NPR COMMISSIONS SUNNY JAIN TO COMPOSE & PREMIERE NEW PIECE. ‘100+ BPM’ TO BE PERFORMED BY HUNDREDS OF MUSICIANS ON THE STEPS OF THE BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY JUNE 21. JOIN US!

We are delighted to announce that NPR has commissioned Red Baraat founder and bandleader Sunny Jain to compose and premiere a new piece of music as the capstone event for Make Music New York, on June 21st, on the steps of the Brooklyn Public Library.

This is the third commission by NPR Music pairing great composers and iconic locations — including a 2012 premiere of a new Phillip Glass composition in Times Square, New York.

For the occasion, Sunny Jain has created ‘100+ BPM’ which reflects Red Baraat’s mission of the profusion of joy and pluralism. According to Sunny, “The title carries a double entendre of tempo for the piece, beat per minute, and community building through music: Brooklyn Public Music.”

And what community building it will be! The piece will be played by Red Baraat, joined by over 200 brass and percussion players from all over the tri-state area, including the drumlines of the New York Giants, New York Knicks and New York Jets, as well as members of the Asphalt Orchestra, M.A.K.U. Soundsystem,Maracatu New York and several local marching bands. Better yet- YOU are welcome to join the playing and celebration. ‘100+BPM’ is available right here for download, and if you play, you should print it out, learn it, and join in the premiere. More details available right here 

The performance will be recorded for a video that will premiere later this summer as part of our Field Recordings series.

DOWNLOAD ‘100+ BPM’ RIGHT HERE!

100+ BPM COMPLETE BOOK

 

RED BARAAT’S 2014 FESTIVAL OF COLORS ANNOUNCED // EXPANDS TO 4 CITIES

Red Baraat first Festival of Colors celebration happened in 2012 at a sold out Le Poison Rouge in New York City. Now in its third year, the event has expanded to four cities including New York; happening for the first time this year in Washington DC and New Orleans. The festival will return for the second time to Philadelphia. Each year Red Baraat curates a night of music and art. This year Red Baraat will be joined by Falu, the critically lauded singer whose take on Indian classical and folk music is entirely of the moment thanks to a captivating stage presence and killer live band. Mandeep Sethi is a California based MC and an active contributor to India’s blooming hip-hop scene. He may be familiar to Red Baraat fans after guesting with the band at Central Park Summerstage and at their San Francisco club shows. It is a diverse line up, celebrating and helping to expose South Asian artists working in a range of styles and mediums. Fans can expect a full set from Red Baraat at all shows. Check out how last year’s celebration at Webster Hall in New York went down.

 RED BARAAT’S FESTIVAL OF COLORS 2014

March 22 Congo Square New Orleans, LA ***

March 27 Underground Arts Philadelphia, PA

March 28 Gramercy Theatre New York, NY

March 29 The Hamilton Live Washington, DC

***Falu, Mandeep Sethi not performing

GOING WOMAD: Red Baraat headed to WOMADelaide & WOMAD NZ in March 2014

Delighted to announce we’ll be making our first appearances in Australia and New Zealand in March 2014. Get all details at dem links right there, okay?

Bumbershoot Added! New NE Dates Announced, ACL Late Night Parties! The Road Goes on Forever…

Delighted to announce we’ll be making the return to Seattle for Bumbershoot on Labor Day.  We’ll jump to Seattle following a week through the midwest at the end of August.  And the good people in Austin have spoken and Red Baraat have added a third show to go with our two Austin City Limits Festival plays- this one a late night at Stubbs. And back to Tips in NOLA!  And returns to Boston, Philly, and BROOKLYN baby in the fall. Stay tuned for another really exciting tour announcement in the coming weeks. More details on all the shows below on the tour page. Can’t wait to see you all.

Aug 27 Marcus Center Milwaukee, WI

Aug 28 Old Town School of Folk Chicago, IL

Aug 29 The Gramaphone St. Louis, MO

Aug 30 Worldfest Main Stage Louisville, KY

Aug 31 Exit / In Nashville, TN

Sept 2 Bumbershoot Seattle, WA

Sept 27 Madison World Music Festival Madison, WI

Sept 28 Lotus Fest Bloomington, IN

Sept 29 Mountain Stage Charleston, WV

Oct 4 Rialto Theatre Tucson, AZ

Oct 5 Crescent Ballroom Phoenix, AZ

Oct 6 Austin City Limits Festival Austin, TX

Oct 7 House of Blues Houston, TX

Oct 8 House of Blues, Dallas, TX

Oct 10 Baton Rouge, LA

Oct 11 Tipitina’s New Orleans, LA

Oct 12 Stubbs Austin, TX

Oct 13 Austin City Limits Festival Austin, TX

Nov 8 Brooklyn Bowl Brooklyn, NY

Nov 9 Royale Boston, MA

Nov 22 The Blockley, PA

NPR Music Calls Mast Kalandar Best Song of 2013 (So Far)

Well, one of them at least! Listen to ‘Mast Kalandar’ and the other 49 best songs of the year so far here. And thanks as always to the lovely people at NPR Music.

New Record BIG TALK Coming June 11

So excited to announce the release of BIG TALK coming June 11. Packed with jams recorded around the Shruggy Ji sessions and some super cool remixes by folks like Chico Mann, Dave Sharma, Smoota, and Caleb  Burhans — you can pre-order the record at I Tunes now

Red Baraat on NPR’s World Cafe

Thanks to World Cafe for having us in studio. Our session is airing on NPR stations across the country now, and you can listen to it  here  

Food Touring with Googa Mooga and Superfly

Ahead of Brooklyn’s Googa Mooga’s Food and Music Festival – Superfly took Red Baraat on a tour of some of the participating restaurants to chomp some veggie delights. We ended up at Brooklyn Bowl jamming with Toubab Krewe after sweet eats at Rosemary’s NYC and arepas at Caracas. Check it out!

 

 

Jazziz Magazine Feature – April 2013

Check out this Jazziz Magazine Feature on Sunny Jain in the Spring edition, just out this April.

SPRING FESTIVALS COMING!

Very Excited For Spring Festival Action. Check the tourdates section for info on WOBEON in Austin happening this weekend, FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL in Lafayette, LA, THE GREAT GOOGA MOOGA  in Brooklyn, DEL FEST in Cumberland, MD, and WAKARUSA in Ozark, Ak. There will be some touring in cities around the festivals too. And a bunch of exciting stuff coming this summer that we can’t announce just yet.

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