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Delhi 2 Dublin discovered itself by accident when a collective of DJs, Beats Without Borders, was asked to play at Vancouver’s Celtic fest in 2006. “None of us had any Celtic stuff,” recalls Tarun Nayar, the lead tabla player. “We thought, ‘Let’s start making some Celtic electronica.’ Myself and Adrian Blackhurst got in touch with some fiddle players and then decided to contact Sanjay Seran from Signia, to overlay some bhangra vocals.
“We had never practised together before the gig and we had come up with only two songs. When we performed the two Celtic-Punjabi fusion songs, the crowd went nuts, the electricity was pulsating.” Since then, the band has evolved into a steady group of five: Nayar, Seran, Ravi Binning, Andrew Kim and Kytami.
The Desi Wear crew will be at “Desi Fest” this Saturday May 31,2008. The event is held at Dundas Square, in Toronto and runs from 10am to 10pm. Feel free to drop by the booth, we’ll have the exclusive Make Samosas Not War T-shirt, which by the way is turning out to be selling as fast as Hot Samosas!
Desi Fest is a South Asian music festival in celebration of South Asian Heritage Month. Yonge-Dundas Square is transformed into a South Asian bazaar and live music showcase for more than 20 Canadian and international artists.
This year’s performances include contemporary indo-jazz fusion and world music, and DJs from the Asian underground music scene. The winning DJ of the Desi DJ Competition is also set to perform. The musical lineup features Apache Indian, Autorickshaw, Shobha, Roach Killa and Nandita.
The festival also features dance and music workshops, cooking demonstrations, arts and crafts vendors and traditional South Asian delicacies.
