Taking music and arts beyond boundaries in their bid to bring about ‘Culture Immersion’, this desi sounding venture is well and truly global. Divya Srinivasan finds out more about Sound Tamasha.

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The Sound Tamasha has been initiated by a group of friends (from India and abroad) in Delhi. “It all started with a DJ friend of mine from Berlin, Germany (22ROCKETS) who wanted to come to India and perform over here. As a group of friends we are very fond of Indian traditions, culture and heritage. Personally I’ve been coming to India since 1996 and have spent more than 6 years here. Throughout the years we’ve witnessed changes in the cities and new trends that emerged, such as electronic music which is the sound we grew up listening to in the places where we come from. With our enthusiasm and passion for Indian culture, we

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always thought that we would love to fuse parts of Indian tradition with the arts from our own cultures. Everyday people in India celebrate weddings, religious festivals and many other occasions. We wanted to combine the Indian way of celebration with the music we love, connect people from different backgrounds, share our emotions and create anatmosphere open to everyone. In the traditional Tamasha, tolerance, secular thoughts and unity of religion is always highlighted. Through Culture Must (a division of Knowledge Must) we promote that vision of bringing people together, discovering new cultures and enjoying our planet’s great diversity. The name of the city preceding the words ‘Sound Tamasha’ shows the origin of its artists. At the moment we have Delhi, Goa, Tokyo, Hamburg, Berlin and Lisbon Sound Tamashas” informs Peter Braun, one of the founder members of Knowledge Must. To know more about this unique venture, visit.

DJ KRICK

DJ KRICK

Ever since his first mixing and scratching experiences in 1998, DJ Krick has always been interested in improving his sound by searching for musical influences from the past as well as present. Starting with Hip Hop and R&B he began to intersperse House and Dance classics which got him DJ residencies in clubs all over his hometown. He moved to Berlin and together with his mates, he founded the DJ crew Edelmut Berlin. With legendary DJ Sets at the notorious Bar25 they became a vivid part of Berlin’s club scene for playing a funky, minimal tech-house sound.

DJ ANDRE GARDEJA

DJ ANDRE GARDEJA

A legend in the German and European electronic music scene, André Gardeja started his early DJ career in 1992 performing at Berlins’ house club ‘Walfisch’, known as the world famous ‘Sage Club’ today. His early gigs were followed by regular DJ sets mixed for the unexcelled ‘Studio B’ underground parties in and around Berlin.

22ROCKETS

22ROCKETS

For almost eight years now, 22ROCKETS has been a vital part of the techno and house scene in Berlin, Germany, the city where he was born and grew up. 22ROCKETS works as a DJ, producer, promoter, club operator, event-manager and entertainer on different projects – solo or with other artists and friends. 22ROCKETS loves a wide range of music. In the early days he played electro-disco sound and later moved to deep-trance techno. These days he’s been playing warm & sunny house-music.

Article by Divya Srinivasan