Red Baraat is a unique band known for its interesting blend of North Indian bhangra, jazz, brass funk, and hip-hop. The band had humble beginnings in Brooklyn, New York and now averages around 200 performances a year. Red Baraat prides itself in celebrating the pure essence of music and dance and states its goal as “manifesting joy and unity in all people.” Red Baraat’s powerful sound has gained international attention, landing performances in the center of London’s Trafalgar Square, the Pori Jazz Festival in Finland, the White House, and Google’s Mountain View Campus.
The band features a variety of traditional percussive instruments as well as trumpets, a saxophone, a trombone, and a Dhol, which is a drum widely used throughout the Indian subcontinent. The intensity of each individual instrument is unified by the close-knit musicians, creating what many critics call a fiery performance. The band states that it loves to perform in college auditoriums, which is why it is visiting Carleton College on Sunday, November 2. The show will be held in the Concert Hall and will begin at 7:00pm.
To learn more about Red Baraat, visit their website here.
To hear a sample of their music, click here.