Sikander are a Melbourne-based outfit concocting globally-flavoured club music, with elements of cinematic atmospherics, and bass culture into a groove-laden sonic spread.
Stylistically, they are influenced by leftfield House, Dancehall, Moombahton, and 80s Electro, laced with sun-kissed Balearic grooves and the street-folk rhythms of the Orient.
Sikander are Pradip Sarkar aka Dj Kalimantan (formerly DJ Lord Lingham) in collaboration with live instrumentalists, such as Jeremy Malcolmson (sitar, electric guitar)from the Dub the Magic Dragon, Prem CJ on percsussion, Pete Warren-Smith on bass, and Sathyaki on ek tara and do tara (Indian folk strings).
WHAT PEOPLE SAID
"Excellent!! really digging this" - Pablo Baraybar, El Flying Monkey Records, Venezuela
"Nice One!" - Zeb Da Spy From Cairo, NYC
"Thanks to live group Sikander getting things warmed up just nice:)" - DJ Chris NG, AFROCAN
MEDIA CLIPS
The Music: http://themusic.com.au/profiles/all/2015/10/09/have-you-heard-sikander/
The Indian Sun: http://www.theindiansun.com.au/all-the-world-on-stage-courtesy-sikander/
- Aug, 16 Werribee Race Course
- Oct, 15 http://belleville-melbourne.com/
- Oct, 18 http://arbory.com.au/ Arbory Bar and Eatery
- Oct, 24 http://www.dragondreaming.net/
- Oct, 31 http://www.peyofestival.com.au/
- Nov, 28 http://www.endofthelinefestival.com/
- Nov, 28 Wyndham Food Truck Festival
- Dec, 19 Werribee Race Course
- Dec, 31 Tanglewood Music and Arts Festival
- Feb, 22 PBS 106.7 FM live-to-air on the Mumbai Masala show
- Mar, 08 Revolver Upstairs
- Mar, 19 Holi Mela, Weribee Racecourse (TBC)
Werribee Race Course
International Food Festival in Melbourne on 16th August 2015
Discover global cuisines at the Werribee Racecourse on 16 August. This is your chance to taste and experience delicious food from across the globe. Enjoy music by local bands and allow your kids to enjoy a fun filled day at the Werribee Race Course onAugust 16. With over 30 different cuisines available, Werribee Race course will have a large heated food court celebrating culinary delights from different parts of the world. From Mexcian food to Italian, from Indian food to Ethipion food, you can experience and taste a range of interesting cuisines. The venue will host camel rides, pottery workshops, spice markets, wine tasting and much more. Wyndham’s large pool of multicultural groups will provide range of cultural performances.
Tickets and More Information
http://belleville-melbourne.com/
Globe Alley, Melbourne VIC 3000
http://arbory.com.au/ Arbory Bar and Eatery
Arbory Bar & Eatery is a lively all-day outdoor bar and eatery located between Melbourne’s heritage listed Flinders Street Station and the world famous Yarra River, at the epicentre of Melbourne’s riverside arts and entertainment precinct.
http://www.dragondreaming.net/
Dragon Dreaming is located on the shores Lake Burrinjuck on Wiradjuri Land in the Yass district just outside the ACT. Cooradigbee is an internationally renowned home of magnificently preserved fossils from the early Devonian period, otherwise known as “the age of Fishes” in the beautiful NSW town of Wee Jasper.
Tickets and More Information
http://www.peyofestival.com.au/
Located at a private campsite on lake Nihlacootie about 3 hours
from Melbourne (Strathbogie ranges, near Benalla and Mansfield)
Tickets and More Information
http://www.endofthelinefestival.com/
Belgrave Village
Wyndham Food Truck Festival
Werribee Race Course
Sikander Goes Bollywood!Come join us and 10,000 other festival people for a day of fun,dancing and merriment!
https://www.facebook.com/events/480253995479564/
Tanglewood Music and Arts Festival
PBS 106.7 FM live-to-air on the Mumbai Masala show
Revolver Upstairs
Holi Mela, Weribee Racecourse (TBC)
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Sikander (Live at a Northcote Warehouse)Video recording of a Sikander live set at a warehouse party in Northcote, Melbourne, in the chilly winter of 2015
