Dhamaal is a collaboration like no other, designed to explore new possibilities in music. ​It is a  dynamic, energetic & heady mix of south Asian street & classical music with jazz improvisations and a hard-hitting brass band, brought to you by Drum The Bass's project producer Shirin Sriram and award winning composer, music director & multi-instrumentalist Shri Sriram, a master of creating new and collaborative ways of making music resulting in powerful performances.

 

Collaborating with jazz & south Asian musicians with brass band, the thunderous premiere at Milton Court, Barbican, as part of EFG London Jazz Festival 2025, received a standing ovation with rave reviews and comments from audiences, post the performance. ​

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Musicians:

• Shri Sriram   composer, bass, tablas, flute

• Pete Wareham   co-composer, saxophones, fx

• Max Hallett   drums

• Matthew Bourne   piano, moog

• Dennis Rollins   trombone

• Ustad Saghir Ali Khan  co-composer, shehnai, dhol

• Amersham band   brass band conducted by Paul Fisher

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