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11 December 2013

Sandaraa - "Haatera Taiyga" [original]




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.

Sandaraa: Zeb Bangash, Michael Winograd, Eylem Basaldi, Patrick Farrell, Yoshie Fruchter, Benjy Fox-Rosen, Richie Barshay

www.sandaraa.com
www.facebook.com/sandaraamusic

Video by Magdalena Hutter (www.magdalenahutter.com)