Krosswindz

Krosswindz (Bengali: ক্রসউইন্ডস) is a Bengali rock/folk-fusion band, based in Kolkata, India. They have played all over India and abroad and have helped urbanize the folk music of Bengal and have tried to make it popular. Krosswindz is one of the few Kolkata-based Bengali rock bands who have female singers for their lead/main vocals.

History

The band was formed in 1990 and started out playing at college festivals. Today, they have toured all over India and have played at all major college festivals and stadium concerts. The band has performed and collaborated with internationally reputed names like Herbie Hancock (USA), Sky High (Sweden), Tizian Jost (Germany), Pandit Ramesh Mishra (Indian Sarangi Player) and The Jazz Ambassadors (USA).[citation needed] The band's music has been featured in numerous documentary films and commercials.[citation needed]

Members

• Vikramjit (Tuki) Banerjee - Lead guitars, vocals, songwriter, producer (also worked with Bhoomi)
• Chandrani Banerjee - Lead vocals, Songwriter (also worked with Bhoomi)
• Ratanjit - Keyboards, Indian folk instruments

Discography

Collaboration albums

• Aabaar Bochhor Kuri Pore (1995)

Further reading

1. Banerjee, Subhajit (22 March 2006). . The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. Archived from on 25 May 2006.
2. . The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 3 October 2010. Archived from on 8 October 2010.
3. . The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 1 August 2006. Archived from on 13 February 2010.
4. . The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 23 April 2007. Archived from on 13 February 2010.
5. . The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 1 January 2007. Archived from on 4 January 2010.
6. . The Times of India. 5 July 2009. Archived from on 24 November 2011.
7. . The Times of India. 23 April 2009. Archived from on 24 November 2011.

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