Active from 2010 Record label Hope Street Recordings | Years active 2012–present Website thebombayroyale.com Genre Bollywood | |
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Past members Bob KnobTristan Ludowyk Members Parvyn Kaur Singh, Andy Williamson Similar The Cactus Channel, Emma Donovan, The Putbacks, The Public Opinion Afro Orch, Quarter Street Profiles | ||
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The Bombay Royale is an 11-piece Australian band fronted by singers Parvyn Kaur Singh and Shourov Bhattacharya and led by Andy Williamson. The band composes and performs music inspired by the soundtracks of 1960s and 1970s Bollywood movies. The band was conceived by musical director Andy Williamson who also plays saxophone and flute.
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- The bombay royale wild stallion mountain video clip
- Musical style
- Biography
- Albums
- Singles
- Members
- Songs
- References
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Musical style
The Bombay Royale is heavily inspired by the soundtracks of 1960s and 1970s Bollywood movies. Early in its career, the band performed covers of popular Hindi songs from that era such as "Jaan Pehechan Ho" and "Dum Maro Dum". However, it now composes and performs its own original music, synthesizing Indian classical and folk music with Western styles such as surf, rock and disco.
The vocal lines and lyrics to The Bombay Royale's songs are written mostly by lead vocalist Shourov Bhattacharya in Hindi and Bengali. The band also performs songs in English, Tamil, Telugu and Punjabi. The band composes its music collaboratively with major contributions from saxophonist and band leader Andy Williamson, keyboard player Matty Vehl, bassist Bob Knob, guitarist Tom Martin and others.
Biography
The Bombay Royale was formed in Melbourne, Australia in 2010 by Andy Williamson. Parvyn Kaur Singh, the band's female lead singer, is the daughter of Dya Singh, a traditional shabad singer. She is a Bollywood dance teacher and is married to the band's multi-instrumentalist Josh Bennett. The band's male lead, Shourov Bhattacharya, is a second generation Indian-Australian musician and entrepreneur of Bengali descent.
The Bombay Royale released its first album You Me Bullets Love in April 2012 and was chosen as iTunes Breakthrough World Music Album for 2012. In 2013, the band was booked to play at Glastonbury Festival in the U.K. and toured Belgium, France, Germany, Denmark and Sweden.
In January 2014, The Bombay Royale made its U.S. debut, playing at GlobalFEST at Webster Hall in New York City and at The Kennedy Centre in Washington D.C.
It has also played at many other major festivals including WOMAD (in Australia, New Zealand and the U.K.), Woodford Folk Festival and Sakifo Music Festival on the island of Reunion.
The band released its second music video Henna Henna in May 2014 and its second album The Island of Dr Electrico in July 2014 under the HopeStreet Recordings label.
In August 2014, Rolling Stone magazine featured The Bombay Royale in its list of '10 New Artists You Need To Know'. A number of the band's tracks featured in the popular video game Far Cry 4, released in November 2014.
In March 2016, the song Henna Henna was featured in the closing scene of episode 6, series 2 of the popular American TV show "Better Call Saul"
Albums
Singles
Members
Songs
Bombay TwistThe Island of Dr Electrico · 2014
Henna HennaThe Island of Dr Electrico · 2014
You Me Bullets LoveYou Me Bullets Love · 2012