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Bollywood meets Motown!
 Take a trip from Memphis to Mumbai with the groove makin’, booty shakin’, dhuk dhukin', heart-stoppin', kamar-lachkin’, dhol-rockin’, tabla shockin’, bass droppin’ funky drummin’’, history-makin, bolly lovin’, samosa eatin’ legendary BOTOWN BAND.

Botown are a super-tight band of multicultural musicians that perform Bollywood grooves reborn with a unique soul funk twist. This highly charged group combine the glamour of Bollywood and the charisma of soul.
 
Led by Botowner-in-chief Ajay, a top ten selling artist in India, Botown’s live musical ‘mash-up’ features the music of legends like RD Burman, James Brown, Prince, AR Rahman, Sly Stone, Kishore Kumar and many more. Their passion for musical crosspollination takes you on a trip from Memphis to Mumbai in a fabulous fusion of Bollywood meets Motown. With their infectious high energy soul funk perfect for dancing they guarantee a  feel good evening!
 
“Botown will take you back to the days of brilliant live gigs with its talented live musicians who bring out the funkier side to Bollywood classics."
Eastern Eye
 
“Soulful... playful fusion”  London’s Evening Standard
 
“Asian soul and funk outfit Botown have taken a bunch of Bollywood's best-loved anthems and given them the 'Shaft' treatment; re-styling the compositions with Seventies-era Isaac Hayes and Curtis Mayfield very much in mind. Tracks such as Laila and Jhalak have the sort of vintage grit that soundtracked Blacksploitation cops and robbers, but frontman Ajay Srivastava's Hindi singing bursts with feeling, putting Botown way above the usual kitsch-athon this sort of thing often descends into. Elsewhere, Jamaican influences seep into the mix. A promising debut”
— Daily Express
 
The Botown band line up is flexible and scalable featuring:- drums, bass, percussion, horn section, guitar male & female vocals, completing the full live experience!

"Roop Tera"

"Jalak"

"Dum Maro Dum"