Strings
have been performing a wide range of Indian music since their
inauguration in 1994. Founding member Kiran
Thakrar is a multi-award-winning
accomplished producer and Bollywood collaborator who have performed with
some of the biggest names in world music like
Belbel Gilberto at MOBO Awards
ceremony, Legendary
Late Nusarahat Fatehalikhan,
Sivamani, Bollywood Music Directors Nadeem Shravan
& Ravindra Jain, Richa
Shrama, Hariharan, Hans Raj Hans, Jame Asher and many more.
The band has played everything from international festivals and
royal
receptions to Never Mind The Buzzcocks
(where they did a rousing version
of ‘Cotton Eye Joe’
with
Bill Bailey, Danny
Alan, David Jones-Mcfly,
Simon Amstell and Phill Jupitus) – even a two-night stint
performing alongside Bill Bailey in front
of 20,000 people at the Wembley arena.
Anu
Shukla (aka Anuradha Shukla)- The lead singer and artistic director of the band who has also
won awards in Kenya and Briton
and has collaborated with world famous icons like
German band Dissidenten and American RnB
superstar Ginuwine.
Strings
offers Indian music in a
range of styles, from Hindi pop and
soul-shaking Bollywood classics
to Bhangra,
Raas-Garba and Soothing Sitar and Piano
To add an exotic kick Strings
have team of colourful
and charismatic Bollywood dancers who
create a virtual world of Bollywood Cinema.
"Soul Shaking" -
Time Out
“A very diverse and truly magnificent band”
– Royal National Theatre, South Bank, London.
We can also provide a group of
colourful
Bollywood dancers
Soft
Sitar Instrumental
music (Ideal
for Cocktail parties!)
Bollywood classics in
piano
(Click
here
to listen live demo)
Bhajans / Jain
Stavans /
Gujarati
Music /
Folk
Music
Bhangra
Live
DJ
Composing and
arranging Indian music to collaborate with international bands/artists
(recording, production and live).
Watch our collaborations
here)
(To
hear demonstration of our live performance please click
here)
THE
LATEST.........
Bollywood
Pandits is ready to fly with crew of 26 people (10 piece band,
Dancers, Video Jockey, Make UP artist...) to perform two
spectacular stage shows on 22nd & 23 March 10 for government of
Oman with ultimate technology & sound by Mr K. J. Singh ( Front
of house sound engineer of A R Rehman's Jai Ho tour)
Bollywood
Pandits is invited to perform for UK ASIAN BUSINESS AWARDS at
SOFITEL HOTEL
Bollywood
Pandits performed at UK ASIAN MUSIC AWARDS AT ROYAL FESTIVAL
HALL
2010 Highlights.....
14th Feb 10 - Valentine Dinner & Dance at
Haveli Slough with Bhangra Legend Shin (DCS)
06th March 10 - Birmingham with Shin (DCS)
Private Event
11th March 10- Royal Festival Hall, London
UK Asian Music Awards
22nd March 10 -
Hosn El Felidj
Theater, Muscat Stage show with 26 peice band for Government
of Oman
24th March 10 -
El Mouroudj Theater,
Salalah Stage show with 26 peice band for Government of Oman
26th March 10 - Sofitel Hotel, Heathrow
Terminal 5 Asian Business Awards
16th April 10 - Circus Casino
29th April 10 - Alexandra Palace (Private
event)
05th June 10- Arora Hotel Group (Private event)
02nd July 10 - Dorchester Hotel (Private event)
10th July 10 - Grosvenor House (Private event)
31st July 10 - Ljubljana,
Slovenia
3rd Aug 10 - Malmo Festival, Malmo (Sweeden)
23rd Nov 10 - With Bollywood playback singerKavita Krishnamurthy at Sai Birthday Celebration, Byron Hall
Watch a montage of an exclusive live session
with Shin, of Bhangra band DCS,
collaborating with the
Bollywood
Pandits, featuring Anu shukla, Apache Indian & Kiran Thakrar
Listen the the full session on Nikki's Diwali
Special, Sat 17th October 09 from 17.00.
The full video will be available soon after.
This year 2009 on
Diwali CME bring you
Britain's Got Talent
runners-up, SIGNATURE
performing their breath-taking act live on stage alongside
performing live London's finest Indian Band BOLLYWOOD PANDITS
Strings (also known as Bollywood Pandits)
collaborated and performed two shows
with acclaimed comedian and singer
Bill Bailey at Wembley arena
Whole band
was emotional when 20,000 people warmly welcomed
the concept
of fusing Rock song with Indian music........
Featuring
Anu Shukla
as a lead singer
In a brand new smashing Bollywood
Musical
Bollywoodland- "Where Love Never
Dies"
at
Theatre Teatro Compac Gran Vía, Madrid Spain
Highlights of
our recent show in POLAND
(Please click the thumbnail)
Collaboration with Amercian RnB
superstar Ginuwine
Nominated in UK ASIAN MUSIC AWARDS 2009
as
"Best Urban Act"!!
Watch out for the debut
single 'Baby Dil Deewana' Feat. U.S star Ginuwine
and UK star Anu Shukla ofStrings (also known as Bollywood Pandits)
This unique collaboration is a revolution in music bringing
together RnB and Hindi genres. Hindi lyrics written and sang by
Anu, composed by Kiran Thakrar & produced by hot new
talent Shayal. click
here to watch and listen this amazing
track
The single and video feat. Bollywood
Actress Neha dhupia as a model
BREAKING BARRIERS…..!!!
No 2 in the Official BBC Independent Label (Indie) Chart
no 7 in the Official
BBC RnB Chart in it's first week!
Kiran &
Anuradha performed at British Commonwealth Centre for Royals....!!
(Click
on the image to view it in full size)
2009 Highlights.....
23rd March 09 - Anuradha lead singer of band is
singing in musical name 'Bollywoodland-Where Love Never Dies' for
two months in Spain.
22nd March 09 - The City Pavillion- Dinner and Dance with Shin
from DCS
11th April 09 - Harrow Leisure centre-Jains UK Raas Garba
Extravaganza
04th May 09 - London Marriott Hotel-Private event
14th June 09 -Twickenham Carnival
25th July 09 - Novotel Hotel, Hammersmith-Private Event
26th July 09 - Limetree Festival
15th Aug 09 - Park Lane Hilton Hotel - Private
Event 16th Aug 09 - Live at Bandstand, Portsmouth,
Kiran
performed at the MOBO'S Awards with Babel Gilberto (Mobo
award winner of 'Best World Music Album')
Performed at London Mela, Tooting Mela, Crawley Mela, Belgrave
Mela
Dandia
at Trafalgar Square
Strings
Performed with India's Foremost Punjabi singer Hans Raj Hans
Once again Strings performed at the Mayor of London
celebrated Diwali, 'the Festival of Light', in Trafalgar Square
with 20,000 people on Sunday 7 November.
Strings
performed for one thousand Hollywood industry related people at Amerstradem
Cine Expo 2002 in the Showcase of Universal
International Picture's new releases including its latest movie THE
GURU for which Strings
performed with Jimmy
Mistry the 'Guru' of the Film(see
Picture here)
Louis Vuitton
Strings
recently performed for world famous
designer Louis Vuitton
on their launch of new product
BBC
It was honour for Strings
to be part of BBC Party. Strings
was invited to perform in a party by BBC for the opening
of their new BBC Media Village site.
Henley's Asian Music Festival
Strings
performed for an audience of three
thousand people for this prestigious occasion. We were nominated the
best Indian Band in UK and this festival was broadcasted on ZEE
TV.
50
years of Independent India - A Celebration
Strings
performed
for two shows in the world famous venue
Symphony
Hall. We were very much
Honoured to perform for 50th India’s independence Day in
presence of High Commissioner of India and many such dignitaries from UK
and India. Once again we performed to a full house audience of four
thousand.
Live
On Air - By Asianet
Strings
was chosen as" the
Band" by Asianet TV to perform live for a special Broadcast
aired throughout Europe.
An
Evening with Sri Hariprasad Chaurasia
Strings,
once again had the privilege to
perform alongside the greatest flutist in the world -
Sri Hariprasad
Chaurasia,
at the Royal Festival Hall.
Navratri Nights
Stringsis
performing
for
last many years for the Lohana Navratri
(The Hottest Navaratri
spot) in Brenford Leisure Centre, Chiswick for 13 nights in a row. Once again,
we were voted the best
band to date. Quite naturally, We had One Thousand, two hundred people
on their feet non stop for 3 hours everyday for 13 days!!!
Best
Band - Yes Sir, We were!!!
Strings.....A prestigious band at prestigious venues
Kallang Theatre SINGAPORE
Klub Palladium Warsaw POLAND
Savoy Theatre, Helsinki, FINLAND
Symphony
Hall,Birmingham
International
Convention Centre,Birmingham
Royal
festival Hall,London
Wembley
Conference Centre,London
Olympia Earls Court,London
Our past client list :-
Louis Vuitton
Lloyds TSB Jewel Awards
National Television Awards
BBC
(Opening of Media Village)
BBC 2 (Never Mind The Buzzcocks)
United
International Pictures (Universal Pictures)
Goldman Sachs
The National Trust UK
Royal
National Theatre
Madhwani Family
Ketan Somiya
Sethis
Laxmi Mital
Hindujas
Chartered Institute of Environmental
Health
Barclays Bank
Deloite
Tesco
Various Lions Clubs
The
group is now available for your special occasion , playing a wide and
varied array of music. Whatever the occasion, whatever the mood,
whatever the time and whatever the place, Strings
will bring music to
your ears, and liven up the day or night for you.
