But after all that, follow your own path. Oh we’d say, “Do it your own way!” Yes, you need training, theory, technique etc. What would you say to someone who wanted to pursue a career in music? We like the pure joyfulness and innocence of that era -a nice antidote to the cynical world we live in. Not to mention danceable! And the movies had all kinds of wacky and memorable characters. The music from that era had a kind of madcap, mash-up quality to it, while still being very much its own genre and very innovative. We’re inspired by the vintage era Bollywood movies and their soundtracks. What is the inspiration behind your music? The real story is far less interesting, so let’s go with that one ! He christened it a “Bombay Royale” and we all had a good laugh. We’d been up all night playing poker, smoking cigars, and drinking cocktails when the Skipper somehow ended up with a hand of 11 jokers. How did you come up with the name The Bombay Royale? ![]() ![]() I recently interviewed Shourov Bhattacharya (The Tiger) of The Bombay Royale about the band’s recent success, origins, and future plans. With an exotic mix of English, Bengali, and Hindi lyrics -sung by both Shourov Bhattacharya and Parvyn Kaur Singh -The Bombay Royale takes listeners to another planet. The Melbourne-based band isn’t just in a league of their own: they created it. You might know them as the 11-piece band of Bollywood-loving Aussies, or even better as the winners of iTunes’ “Breakthrough World Music Album for 2012”.
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