Band – Sandaraa
Song – Chashmane
Vocals – Zeb Bangash
Live at Littlefield (Brooklyn, NY)
September 25, 2013
Clarinet – Michael Winograd on clarinet,
Violin – Eylem Basaldi
Accordion – Patrick Farrell
Guitar – Yoshie Fruchter
Bass – Benjy Fox-Rosen
Drums – Richie Barshay
Percussion – Mathias Kunzli
Band Members – Zeb Bangash, Michael Winograd, Eylem Basaldi, Yoshie Fruchter, Patrick Farrell, Benjy Fox-Rosen, Richie Barshay
Sandaraa is a new band from Lahore, Pakistan and Brooklyn, New York. The group is fronted by vocalist Zeb Bangash (Zeb and Haniya) and features Brooklyn musicians Michael Winograd on clarinet, Eylem Basaldi on violin, Patrick Farrell on accordion, Yoshie Fruchter on guitar, Benjy Fox-Rosen on bass and drummer Richie Barshay. Sandaraa explores a vast repertoire of South Asian material (from Balochistan, Afghanistan and beyond,) while blending it with the sounds of Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and more. The group was founded in the fall of 2013, with the help of the Center for Traditional Music and Dance, and the MAP fund.
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