Krosswindz is a Classic Rock/folk-fusion band, based in Kolkata

Kolkata

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, India

India

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. They have played all over India and abroad, and have helped urbanize the folk music of Bengal and have tried to make it popular. Krosswindz is one of the few Kolkata based Bengali rock bands who have female singers in their lead vocals.

Music Style

The bands style is mostly progressive fusion. Incorporating world, folk, ambient and progressive fusion. The band is currently working towards incorporating a more soulful and lyric oriented style.

Musical Influences

John Mc Laughlin, Santana, Eric Johnson (AUSTIN TEXAS), Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Miles Davis, etc.

Indian and Bangladeshi influences

Padmashree Protima Barua Pandey (Goalpariya-Assamese Folk Exponent and singer), Rabindranath Tagore, Kishori Amonkar, Bhupen Hazarika, Purno Das Baul, Shubha Mudgal, Abida Parveen, Runa Laila, SD Burman, Abbasuddin Ahmed, Lalon Fokir etc.

History

The band was formed in 1990, and started out playing at college festivals. Today, they have toured all over India and have played at all major college festivals and stadium concerts. The band has performed and collaborated with internationally reputed names like Herbie Hancock (USA), Sky High (SWEDEN), Tizian Jost (Germany),Pandit Ramesh Mishra (Indian Sarangi Player) and The Jazz Ambassadors(USA). The bands music has been featured in numerous documentary films and commercials.

Members

• Vikramjit (Tuki) Banerjee - Lead guitars, backing vocals, songwriter, producer (ex-member of Bhoomi
  Bhoomi
  Bhoomi is a music group based in Kolkata, India. They are a Bangla language band. In July 2006 they became the first Indian band to play at the United Nations.-Beginnings:...
  
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• Chandrani Banerjee - Lead vocals (ex-member of Bhoomi
  Bhoomi
  Bhoomi is a music group based in Kolkata, India. They are a Bangla language band. In July 2006 they became the first Indian band to play at the United Nations.-Beginnings:...
  
  )
• Rajiv Sunam - Lead vocals
• Ratanjit - Keyboards, acoustic guitar, mandolin, Indian folk instruments

Albums

Year	Album Name	Record Label
2011	Phire Dekha	Sa Re Ga Ma Sa Re Ga Ma Saregama India Limited, formerly The Gramophone Company of India is an Indian music company. Saregama also works in the home video business...
2006	Dhoan	Sagarika Music Pvt. Ltd.
2005	Misiki Misiki	Sagarika Music Pvt. Ltd.
2004	Jhiko Jhiko	Sagarika Music Pvt. Ltd.
2003	Music of the Globe	Joe Anthony Productions, USA
2002	Bhebe Dekhecho Ki	Kosmic Music
2002	One World	Kosmic Music
1999	Khyapar Gaan Khyapar Gaan Khyapar Gaan was the last album of the Bangla band Moheener Ghoraguli. It was released in 1999. Their song "Tai Janai Gaaney " is based on the Jim Croce song "I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song".-Track listing:# Shono Shudhijon - Krosswindz # Cricket - Arnob...	Asha Audio
1996	Path Gechhe Benke	Sagarika Music Pvt. Ltd.
1995	Aabaar Bochhor Kuri Pore Aabaar Bochhor Kuri Pore Aabaar Bochhor Kuri Pore was a Bengali album of the Bangla band Moheener Ghoraguli. It was released in the 1995 Kolkata Book Fair.It was not an original Moheen album, like earlier releases. It was released nearly twenty years after the last album by the group had been released.Many of the songs...	Asha Audio
1994	Singles	bmg crescendo india

Further reading

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                        External links

                        • Official Website
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