| Samay | |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Origin: | Leeds, West Yorkshire, England |
| Genre: | Indian classical music, fusion, world music |
| Years Active: | 2005 - present |
Samay are a band based in Leeds, UK, formed by musicians from India and Europe who take the traditional music of India and combine it with jazz, flamenco, samba, funk and chill-out.
The band consist of Jesse Bannister (UK), Soumik Datta (India), Giuliano Modarelli (Italy), Bhupinder Singh Chaggar (India) and Kenneth Higgins (UK) who replaced former bass player Javier Geras (Spain).[1]
Samay play original compositions and since the beginning they started performing in important festival such as Moor Music Festival, Garforth Arts Festival, Seven arts-Leeds and City of London Festival.
In 2007 they performed in television shows such as the Nikki Bedi's Show on BBC Asian Network[2] and at Doordarshan TV UK.[3]
In 2008, they released their first album, Songs for a Global Journey.
In order to support the album, they played at the Musicport World Music Festival, Beverley Folk Festival, Darbar Festival, Dingwalls and London Jazz Festival.