Sunny Jain's Wild Wild East: Tiny Desk Concert
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Published 2024-01-12
From the very first note, Sunny Jain’s music promotes the idea of not just crossing boundaries but obliterating them all together.
The percussionist, composer and bandleader has roots in South Asia and his band and album Wild Wild East are expertly adept at infusing the sounds and melodies of that part of the world into an intense yet joyful performance. There are references to his parents’ journey to the U.S., Sufi dance music and the mash-up of Bollywood and the Italian westerns of the 1960s.
Sunny Jain’s latest musical exploration is another road taken from his days leading the Brooklyn bhangra band Red Baraat (which did an explosive Tiny Desk concert in 2017) and if you listen closely you’ll hear how unique his musical vision is. In fact, if his musical projects were actual travel junkets, I would whip out my passport and jump on board as soon as I could.
SET LIST
“Immigrant Warrior”
“Brooklyn Dhamal”
“Wild Wild East”
“Blackwell”
MUSICIANS
Sunny Jain: drumset, dhol drum
Ben Parag: vocals
Alison Shearer: soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, flute
Almog Sharvit: bass
Shubh Saran: guitar
TINY DESK TEAM
Producers: Felix Contreras, Bob Boilen
Director/Editor: Kara Frame
Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin
Series Producer: Bobby Carter
Videographers: Kara Frame, Catie Dull, Maia Stern
Audio Assistant: Phil Edfors
Production Assistant: Ashley Pointer
Photographer: Elizabeth Gillis
Tiny Desk Team: Suraya Mohamed, Joshua Bryant, Hazel Cills
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
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All Comments (21)
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Love the drums in the second song, vocals and beat. 💃🏻🕺🏼💃🏻🕺🏼💃🏻🕺🏼
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Thanks to NPR I’ve learned about a band that I wasn’t familiar with. And I’ve learned that I can dance while eating breakfast.
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Incredible that such a cinematic, huge sound can come from just five people!
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The vocal control of the guy in the pink vest is astounding
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No matter if he's with Red Baraat or any of his other side projects, Sunny Jain is a creative machine.
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The incredible Shubh Saran just absolutely killing it on the guitar, and the rest of the band is spectacular as well! Great set!
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Nice work NPR, had no idea this great band existed until now 😊
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❤❤❤
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Never heard of them but I like it!!!!
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I love THIS!!!!
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Everyone on this set did NOT have to go that HARD! Amazing work from all of them!
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A wonderful start to my day. Spectacular set!
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Gotta be one of the best things on tiny desk
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Holy fusion Bob, Man!! 🤯🥳
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What an absolutely astonishing singer. This whole set was amazing ❤️
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Every time I listen to you, I get inspired to get up and make something. Incredible sound!
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Loved the Red Baraat Tiny Desk and he doesn't disappoint here.
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Waaaaahoooooo!!!! Happy Friday! Thank you NPR for letting me hear a new artist every day!
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Such good players.
