Funkadesi at International Festival Of Arts & Ideas at New Haven Green

Funkadesi blends Indian music—bhangra, Bollywood, Indian folk—with reggae, funk, and Afro-Caribbean grooves. The band hails from Chicago, proudly representing the diverse multi-ethnic communities within the city.

Funkadesi even caught the attention of then-U.S. Senator Barack Obama, who noted: “Funkadesi really knows how to get a crowd going. I can’t say enough how energizing this band is. There’s a lot of funk in that desi!”

Described as an “ideal party band,” Funkadesi “also bears messages of togetherness… The rhythms of Indian Ragas and reggae have striking similarities, while the Latin, African and contemporary funk that’s spicing this one-sound, many-voices stew fits the all-world mélange to a tee...

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Funkadesi blends Indian music—bhangra, Bollywood, Indian folk—with reggae, funk, and Afro-Caribbean grooves. The band hails from Chicago, proudly representing the diverse multi-ethnic communities within the city.

Funkadesi even caught the attention of then-U.S. Senator Barack Obama, who noted: “Funkadesi really knows how to get a crowd going. I can’t say enough how energizing this band is. There’s a lot of funk in that desi!”

Described as an “ideal party band,” Funkadesi “also bears messages of togetherness… The rhythms of Indian Ragas and reggae have striking similarities, while the Latin, African and contemporary funk that’s spicing this one-sound, many-voices stew fits the all-world mélange to a tee. Whatever your background, there’s music here for you” (Geoff Chapman, Toronto Star).

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