London, August 2, 2004
UK Bureau
Since becoming one of the youngest performers at the Asian Music Awards
in 1988, and one of the most talented percussionists in the bhangra
industry, it is only now that Sunil Kalyan's debut solo album, a slick
collection of desi and hip-hop fusion, drops this summer.
Da Product features eight hard-hitting tracks with hypnotic
tabla and traditional bhangra interspersed with break-beat symphonies
of drum 'n' bass and hip-hop flavas and rifts. Cheshire Cat and Lember
Hussainpuri lay down their sensational vocal talents on a number of
tracks including the bombastic "Dil Kich Ke Lagya"
and "Shake Dat Ting".
As a producer Sunil has stamped his mark on the industry
locally and internationally. He has worked with leading artists such
as Punjabi Hit Squad, Bally Sagoo and on the worldwide smash hit "Mundian
To Bach Ke" by Punjabi MC, which hit no. 1 in the US charts and
was a Christmas no. 1 across Europe.
As producers such as Timbaland, Moby and Dr Dre continue
to sample Hindi and Punjabi tracks South Asian music is firmly placing
itself at the forefront of the music industry allowing Sunil's to reach
worldwide.