Hamza / Rajasthan Folkstars / Synister

Hailing from New Delhi, Hamza has attained a reputation as a pioneer of the house scene in India and one of the more innovative and exciting producers today. Early in his journey, exposure to renowned house DJs such as Terry Francis, Dave Mothersole, DJ Heather, and Danny Teneglia inspired Hamza to create his own electronic dance productions. Soon he found a unique style of house music combining deep, tribal, and funky sounds with strong world music influences. Hamza is also a top notch DJ, bringing his fresh sound to dance floors from New York to Portugal, Boston to Hyderabad, Paris to Pune. His sets typically start with his signature deep house sound, heavily influenced by Latin / Afro / world flavors, before developing into powerful tribal and deep, tech-house influenced beats perfect for the peak time. Wind Horse Records was formed in New Delhi in August 2009, earning the distinction of India's first house music label. Wind Horse was devised by prominent Indian DJ and producer Hamza who was soon joined by fellow music maker Vipul Angirish. The two have dominated the label's artist roster so far with impressive releases that seamlessly meld house music rhythms, traditional instrumentation from Indian and other world musics, and admirably high production standards. Many of Wind Horse's releases feature Hamza and Vipul collaborating with important talent such as Harmonic Choir founder David Hykes, well known Punjabi singer Jasbir Jassi, and Yungchen Lhamo, a Tibetan singer who has recorded for Peter Gabriel's Real World imprint. Hamza will be performing an #electronica act with the Rajasthan Folksier’s, they are group of well-known folk artists from Rajasthan called ‘Manganiyars’ who are world renowned for their music. They belong to a gypsy community who make their living as musical performers. They are from the villages around Jaisalmer, Jodhpur and Barmer in western Rajasthan. Ancestors of these artists have been a dominant part of the folk music since the last 60 years. Wind horse Records have handpicked a few artists and collaborated with them to give a unique music experience to the people. The combination of House Music and Rajasthani Percussive instruments is unique and is turning a lot of heads everywhere.