Call: 08459 440 445 Text: 81869 Email: friction@bbc.co.ukFuture Friction - February 2008 25|02|2008Sikh knowledge & Lotus are producers and rappers fom Montreal, Canada. They fuse East indian music and instrumentation with innovative styles of Hip Hop. Sikh Knowledge has already remixed tracks for Shabazz the Disciple (Wu Tang) and Nas, whilst his lyrics address the socio - political climate of the western world from his perspective . Lotus has been collaborating with Sikh Knowledge for many years and are in the process of perfecting their live show by fusing Qawwali with Hip Hop.  18|02|2008Radio Hiro is a producer and DJ from Chicago, Illinois and likes to experiment with deep bass and tabla induced breakbeats with Electronica, Classical indian and bollywood mixtures. He's a trained drummer and was exposed to indian music through his Jazz training whilst listening to Shakti and Zahir Hussain. He started off as a drummer for the Trip Hop band 'Tranquility Bass' and recently created music with Karsh Kale and Quincy Jones. He's just finished his first film score for an independent film.  04|02|2008Sam K is a 20 year old rapper from North West London. He is a 4-time JumpOff MC Battle Champion and his track 'Me, My Pen and I' was a finalist in The UK Songwriting Contest 2007. He has just completed his first CD entitled 'Me, My Pen And I' and its available to download for free from his website. |
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