Samay (band)

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Samay are a band based in Leeds, UK, formed by musicians from India and Europe who take the traditional music of India and combine it with jazz, flamenco, samba, funk and chill-out.

The band consist of Jesse Bannister (UK), Soumik Datta (India), Giuliano Modarelli (Italy), Bhupinder Singh Chaggar (India) and Kenneth Higgins (UK) who replaced former bass player Javier Geras (Spain).^[1]

Samay play original compositions and since the beginning they started performing in important festival such as Moor Music Festival, Garforth Arts Festival, Seven arts-Leeds and City of London Festival.

In 2007 they performed in television shows such as the Nikki Bedi's Show on BBC Asian Network^[2] and at Doordarshan TV UK.^[3]

In 2008, they released their first album, Songs for a Global Journey.

In order to support the album, they played at the Musicport World Music Festival, Beverley Folk Festival, Darbar Festival, Dingwalls and London Jazz Festival.

• Jesse Bannister (UK) – saxophone
• Soumik Datta (Bengal, India) – sarod
• Giuliano Modarelli (Italy) – guitar
• Bhupinder Singh Chaggar (Punjab, India) – tabla
• Kenneth Higgins (UK) – bass

• Songs for a Global Journey – 2008

• On womex.com