Kailasa (band)

Kailasa
Origin	Mumbai, India
Genres	Sufi music, Folk Rock, Fusion
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Sony BMG, Sony Music
Associated acts	Kailash Kher
Members
Kailash Kher Naresh Kamath Paresh Kamath Kurt Peters Vinayak Pol Sanket Athale Sankarshan Kini Sameer Chiplunkar Tejasvi Rao
Past members
Rinku Rajput Debyajyoti Dutta

Kailasa is an Indian fusion band, founded by Kailash Kher. The name of the band is taken from an accented pronunciation of Kailash's own name as well as Mount Kailash, the abode of Hindu God Shiva. Along with guitars, drums and keyboards; the band incorporates classical Indian instruments and sometimes traditional lyrics to infuse folk and Sufi hue to their songs.

Their self-titled debut album became a huge hit in India.

Band members

• Kailash Kher — Lead Vocals
• Paresh Kamath — Lead guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
• Naresh Kamath — Bass guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
• Kurt Peters — Drums
• Vinayak Pol — Drums
• Sanket Athale — Indian & Western Percussions
• Sankarshan Kini - Harmonium, Violin, Mandolin
• Sameer Chiplunkar - Keyboard
• Tejasvi Rao

Musical Style

Kailasa's music is a blend of medieval Indian music, Sufi and Western music. Lyrical themes though vary but the most distinct style of Kailash Kher is where he sings as through a female devotee/lover trying to persuade her deity/loved one. Fusion of love, worship and persuasion is inspired by the works of medieval Rajasthani poet Meerabai. Such an influence can be observed in songs 'Teri Deewani' and 'Albela Saajan' from their eponymous debut album. Similar theme can be found in another of their song 'Babam Bam' from the album 'Jhoomo Re' where the singer is persuading Lord Shiva.

Due to the complex nature of musical arrangement in their songs, Kailasa involve artists other than band members in the recording process to play instruments like Harmonium, Dholak, Tabla Sarangi, Iranian Setar, Ravanahatta, Rabab, Saz, Oud, Mandolin, Santoor, Sitar, Mor Chang, Khartal etc. The artists are credited for their work in each of their album.

Performances

The band has performed in more than 100 cities worldwide including Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Singapore, Malaysia, Houston, San Francisco and New York. Kailasa also performed at the annual festival of Amity University at Noida on 18 February 2011.Recently Kailasa performed at the Annual Cultural fest of BITS Pilani-Goa, Waves 2011 on 5th November, 2011.

Discography

• Kailasa (2006)
• Jhoomo Re (2007)
• Chaandan Mein (2009)
• Rangeele (2012)