| Jalebee Cartel has challenged the notion that dance music is a Western domain by single-handedly putting India on the international EDM map. Composed of four members, Arjun Vagale (laptop, mixing and scratching), Ashvin Mani Sharma (laptop and synths), Ash Roy (vocals and percussions) and G-force Arjun (backing vocals and bass), Jalebee has been taking India by storm for over three years. The live act features Jalebee’s own compositions, which are broken up, twisted and served fresh with ethnic sounds thrown in for good measure. The result is a potent, energetic livewire of influences from Progressive to Techno to Electro, overlaid with live vocal harmonies, percussions, drums and tablas. Jalebee’s sound isn’t about neat packaging: it’s about fusing genres to create a raw, electric style of urban dance music. The past year has been Jalebee’s most massive year yet. Touring across India and abroad, the group has performed at the country’s hottest clubs and biggest festivals, including the Smirnoff Experience Festival (Mumbai) 2005, Lille 3000 (France) 2006, The Big Chill (Goa) 2007, Sunburn Festival (Goa) 2007 & 2008, Perrier Chill Out Festival (Dubai) 2008, C/O Pop Festival 2008 (Germany) & Amsterdam India Festival 2008 (Netherlands). Jalebee has hit dance charts worldwide along with its track “Apartment 88” hitting No.1 on Pete Tong’s Bedroom Bedlam Chart and “Destiny” was voted Best Sunset Soundtrack on BBC. With two monthly shows, “Deep Fried Jalebee” on Frisky Radio & “Twisted Sweet” on Dance Radio (Greece), Jalebee brings in over 2,500 listeners monthly. The group has been featured in Rolling Stone (India) and MixMag (UK), and was placed among Elle (India) magazine’s hot 100 people of 2007. |
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