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Jazzmandu 2005 Artists
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Soulmate
Between the 1920s and now Blues has emerged as a hugely popular genre of music producing some of the worlds most famous musicians. This popularity marked a new era for Black music and created a style that would later develop into Jazz. Between then and now however, The world has seen the emergence of some of the biggest performers who are Blues musicians. From Muddy Waters to Clapton to Stevie Ray Vaughn to Hendrix, Blues has drawn consistently from the forms around it and has continued to evolve.
Barely three years old, Soulmate has all the elements of the band you’ve always wanted to hear and watch perform. The band started out with performances at the Roots Festival in Shillong and at the Jazzmandu Music Festival in Nepal, and since then has gone on to become one of the most popular bands of our time, touring frequently in Delhi, Mumbai and the North East.
Their album Shillong has been released and will be hitting stores by the end of September. Their album for the hit single I am has been aired on Channel V and VH1. The band also receives frequent airtime on the Worldspace Radio station Spin Hits 24x7. The band has been featured in the Rock Street Journal, Rave Magazine, First City Magazine, Headlines Today, Hindustan Times and many other local newspapers and magazines. Soulmate will be conducting a tour to promote the release of their album Shillong, later this year and are due to perform in Nepal at the end of this year.
Over the past few years the band has had the privilege of performing alongside and with a number of musicians. At the Jazzmandu festival they performed alongside Emtrio from Italy and have also played with Arjun Sen, Manas Chaudhury, and Keith Wallang, to name only a few.
At the moment Soulmate performs with Sam Shullai on Drums and Ferdy Dakkar on Bass.
Rudy - Guitar
A true legend in his own right, Rudy has been performing music for the last 22 years. Most musicians and music lovers would know him from Great Society fame where he played with Lou Majaw, He later went on to form Mojo with his brother Keith and Soulmate formed as an offshoot of that. In his own words- “Soulmate is the amalgamation of the best qualities of these bands and the realisation of a dream. Now I’m at a point in my life where I can not only play the bluest blues I’ve ever played but also share some of the musical knowledge I’ve picked up along the way”
Tipriti - Vocals
Tipriti began her musical career at a very early age singing primarily in church choirs, where she got noticed and was asked to perform at many subsequent larger shows including the Millennium show in Shillong. After a veriety of stints with rock, soul and alternative music, Tipriti was asked to sing backup with Mojo, and then went on to form Soulmate with Rudy. The rest is pretty much history and as she says-“They say that sometimes you don’t choose a book, the book chooses you. I guess the same can be said about the music that I can now call mine.”
Sam - Drums
Sam performed with Rudy in Great Society and also in their subsequent bands- Tom Dick and Harry, and Mojo. Besides drumming with Soulmate, he is currently involved in a number of music projects in the North East. Easily and widely recognised as being among the country’s most accomplished drummers, his work can be heard in both the Great Society albums and Soulmate’s latest release- Shillong
Ferdy - Bass
Ferdy began playing bass while in school and then continued to perform with bands while in college. In the late 80’s he joined Great Society and later also played with Tom Dick and Harry and then Mojo. Since then he has done a number of stints with a variety oif bands and has also appeared as a sessions musician playing with a number of renowned solo artistes.
Contact:
Isheeta Mustafi
Manager, Music and Artiste Management
Prospect Inc.
Plot no.3, Kehar Singh Estate,
Said- ul-ajaib,
New Delhi 110030
isheeta@prospectinc.net
http://www.soulmatemusic.net
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