PRAx Presents: Red Baraat
“The best party band in years.” — NPR
“A Big Band for the world.” — Wall Street Journal
Join us for a special pre-season concert by a group whose agenda is no less than “manifesting joy and unity in all people.” Enjoy a students-only performance, where tickets are free!
Conceived by dhol player Sunny Jain and described by The New Yorker as an “unrepentant maximalist,” Red Baraat has drawn worldwide acclaim for merging Punjabi rhythms with elements of hip-hop, jazz, ska and even punk.
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Fun Facts about Red Baraat:
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"Baraat" is in reference to the Hindi word for a marriage procession. In North India, it is a tradition on the day of the wedding for the groom to travel to his bride’s home on a magnificently decorated horse, accompanied by family and friends.
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Red Baraat has performed in a few key music festivals over their 15 years of touring including Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, Bumbershoot, and New Orleans Jazz Fest.
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They have performed on NPR's Tiny Desk concert series — twice! — both in 2012 and in 2017.
- Sunny Jain, founder of Red Baraat, appears as "Tambourine Man" in the recent Bob Dylan bio-pic "A Complete Unknown" which starred Timothée Chalamet.
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