On Friday 18th and Saturday 19th December East will be meeting West in more ways than one.
A shockingly good show, that I first saw in Camden’s Jazz Cafe, is soon to be rocking up at east-end arts centre Rich Mix. Botown are a Bollywood/funk mash-up band. Stay with me. They provide a mix of classic Bollywood songs and sexy funky soul.
Our very own Craig Jenkins dragged me to the Camden gig last summer. The glorious and unmistakeable big band sounds of James Brown, Prince, and Ray Charles melded perfectly with the up-beat genius of Kishore Kumar and AR Rahman. A jolly friendly crowd filled the dance floor and only the dullest kind of killjoy could keep from bopping. Even with no knowledge of Bollywood music I couldn’t help but try to sing along! Continue reading
Pick and Mix 