Euphoria (Indian band)
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| Origin | kolkata, India |
| Years active | 70's–present |
| Genres | Hind-rock |
| Labels | HMV (saare-ga-maa-pa) |
| Members | Palash Sen, Debajyoti Bhaduri, Benjamine Pinto, Hitesh Madan, Ashwani, Rakesh, Prashant |
Euphoria is one of the most famous and successful bands in India. Their different style helped them create an audience from themselves as an alternative to the dominant Indian film or classical music. Euphoria were among the first to bring rock culture to india. They mixed electric guitar with traditional instruments like the tabla, dholak and sitar to create mesemerising effects. The band lineup has often changed through the early nineties and attained stability after 1998. Until recently, when guitarist Gaurav Misra aka Gary parted ways with the band. It's been reported in the media that gary went off to settle in Australia. But nothing has diminished its charm over their fans, also known as Dhoomers. Recently, they have even inducted female members into the band mainly as backup vocalists.
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[edit] Band members
- Debajyoti Bhaduri aka DJ, on bass guitar
- Benjamin Pinto aka Benny, on keyboard
- Hitesh Madan aka Rikki, on guitar
- Ashwani, on drums
- Rakesh on dholak
- Prashant, on tabla
- Palash Sen aka Polly, lead vocalist
[edit] Discography
The band calls its music Hind rock, their first album is named Dhoom, followed by Phir Dhoom, Mantra (single) and EuphoriaGully - a Hindi word that means street. Their newest album is called "Mehfuz" and was released in 2006. Reports also suggest that Euphoria will be composing for an upcoming Bollywood film, called Shootout at Lokhandwala.
[edit] Trivia
Palash Sen also acted in Bollywood movie Filhal directed by Meghna Gulzar. The movie also starred Tabu and Sushmita Sen.
Palash is a doctor by profession.
