Niraj Chag
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Niraj Chag is a London-based musical artist and composer. His musical style mixes Indian classical influences with contemporary stylings and layered, complex beats. Niraj's tracks were initially released on the Outcaste record label. He has written and produced his own album Along the Dusty Road which was released in late summer 2006 on the B Channel
label.
Moving to Outcaste Records in London, Niraj released the single "Walk Alone" and contributed four tracks to the album Outcaste New Breed.
Since leaving Outcaste Records, Niraj has worked on the British Asian musical Baiju Bawra, which opened in London's Stratford East Theatre in 2002, and numerous soundtracks.
In May 2006 he released "Bangles", the first song from his album Along the Dusty Road, on the B -Channel label. According to notes from his website, "Bangles" was inspired by the journey his grandmother made in migrating to the UK from India via Africa.
Along the Dusty Road was a "pet project" three years in the making, and "Bangles" and "Khwaab" (another song from the album) attracted the attention of new fans less familiar with his earlier work, both songs being playlisted on BBC
and local radio stations.
The success of the tracks led to Niraj recording a BBC session at their Maida Vale studios, and the song "Nomad" was selected to be the iTunes
free download of the week in June 2006.
In 2006, Niraj won "Best Asian Underground" at the UK Asian Music Awards
.
Chag's follow-up album 'The Lost Souls' was released in early March 2009, featuring the singles 'Baavaria' and 'Ur Jaa'. On October 24, 2009 Niraj performed in concert with a live band at LSO St Lukes in London, followed by a concert at the CBSO centre in Birmingham.
In April 2010 Niraj launched a new online 'music and life' blog called EasternSoul.net with the intention of 'providing an alternative to the modern trend of throwaway “here today, gone tomorrow” music.' EasternSoul.net features a podcast, interviews and features on contemporary asian musicians
B channel
B channel is a telecommunications term which refers to the ISDN channel in which the primary data or voice communication is carried. It has a bit rate of 64 kbit/s in full duplex....
label.
Biography
Born in Southampton (1976), England, Niraj's first professional experience in music was working on Mark Hill's label.Moving to Outcaste Records in London, Niraj released the single "Walk Alone" and contributed four tracks to the album Outcaste New Breed.
Since leaving Outcaste Records, Niraj has worked on the British Asian musical Baiju Bawra, which opened in London's Stratford East Theatre in 2002, and numerous soundtracks.
In May 2006 he released "Bangles", the first song from his album Along the Dusty Road, on the B -Channel label. According to notes from his website, "Bangles" was inspired by the journey his grandmother made in migrating to the UK from India via Africa.
Along the Dusty Road was a "pet project" three years in the making, and "Bangles" and "Khwaab" (another song from the album) attracted the attention of new fans less familiar with his earlier work, both songs being playlisted on BBC
BBC
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and local radio stations.
The success of the tracks led to Niraj recording a BBC session at their Maida Vale studios, and the song "Nomad" was selected to be the iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
free download of the week in June 2006.
In 2006, Niraj won "Best Asian Underground" at the UK Asian Music Awards
UK Asian Music Awards
The UK Asian Music Awards, also known by the abbreviation UK AMA, is an award show that is held annually in the United Kingdom since 2002. It is presented by B4U Music since 2008...
.
Chag's follow-up album 'The Lost Souls' was released in early March 2009, featuring the singles 'Baavaria' and 'Ur Jaa'. On October 24, 2009 Niraj performed in concert with a live band at LSO St Lukes in London, followed by a concert at the CBSO centre in Birmingham.
In April 2010 Niraj launched a new online 'music and life' blog called EasternSoul.net with the intention of 'providing an alternative to the modern trend of throwaway “here today, gone tomorrow” music.' EasternSoul.net features a podcast, interviews and features on contemporary asian musicians