Freedom Song

Now that they have signed a three-year-three album deal with Universal Music,Bandish is also promoting their first album with Universal. “It’s actually a second album for the band,after Kaise Kahoon which we released in 2006,” he says. Titled Bandish,the album has sufi,rock,pop,folk and the usual tadka of national and international collaborations. “We have collaborated with international percussionist Pete Lockett,who has sung in our album. The idea is to experiment with every genre and bring people from different musical backgrounds on one platform,” says Nair.

With 15 years of musical experience,the band members have been together since 2005. From holding fort on MTV World Chart Express in 2006,B4U Music Charts and Channel V-Top 20,Bandish went on to win a nomination in the The Best Band of the Year (2006-2007) at the Jack Daniel’s Rock Awards-2007.

“We’ve been on the beat path,through the highs and lows and know each other very well. Maybe that’s the secret of our staying together. Other bands have members getting trapped in marriage,careers and so on,” feels Desmond. While there are free downloads available on their website,it’s the tours and gigs that keeps their music and fan following alive. “We manage to reach out to a greater number of people through concerts than any other channel,” says Chris,now looking forward to a collaboration with entertainment portal http://www.hungama.com.

In the meantime,catch them at the concert on I-Day eve at Sukhna Lake.