Tikkadoom

TIKKADOOM is a dynamic  trio that connects continents.  This musical combo gets soulfully creative, with haunting vocals,  funkalicious upright bass, and swinging piano by blending the melodic,  rhythmic and linguistic inspiration from India and beyond. Drawing on  influences such as Hindustani classical, New Orleans jazz, blues, and  African influences.   In the Trio are: Mehnaz, Jonny and Alex cooking up a sound that is  reinventing itself.    Mehnaz Hoosein is an award winning, Hindustani classically trained  singer, performer and songwriter from Mumbai, India who thrives on  musical collaborations with artists from around the world. She fuses  genres ranging from Pop, Jazz, Folk, Rock, Blues, Bollywood, Hindustani  Classical and World Music and vocalises in multiple languages.    Jonny is a blues influenced classically trained pianist, composer, and  arranger with a love of playing with others, regardless of genre. Raised  in Southern Africa, he has a strong attraction to rhythmic grooves.    Alex Dyring (Deer-ing) is an upright and electric bassist, composer, and  arranger specializing in Jazz, Hip-Hop, and Latin American music.