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Sugarless Video

Sunday, September 6th, 2009

So we are gonna present the new Sugarless video for Swami in a few days and it is a completely different vibe to our previous videos. The new video is a selection of clips from our international shows over the summer…so even if you were not there you can see what you were missing…!

Take A Vacation

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

Sending my blog update via my HERO sitting by the pool in Turkey drinking a cup of tea…A great time to reflect on the upcoming Swami 53531 album release and what is in store musically over the coming months…53531 captures everything that is Swami from the past 10 years…We are the true renegades of desi [...]

In The Studio…

Sunday, August 9th, 2009

Spend much of time looking at this sort of thing…..rock n roll…LOL

Swami, F^O^D^E and the MJ News on Tour

Monday, July 6th, 2009

Just found some time to update you on my travels in June. After a great Swami live performance at the BBC World Service Trust Concert on Wednesday 17th June 2009 in London, we flew straight to Canada for rehearsals to headline the Telus Mosaic festival in Mississauga on Saturday 20th June. A large and very [...]

Fell On Deaf Ears

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

Let me introduce you to my new band which is very different from the electronic desi sound of Swami that people know…There was a time a couple years back where I started introducing rock elements into Swami alongside the desi and electronica. People liked it but I didn’t want Swami to become something else… So, [...]

Swami ‘Excellence In Music Award’ at ANOKHI 2009 Toronto

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

Just got back from Toronto after a week of TV and radio interviews, studio recording and a special guest appearance at the ANOKHI Magazine Annual Gala Awards 2009 where we picked up an award along with Freida Pinto and designers Priya and Chintan…interesting and talented bunch of people…It definitely looks like the Swami sound is [...]

Back from Mumbai

Friday, January 30th, 2009

So I am back after a crazy week of recording strings and percussion in the studio in Mumbai..all for projects currently in production including the new Swami album..more info to come soon…you just can’t beat the vibe in Mumbai! Slumdog Millionaire talk was everywhere…I even found time to check the latest happening club nights at [...]

DJing at Global Local

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

Great to see you all down at Cargo in London last Thursday for my Global Local DJ set…a real eclectic DJ mix of hip-hop, bhangra, electro, house and d n’ b..there were some cool live bands on too…What can I say other than a huge BIG UP to Continental Drifts…you guys certainly know how to [...]

DJing at the Electric Proms

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

For those of you that saw the interview, yes I did do a guest eclectic DJ set at The Barfly in Camden, London last Sunday as part of the BBC Electric Proms…There was some cool stuff happening that night in Camden with Lowkey also performing and Oasis playing across the street…Catch the interviews here

Swami Sci-Fi Electro Jugni Video

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

SO…we decide to premiere the trailer for the new Electro Jugni video on the same day that India launched its first spacecraft to the moon…that is ironic isn’t it?
I have always had a fascination with the whole sci-fi thing….it has a sense of escapism yet unnerving reality at the same time..and people have always described [...]