Visionary Underground UK, Dhamaal Sound System and Sukhawat Ali Khan
Farewell Party for Skratch Technician Mercurybonez who is going on sabbatical to Austin TX to join Nintendo's design time for the game Metroid. He'll be back but you won't get to see him cutting it up with Dhamaal for a year - come convince him not to go :)!!
Dhamaal Soundsystem will be joined by DJ Zeph in October who has produced a number of hip hop tracks (available on site for free) as well as being an incredible turntablist (he is part of the legendary Future Primitive hip hip crew - nuff said).
Surya Vault
Interviews:
Reviews:
FeelFree - DJ/Producer
Aref Durvesh - Tabla Wizard
Visionary Underground: Often the States witness the cutting edge of music and art many moons after it has become commonplace in Europe. In September, Dhamaal San Francisco and Didjital LA bring Stateside from the UK a group that is taking the breakbeat and Asian electronica scenes by storm: Visionary Underground. With breaks remixes of Nitin Sawhney and Asian Dub Foundation (ft. Sinead O'Connor) under their belts they have recently played at festivals in the UK to audiences of over 100,000. Listen for yourselves - their album is available on their website for free - just download the mp3s! Representing the crew Producer/DJ FeelFree and Aref Durvesh on Tabla take the stage.
Aref Durvesh on EthnoTechno.com (www.ethnotechno.com)
http://asianvibrations.com/cgi-bin/readReviewSQL.cgi?albumNumber=77
http://www.desiclub.com/desimusic/desimusic_features/music_article.cfm?id=118&session=0
http://web.axelero.hu/raven99/triphophu/
He has been djing and beat mixing since 1989, and producing underground dance music since the mid nineties. In 2000 he formed a partnership with Xfile that is now the backbone of VU's writing and production activities. Alongside VU's debut album FeelFree is also getting together with DJ Ges-e (Nasha) to write some strictly dancefloor asian breakbeat mixes.
Aref comes from a musical family that spans five generations. One of his first recording experiences was to accompany his father, Abdul Kadir Durvesh on a studio session with George Harrison. A classically trained Asian musician who loves club culture, he has collaborated with artists as diverse as Nitin Sawney, Badmarsh & Shri, Sting, Transglobal Underground and the London Symphony Orchestra.
Dhamaal Soundsystem: Janaka (Selecta), Mercurybonez (Scratch), Dhruva (Dumbek), Shabi, Adheesh and Ferhan (Tabla), Skip Intro and El Diablo (Visual DJ)
Azaad Lounge
Sukhawat Ali Khan hails from an incredible tradition of music that can be traced back to 16th Century India where his forefathers Mian Chand Khan and Mian Suraj Khan established Sham Chorasi school of music in the court of Akber the Great. His family has passed down this tradition of music though the years down to Sukhawatji and his siblings including sister Riffat Sultana. Sukhawatji will sing Indian Classical Ragas, soulful Sufi music and romantic Ghazal with tabla and dholak accompaniment.
The entire Club Six space will be lit with visual trickery from Skip Intro and El Diablo.
Original Canvas Art by Nayomi Munaweera - custom designs can be purchased email info@dhamaalsf.com
Club Six
60 6th Street(between Market & Mission at Jessie)
21+ : ($10.00 before 11pm $12 after) : 10:00pm - 3.30 am
Information: info@dhamaalsf.com
Visionary Underground on FutureBreaks FM
Tune in and listen to 90.3 KUSF for an hour long DJ/Tabla Set with DJ Feelfree and Aref Durvesh. Futurebreaks aires every Saturday from 4pm-6pm and features DJs from around the world playing live!
Dhamaal Wins Best of the Bay 2003
Dhamaal has received the Bay Area Guardian Editors Pick award for 2003. A massive Thank You from the Crew for supporting our efforts to bring something a little different to San Franscisco nightlife! Here is a excerpt from the Guardian:
For the past few years, a visionary group of DJs, visual artists, and musicians called Dhamaal has been shaking up the underground with its highly skilled blend of beats and traditional South Asian sounds. more
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