stream Red Baraat's new LP ft. Heems, John Hodgman & more
Brooklyn Bhangra ensemble Red Baraat are following 2017’s Bhangra Pirates with a new album, Sound The People, this Friday (6/29) via Rhyme & Reason (pre-order). The band’s own Sunny Jain co-produced the album with Run the Jewels collaborator Little Shalimar, and the title track features Queens rapper Heems (who they’ve collaborated with before). The album also features comedian John Hodgman on “Punjaub March,” Pakistanki singer Ali Sethi (who is one half of Resident Alien with Sunny Jain) on “Kala Mukhra” (a rework of the traditional “Gora Mukra”), and poet/activist Suheir Hammad on “Vibrations.” In addition to their usual Bhangra style and bits of hip hop (see: Heems’ guest verses), Sound The People sees Red Baraat bringing in Trinidadian Chutney music, jazz, psychedelia, and more. Here’s more via Sunny Jain:
“It’s hard to escape saying something about the time we’re living in,” says Jain, who began writing the album just weeks after Trump’s victory. “So in a sense, the record is a call to action against the various inequalities and injustices that we’re seeing. We desperately need citizen engagement in response to those injustices.”
Ahead of its release, a full stream of the album premieres below.
Red Baraat — 2018 Tour Dates
JUN 25 Sweetwater Music Hall Mill Valley, CA
JUN 26 The New Parish Oakland, CA
JUN 28 Sasktel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival | Nutrien Free Stage Saskatoon, Canada
JUN 29 Capitol Music Club Saskatoon, Canada
JUN 30 Centennial Square Victoria, Canada
JUL 01 David Lam Park Main Stage Vancouver, Canada
JUL 06 The Spirit of Tengri Astana, Kazakhstan
JUL 08 Rudolstadt Festival Rudolstadt, Germany
JUL 11 Rotown Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands
JUL 13 Keltika Festival Cerkno, Slovenia
JUL 14 Podring Festival Bienne-Biel, Switzerland
JUL 17 SommerFestival der Kulturen 2018 Stuttgart, Germany
JUL 25 Wingfield Park Reno, NV
JUL 27 Clyfford Still Museum Denver, CO
JUL 28 The Temporary Basalt, CO
AUG 04 Musikfest Bethlehem, PA
AUG 09 Neighborhood Theatre Charlotte, NC
AUG 10 The Pour House Music Hall Raleigh, NC
AUG 11 LeBauer LIVE Greensboro, NC
AUG 12 Richmond Jazz Festival at Maymont Richmond, VA
AUG 13 The Grey Eagle Asheville, NC
AUG 15 Sleeping Village Chicago, IL
AUG 16 The Central Park Sessions | The Globetrotter Session Madison, WI
AUG 17 The Cube at the Max Detroit, MI
AUG 18 Newfields Indianapolis, IN
AUG 19 City Winery Nashville, TN
OCT 26 Miller Outdoor Theatre Houston, TX
