'Bombay Bassment' live at Hard Rock Cafe Bengaluru on Thursday, August 4th!

Bombay Bassment is a 4 piece eclectic band from Bombay, India formed in 2010. The lineup consists of MC/Rapper Bobkat (Robert Bob Omulo), Drummer Levin Mendes, Bassist Ruell Barretto and Chandu (Chandrashekar Kunder) on Samples. Their music is an upbeat blend of Hip-Hop, Rap, Reggae/Dub, Funk & Drum n Bass. Each member has varied influences & backgrounds making the sound of the band very unique.

Bob is a veteran MC and DJ originally from Kenya, his destiny led him onto the Mumbai scene over 12 years ago. Formulating his lyrics and sound around the rhythms of his life, Bob brings a distinctive flavor to the dance-floor. Levin & Ruell are the original founders of Bombay Bassment and have been active on the Indie scene for the past 8 years! With 15 years of experience, Chandu started off as a resident DJ at landmark clubs in Mumbai and is currently the co-producer of Bombay Bassment along with Deep, founder of Indiaudio (an Independent music label).

Key Highlights:

• Our single Hip Hop [Never Be The Same] featured in March 2011 Music Alliance Pact, indie Mixtape

The Music Alliance Pact is a collective of 36 of the world’s top music blogs and webzines from 36 countries spanning six continents. Every month, each of these 36 sites picks one hot local song that gets posted on all these great blogs and zines.

March's best music from across the MAP
Guardian.co.uk/music
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2011/mar/14/march-best-music-map

• Winner of Hard Rock Cafe Battle of the Bands 2011 Mumbai round.

• Converse: The Original Band Hunt 2011 title winner. Event produced by Rolling Stone India

• We played at the opening day of Bacardi NH7 Weekender, which had 5 stages hosting over 50 bands from India & UK.

• Our Band features in The Indiecision '10: Most Promising Indie acts.
  http://nh7.in/indiecision/2010/12/24/the-indiecision-10-most-promising-indie/

• We also played at the TILT 2010 Music Festival hosted @ Blue Frog, Mumbai. We played on the opening day along with 3 International Acts.
  The Max Clouth Trio - Jazz (Germany)
  Bombay Bassment - Hip Hop, Funk, Reggae
  Nuove Tribu Zulu - Ska/Reggae (Italy)
  DJ Glitterbug + VJ Ronni (Germany)

• Our bassist Ruell was nominated for the Rolling Stone - JD Annual Rock Awards 2010 : Bassist of the Year Category.

• Mumbai Boss recently carried feature on our band.
  @MumbaiBoss "Bombay Bassment is redefining the sound of Indian Hip Hop".
  http://mumbaiboss.com/2010/12/27/rhyme-and-reason/

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