Redefining the boundaries of sound, language and thought, Karmacy has established themselves at the forefront of the emerging Fusion Hip Hop genre. In striving to create music that inspires reflection and change, the members delve into their own experiences using vivid imagery to take their audience on a journey through the many aspects of life.
Redefining the boundaries of sound, language and thought, Karmacy has established themselves at the forefront of the emerging Fusion Hip Hop genre. In striving to create music that inspires reflection and change, the members delve into their own experiences using vivid imagery to take their audience on a journey through the many aspects of life.
Performed by Pireeni and co-written by composer Colm O'Riain, this spoken word piece stirringly places current anti-Asian violence in the UK within the context of racial crimes throughout history.
Expanding the Punjabi Gharana style of tabla, Gurpreet blends his intricate rhythmic patterns with Jugular's vocal scratches and Hip Hop beats. As Hip Hop meets Raga and Taal, as beatbox meets tabla, the East/West cultural experience of these individuals come together in a innovative fusion called Ta-beat-la.
Blending Indian classical music and Hip Hop with straight-up American funk and dance beats, Indofunk creates a new take on funky music as grooving as P-Funk and Sly Stone, as tight as techno DJ. Miles Davis and Ravi Shankar, with a drum 'n' bass groove.
Rooted in the repertoire of ragas and talas in Indian classical music, Tasa uses ancient melodic and rhythmic forms to create a context for improvisation, while incorporating elements from Brazil, Turkey, and North America.
Refined lyrical insights and intensely focused rhythms collide to form LAL. On the surface rests the culmination of such Afro-musical traditions as jazz, soul and hip hop, combined with drum & bass - acting as a smooth protective skin for the East/West Indian blood that flows beneath.