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Lokkhi Terra

Lokkhi Terra

Lokkhi Terra has been played on NTS in shows including Andrew Weatherall Presents: Music's Not For Everyone, featured first on 6 July 2017. Songs played include Ronger Duniya, Rumbafro and Cubafro.

Lokkhi Terra is a London-based world music collective. Their music combines Bangladeshi folk tunes with Afro-beat and Cuban rumba. Established by pianist Kishon Khan, the band played its first gig at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall in 2006. They have performed at numerous venues since then, including WOMAD, Ronnie Scott's, Barbican Centre and the opening ceremony of the South Asian Games.

Besides Khan, band members include Justin Thurgur on trombone, Graeme Flowers on trumpet, Phil Dawson on guitar, Tansay Omar on drums, Jimmy Martinez/Patrick Zambonin on bass, Javier Camilo on bongos/vocals, Hassan Mohyeddin on tabla and vocalists Sohini Alam, Aanon Siddiqua, and Aneire Khan. Their albums also feature additional artists including Nazrul Islam on dhol, Pandit Dinesh on tabla, Haider Rahman on bansuri and Finn Peters on flute.

Lokkhi Terra have released two albums to date: No Visa Required and Che Guava's Rickshaw Diaries.

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Lokkhi Terra

Lokkhi Terra has been played on NTS in shows including Andrew Weatherall Presents: Music's Not For Everyone, featured first on 6 July 2017. Songs played include Ronger Duniya, Rumbafro and Cubafro.

Lokkhi Terra is a London-based world music collective. Their music combines Bangladeshi folk tunes with Afro-beat and Cuban rumba. Established by pianist Kishon Khan, the band played its first gig at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall in 2006. They have performed at numerous venues since then, including WOMAD, Ronnie Scott's, Barbican Centre and the opening ceremony of the South Asian Games.

Besides Khan, band members include Justin Thurgur on trombone, Graeme Flowers on trumpet, Phil Dawson on guitar, Tansay Omar on drums, Jimmy Martinez/Patrick Zambonin on bass, Javier Camilo on bongos/vocals, Hassan Mohyeddin on tabla and vocalists Sohini Alam, Aanon Siddiqua, and Aneire Khan. Their albums also feature additional artists including Nazrul Islam on dhol, Pandit Dinesh on tabla, Haider Rahman on bansuri and Finn Peters on flute.

Lokkhi Terra have released two albums to date: No Visa Required and Che Guava's Rickshaw Diaries.

Original source: Last.fm

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Most played tracks

Ronger Duniya
Lokkhi Terra, Shikor Bangladesh Allstars
Funkiwala Records2016
Rumbafro
Lokkhi Terra, Dele Sosimi
Funkiwala Records2018
Cubafro
Lokkhi Terra, Dele Sosimi
Funkiwala Records2018
Afro Sambroso
Lokkhi Terra, Dele Sosimi
Funkiwala Records2018

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