The Raghu Dixit Project

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Name = The Raghu Dixit Project
Background = orange


Img_capt = Raghupathy Dixit
Origin = Bengaluru, India
Genre = Folk, Fusion
Years_active = 2005 - Present
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URL = http://raghudixit.com
Current_members = Raghu Dixit
Gaurav Vaz
Darbuka Siva
Jithin Das
Vijay Joseph

Past_members = Bruce Lee Mani
Rzhude David
Anirban Chakravarthy
Sandeep Vashista
Rahool Pophali

The Raghu Dixit Project, founded by Raghu Dixit ( Kannada: ರಘು ದೀಕ್ಷಿತ ) , is an open house for musicians and artistes from different genres to come together, collaborate and create a dynamic sound and expression. Though a gold medalist in Masters in Microbiology and a proficient Indian Classical Dancer (Vidwat in Bharatanatyam), Raghupathy Dixit is now known more as a self-taught guitarist-singer-composer-song writer-musician, based in Bengaluru. As the founder-front man of his band Antaragni for more than eight years, and now of The Raghu Dixit Project, Raghu has performed more than 250 concerts all over India. His band The Raghu Dixit Project has launched its debut album.* [http://raghudixit.com]

Raghu's music is a seamless amalgamation of Indian ethnic music and styles from different parts of the world. His lyrics though intense, are simple and speak about every common man's emotions and experiences, therefore, making his songs extremely popular among his fans. Inserting Indian ethnic folk, Sufi and classical phrases cleverly into his songs, Raghu’s singing style can be described as unique at best. His vocal range and versatility has often been appreciated with awe. His songs "Mysore se aayi", "Mumbai", "Antaragni", "Hey Bhagwan", "Har Saans Mein", "Gudugudiya" and many more are very popular among his fans.

Raghu has also produced music for contemporary dance and theatre productions. He has composed and produced music for most of the productions by one of the leading contemporary dance groups of India, Nritarutya. Girish Karnad's "Hayavadana" for TopCast and Black Coffee's "Body Catcher" have been his most famous works that brought him critical acclaim as a composer for theatre productions.

In May 2008 Raghu joined Springboard Surprises' Roots Festival for a number of shows, touring many towns and cities within the North-East of India, with international acts including Israel's DUB LFO and England's Too Late Lucy.

Discography

2008: Raghu Dixit

Raghu's self titled debut album was launched by the popular music director duo Vishal-Shekhar on their new independent record label 'Vishal & Shekhar Music' which collaborated with Counter Culture Records for this release. Raghu Dixit was the first artist to be launched on this new label.

The debut album has 8 songs. The track listing on the album is as follows

* Hey Bhagwan
* Mysore Se Aayi
* Gudugudiya
* Ambar
* Khidki
* No man will ever love you, like I do
* I'm in Mumbai, waiting for a miracle
* Soruthihudu Maniya Maligi

He debuted to Kannada Movies in 2008 through a film called "Pshycho".Songs are already a huge hit.

External links

* [http://raghudixit.com The Raghu Dixit Project official website]
* [http://theraghudixitproject.wordpress.com The Raghu Dixit Project Blog]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYm933ycoJU The Video for 'Hey Bhagwan', the first single from the debut album]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI1in1optlM Vishal & Shekhar Present 'Raghu Dixit', their first artiste]
* [http://www.hummaa.com/albumpage.php?pg=ja&lg=1&lc=Albums&md=29404&ps=0 'Listen to Raghu Dixit's new album online']