Masala Coffee

Masala Coffee
Masala Coffee band at Mojo Rising on February 20th, 2015 at Bolgatty Palace, Kochi.
Background information
Genres Indian folk, Indian pop, Indian rock, Blues, Reggae
Years active 2014–present
Members Varun Sunil
Sooraj Santhosh
Daya Sankar
Preeth PS
David Crimson
Pauly
Joe Johnson
Krishna Raj

Masala Coffee - the music band was formed in 2014. Masala Coffee debuted in 2014 on the television music show Music Mojo on Kappa TV. The band performs basically in the genres of Indian folk, blues, pop and rock.

Band history

Founded by Varun Sunil, the lead percussionist of the group, the band features Sooraj Santhosh (who is also the co-founder of the band) on the vocals, Daya Sankar on the drums, Preeth PS and David Crimson on the guitars, Pauly on the bass, Joe Johnson on the keyboard and Krishna Raj on the Violin.

Their first single video album ‘Aal Aayal Thara Venam’[1] was released on July 23, 2016. The video which features beauty pageant winners such as Aileena Catherine Amon and Rohini Mariam Idicula, is a cover of the epic Malayalam folk song Aal Aayal Thara Venam by Kavalam Narayana Panicker. Next, a studio album, Kari, was released on Nov 11, 2016. Video on YouTube Video on YouTube.

Masala coffee have sung a satirical song on liquor ban for the movie Kunhiramayanam directed by Basil Joseph[2] [3]

Film Composing

Masala Coffee debuted into film music direction in 2016 with the title track in a promo video for the Malayalam movie, Hello Namasthe.[4] Their first major composing was for Uriyadi [5] a Tamil movie directed by Vijay Kumar (Tamil filmmaker) consisting three songs. Masala Coffee are one of the composers for the movie Solo [6] directed by Bejoy Nambiar.

Filmography

YearFilmLanguageNotes
2016UriyadiTamil3 songs
2016Hello NamastheMalayalamPromo song
2017SoloMalayalam/Tamil1 song - World of Siva
2018Kannum Kannum KollaiyadithaalTamil

Major Events

DateEventVenue
20 Feb 2015Mojo Rising Music Fest[7]Bolgatty Palace Grounds, Kochi
08 Nov 2016The Hindu November Fest[8]The Music Academy, Chennai
19 Feb 2017The Global ISAI Festival[9]Phoenix MarketCity, Chennai
17 July 2017Hyderabad Arts Festival[10]Cyber Convention Center, Madhapur
11 Aug 2017AURA'17[11]Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS)
26 Jan 2018The GoMad Festival[12]Fernhills Royal Palace, Ooty

International Concerts

  • Masala Coffee in Dubai on 17 October 2014 at the inaugural ceremony of KPL Dubai Season 3.[13]
  • Masala Coffee performing live for Raag 'N' Rock - The Indie Music Festival, on 11 September 2015 in Dubai[14][15][16]
  • Masala Coffee on 22 October 2016, performed at the Malaysian Independent Live Fusion Festival which will be held at the StarXpo Centre, Kuala Lumpur.[17]
  • Masala Coffee Performed for the Sarvesh Festival of Arts [18] at the Victoria Hall, Singapore, on 25 November 2016.
  • Masala Coffee performed on 17 March 2017, at the Dubai Global Village.[19]

Other reading

  • Manorama Online - Of fusion, folk, coffee and more [20]
  • New Indian Express - Masala Coffee to soothe your musical senses [21]
  • Telangana Today - Piquant concoction of music [22]
  • The Hans India - Fifth edition of Hyderabad Arts Festival announced [23]
  • The Hans India - Masala Coffee drops some fusion rock [24]
  • Mid Day - South Indian Band Masala Coffee To Perform In Mumbai For The First Time [25]

References

  1. ↑ M, Athira (2013-07-02). "Ready to rock". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  2. ↑ Muzik247 (2015-08-11), Kunjiramayanam | Salsa song, retrieved 2018-03-17
  3. ↑ Sur, Prateek (2015-08-15). "Kunjiramayanam song Salsa". Bollywood Life. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  4. ↑ satyamvideos (2016-01-01), Hello Namasthe | Promo Song by Masala Coffee | Vinay Forrt | Bhavana | Miya | Sanju, retrieved 2018-03-17
  5. ↑ Hindu, The. "Brewing New Ideas". Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  6. ↑ Riaz, Azmia (2017-10-07). "Flying Solo". Edex Live. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  7. ↑ Somani, Deepa (2015-02-17). "Kappa TV organises Mojo rising". timesofindia. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  8. ↑ Vijayan, Naveena (2016-11-08). "Brewing a new sound". The Hindu. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  9. ↑ Metro Plus (2017-02-17). "Music at the mall". The Hindu. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  10. ↑ Murthy, Neeraja (2017-07-20). "A heady concoction". The Hindu. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  11. ↑ Verma, Dinesh (2016-08-16). "Masala Coffee brews musical magic". The Hindu. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  12. ↑ Rodricks, Allan (2018-01-24). "GoMad Festival in Ooty: Madness, music and masti". The Hindu. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  13. ↑ "Masala coffee | KPL Dubai Season 3". Kpldubai.com. 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  14. ↑ "Indie Festival Brings Top Live Acts Together For An Evening Of RAAG 'n' ROCK In Dubai". Onlinepress.com. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  15. ↑ "Masala Coffee Sooraj Santhosh - Raag N Rock - Indie Music Festival". YouTube. 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  16. ↑ Staff (2015-09-04). "Malayalam folk-rock sensations gear up for UAE debut". Emirates 24/7. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  17. ↑ Ganesan, Sharmila (2016-10-21). "Masala Coffee brews a spicy mix of music". Star 2. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  18. ↑ Guru Project (2016-10-25), Masala Coffee Live In Singapore - 25 Nov 2016 [Sarvesh Festival of Arts], retrieved 2017-03-10
  19. ↑ "Indian band Masala Coffee to perform in Dubai". khaleejtimes.com. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  20. ↑ Rebecca, Merin (2015-07-04). "Of fusion, folk, coffee and more". manoramaonline. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  21. ↑ Damodaran, Akhila (2017-11-18). "some-masala-coffee-to-soothe-your-musical-senses". New Indian Express. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  22. ↑ B, Keerthana (2017-07-16). "Piquant concoction of music". Telangana Today. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  23. ↑ "Fifth-edition-of-Hyderabad-Arts-Festival-announced". The Hans India. Hyderabad. 2017-04-14. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  24. ↑ "Masala Coffee drops some fusion rock". The Hans India. Hyderabad. 2017-07-17. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  25. ↑ The Guide Team (2018-01-18). "South Indian Band Masala Coffee To Perform In Mumbai For The First Time". Mid-Day. Retrieved 2018-03-17.

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