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Avipaul

URBAN DESI FUNK

About Me

Avipaul - A funky new artist from West London. Writer, composer, vocalist, instrumentalist and performer. This talented musician has a wide range and a unique sound. Influenced by many genres and styles from new to old, east to west - Avipaul fuses it all and adds his own style, throwing convention out the window.

"I love it all... I've grown up with so much music around me... living in a society with so many different cultures and people... to ignore it would be criminal. Innovation excites me. If you hear something for the first time and it funks with your mind... you know you've got to rewind and play it back until you understand! "

A Major contributor to the Avipaul sound is Jag Major, - an amazing percussionist (Dhol and Tabla) with a voice as smooth as honey. Jag has toured the world with a certain Dhol collective.

Now turn up the Desi Funk, pick up ur fone and call errr'body to let em know what you just heard!!!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/14/2006
Band Members:


Influences: James Brown, R.D. Burman, A.R. Rahman, Malkit Singh, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Funkadelic, Parliament, Sly & The Family Stone, Larry Graham, GCS, Chic, Laxmikant Pyarelal, Berni Worrell, Earth Wind and Fire, Kool and The Gang, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, Maceo Parker, Fred Wesley, U2, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Neptunes, Pharrel, Timbaland, Missy Elliot, Busta Rhymes, Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Cameo, The Time, PFunk, Surjit Bindrakhia, Marcus Miller, Stanley Clarke, Kishore Kumar, Mohd Rafi, Biddu, Bollywood, Public Enemy, Elvis, De La Soul, Dr. Dre, Outkast, Burt Bacharach, Sukshinder Shinda, Kanye West, Frank Zappa, Talking Heads, Gorillaz, Jaco Pastorius, Lenny Kravitz, Rage Against the Machine, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Chaka Khan, Zzap, Roger Troutman, P Diddy, Gurdas Maan, Bappi Lahiri, The Gap Band, Eva Cassidy, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Shankar-Ehsan-Loy, Questlove, The Roots, Common, Mos Def, Morris Day, Q Tip. Tribe Called Quest, Rick James, Primal Scream, Beck, Jam and Lewis, Masters at Work, Shalimar, Andre 3000


Sounds Like: PFunk, Bhangra, James Brown, George Clinton, Missy Elliot, Timbaland, Neptunes, Pharrel, Chic, Rishie Rich, Rose Royce, Juggy D, Jay Sean, Raghav, Bollywood, Desi, Fusion, Kray Twinz, Punjabi MC, Tigerstyle, The Dhol Foundation, Nitin Sawhney, Prince, Lenny Kravitz, Maxwell, Mos Def, Sly Stone, Bootsy Collins, Snoop Dogg, Gnarls Barkley, Gorillaz, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Busta Rhymes, Asian Dub Foundation, Zzap, Roger Troutman, Dr. Dre, Shankar-Ehsan-Loy, Beck, A.R. Rahman, Cameo, Morris Day, The Time, Kool and The Gang, Earth Wind and Fire, Frank Zappa, Talking Heads, Public Enemy, Primal Scream, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Rick James, Andre 3000, but most of all... AVIPAUL!
Record Label: Unsigned... Labels/Managers, get in touch!
Type of Label: None

My Blog

WHAT HAVE I BEEN UP TO?!?

PEOPLE! I still ain't used to this blogging thing... so many thoughts, so many ideas... such little time! I keep thinking "I've gotta blog about this" and never get round to it... So what have I been...
Posted by Avipaul on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 05:50:00 PST

FUNKY PICS from RISE

People! I just found a a couple of funky pics of myself up on a gallery of the Rise Festival... also on the gallery are Kelis, Jamelia, Hardeep Singh Kolhi and ... Red Ken! Check it out: http://www.de...
Posted by Avipaul on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 04:23:00 PST

NAME CHECKED on a SEMINAR track!

Yo! I haven't blogged for a while... but I've been busy working on a number of new tunes... damn I'm excited for this stuff to get out there! But the reason for this blog is to tell you Seminar - htt...
Posted by Avipaul on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 02:16:00 PST

UPDATED! Interview on SKFM with Gabriella Incalza Kaplanova! - NOW UPLOADED!!!

UPDATE: You can check out the interview here!!! http://mondovisione.podomatic.com/ I come in about 19 mins into the show... Also check out a new documentary produced by Gabriella  for ...
Posted by Avipaul on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 02:42:00 PST

Racism, Ignorance, and Dhol blasting

Celebrity Big Brother  a reality TV show I usually try to ignore, has revealed a pretty disturbing reality: racism still exists. An obvious statement, yes, but the face of racism has changed. It's no...
Posted by Avipaul on Sat, 20 Jan 2007 10:07:00 PST

James Brown... R.I.P.

Godfather of Soul.... Hardest Working Man in Show Business... Pioneer of Funk... Rest In Peace. There will never be another who will have the impact this man had - musically and politically...
Posted by Avipaul on Tue, 26 Dec 2006 03:38:00 PST

STILL HOT! ... On Club Asia Playlist...Galaxy Radio, BBC Asian Network & More!

I'm excited about this one... It features the HEAVY production skills of 45Wax .... www.45wax.com. That beat is just... NASTAY! Also Tek www.myspace.com/twighlightdj - who tears it up with his dirrt...
Posted by Avipaul on Sat, 02 Dec 2006 12:26:00 PST

EASTERN EYE - Unsigned Act of the Week!

Check out this week's Eastern Eye for an interview with... me! I am the 'Unsigned Act of the week'!  It talks about what inspires my songs and why I should be signed to a major label... Bigu...
Posted by Avipaul on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 05:09:00 PST

VIDEO: DESI FREAKIN IN BRAZIL (on holiday, init)

So... This video was filmed whilst I was on holiday in Brazil... on a dodgy compact stills camera (so apologies for the bad quality)! I was chillin in a bar with some friends... and performing was th...
Posted by Avipaul on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 04:17:00 PST

DESI FREAK ON CLUB ASIA!!!

Desi Freak was featured on 'Exposure with Veena V' on Club Asia... Much love to Club Asia for the ... exposure!
Posted by Avipaul on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 01:25:00 PST