JABU + BHAJAN BHOY

JABU (UK) Bristol based trio who released the album “A Soft And Gatherable Star” in 2024 to enormous acclaim play their debut European shows! 5 star reviews in the Wire, the Quietus, Clash magazine, etc etc. The music is “a heady blend of vintage dreampop in the vein of COCTEAU TWINS and downbeat sound system dub a la A.R.KANE…. an intoxicating listening experience….” BHAJAN BHOY Ajay Saggar is BHAJAN BHOY. Since beginning in 2020, he has released 6 albums, and will release a new LP on 14 February 2025. He has toured the USA twice, the UK 3 times, and played shows throughout Europe. He has done radio sessions for WFMU, KALX, BBC, KSPC, WGXC. He is also a member of Water Damage, and CHELA. “With BHAJAN BHOY, Saggar synthesizes all of the stylistic approaches he’s explored over the years, swirling them into an intoxicating musical blend, with an earthy spirituality. Even the project’s name reflects the dual aspects of Saggar’s upbringing coming together in harmony. In Hindi, a “bhajan” is a devotional song, sung in the mandir, or temple, while “bhoy” is a Scottish and Irish derivation for a young man. There’s a searching quality to Bhajan Bhoy, as if Saggar is still hunting for transcendence with each track, whether through an expansive drone, an orchestral facility on the piano, or an electronics-augmented raga that threatens to dip into noise” (Erick Bradshaw / writer and WFMU DJ).