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Raveen Panday
(Vocals & Keyboards) started out as a backup singer with the Chronic
Blues Band and took up keyboards in 1997. Now, a decade later, he's the
quintessential bluesman… pounding the keys and hollering the blues.
Before joining Barracuda Blues Band, Raveen was part of several other Bangalore
bands including Stretch, The Bacon Samba Ensemble and The Little Big Blues
Band. His musical idols include Pinetop Perkins, Dr. John, Herbie Hancock,
Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon and several others. |
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Vasudev "Dev" Prabhu
(Harmonica & Vocals) first heard the hauntingly beautiful wail of the
blues harp as a teenager. Instantly, he knew he had to answer that call.
Armed with a diatonic harp and a deep passion for the blues, Dev spent over
a decade pursuing that Chicago blues sound. Along the way, he played with
several city musicians before co-founding the Barracuda Blues Band. Dev's
harmonica gurus include James Cotton, Billy Branch, Paul Butterfield and
Kim Wilson. |
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Greg Hamra
(Drums) joined the Bangalore music scene in 2004 and has since played drums
for various city bands including Old Jungle Saying, Yell-O and Aatma. A
rocker by heart, and a communication skills trainer by profession, Greg
co-founded the Barracuda Blues Band and is the champion of 'funky, groovy
stuff'. He digs Chad Smith, Jimmy Chamberlin, Dennis Chambers, John Bonham
and many other great drummers. |
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Niranjan Burke
(Guitars) is the band's axe-man who straddles several genres of music
including rock, blues and jazz. Ninja, as he's popularly known, co-founded
a jazz-rock band called Aatma before joining the Barracuda Blues Band
and has since helped the band create a unique sound. Ninja's musical influences
include Miles Davis , George Benson, John McLaughlin, Tribal Tech, Chick
Corea, Grateful Dead and the Beatles. |
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Vinod D'sa
(Bass) Four strings instead of six, a larger fingerboard to play on and
a fascination with low-end thump led VD to heft a bass. Moonlighting in
local strip joints whilst in college helped him polish his licks that
were then exported to weddings, college festivals, beach jams and even,
paradoxically, churches. |
