZ) prominently as a background score for the film. Supriyo Sen has received a grant from the prestigious Jan Vrijman Fund (of the The International Documentary Festival of Amsterdam (IDFA) on the basis of a worldwide competition of scripts for the production of his fourth film “Way Back Homeâ€.
Group Members- Vikramjit(tuki)lead guitar backing vocals/songwriter producer, chandrani-lead vocals/songwriter, ratanjit-keyboards. Instruments guitar, nylon string guitar, mandolin, khamak, dotara(indian folk instruments), dhol, djembe, khol, drums, congas, timbales, cabasa, guiros, triangles, shakers, bass guitar, keyboards, computer based sequencers, samplers etc.
t,keys sound engineer
debuda-urband reflections,sessions
nigel-wise
chirodeep lahiri-satdanitin=bassist spuersonics,21 grams
avinash-ex soundcheck drumer present supersonics
neel mukherjee-acclaimed flamenco guiatrist &documentaries
boney-vocals, first performer of ghore ferar gaan and telefone--documentaries musik director
robin-bhoomi violinsy nite blues,span,4wd
rajiv-shiva,cognac,plan B
dwaipayon-orient xpress,ganga grooves,krosswindz, -----drums,percussion,voclals
osi-plan B
neel-wise,span,class apart(fusion project)ads ,musical theate etc
Albums(discography)- Singles - BMG Crescendo(India), Poth Geche Benke - Sagarika, One World - Kosmic Music, Bhebe Dekhecho ki - Kosmic Music. Compilations - Aabar Bochor Kooree porey - Mohiner Ghoraguli, Khyapar Gaan - Mohiner Ghoraguli, Moni Chara Shunno Laagey various artists, THE MUSIC OF THE GLOBE-JOE ANTHONY PRODUCTIONS(USA).
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