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[[File:Bombay Dub Orchestra Chennai.jpg|thumbnail|Bombay Dub Orchestra (Andrew T. Mackay & Garry Hughes) Chennai, India 2008]]
[[File:Bombay Dub Orchestra Chennai.jpg|thumbnail|Bombay Dub Orchestra (Andrew T. Mackay & Garry Hughes) Chennai, India 2008]]
'''Bombay Dub Orchestra''' is the electronica/orchestral project of composers Garry Hughes<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gilbert |first1=Andrew |title=World music pioneer Six Degrees Records celebrates 25 years |url=https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/music/world-music-pioneer-six-degrees-records-celebrates-25-years |website=Datebook {{!}} San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide |access-date=9 June 2023 |date=13 June 2021}}</ref> and [[Andrew T. Mackay]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Takiff |first1=Jonathan |title=For nontraditional sounds, go global |work=[[Philadelphia Daily News]] |date=14 March 2006 |page=35 |quote=With "Bombay Dub Orchestra" (Six Degrees, B), U.K.-based duo Garry Hughes and Andrew T. Mackay set out to "explore music that no one else had so far done."}}</ref> Their self-titled debut album was released in 2006.
Bombay Dub Orchestra is the electronica/orchestral project of composers [[Garry Hughes]] and [[Andrew T. Mackay]]. Their self-titled debut album was released in 2006. Since then the name Bombay Dub Orchestra has built quite a reputation. From main-stage performances at the UK’s [[Big Chill Festival]] and DJing across the globe, scoring feature films to remixing world-renowned artists such as [[Bob Marley]] for the ‘Roots, Rock, Remixed’ CD; [[Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan]]; [[Azam Ali]]; [[Juno Reactor]]; [[Bebel Gilberto]]; [[Ceu]]; [[Dizzy Gillespie]]; and, [[Miklos Rosza]]’s ‘Love Theme From Ben Hur’ featuring the violinist [[Sophie Solomon]].


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They have performed at various film festivals around the world including [[Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles]] and Stuttgart's [[Indian Film Festival Stuttgart|Bollywood and Beyond]].
They have had tracks licensed for movies (Florida Road, [[You Don't Mess With The Zohan]], [[The Killing Floor]], [[Bollywood Hero]]) and TV shows including, Numbers in the US, UK, and around the world. Their albums "Bombay Dub Orchestra" and "3 Cities" were voted #6 and #12, respectively, in US radio show ‘[[Echoes (radio program)]]’ Listener's Poll 2009 as one of the top 200 albums of the last 20 years. Their albums have also reached the #1 spot on iTunes World Music charts around the globe, as well as on a leading US radio station [[KCRW]].


Their third album, ''Tales From The Grand Bazaar'' (2013), was recorded in [[Kingston, Jamaica]] with [[Sly & Robbie]], [[Istanbul|Istanbul, Turkey]]; [[Mumbai|Bombay, India]]; [[London]] & [[Rockfield Studios]], [[United Kingdom|UK]], [[Los Angeles]], and [[New York City|New York]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bombay Dub Orchestra|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/bombay-dub-orchestra-mn0000717714/biography|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=17 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Barteldes |first1=Ernest |title=Record Review: "Tales From The Grand Bazaar" by Bombay Dub Orchestra |url=https://music.newcity.com/2013/10/18/record-review-tales-from-the-grand-bazaar-by-bombay-dub-orchestra/ |website=Newcity Music |access-date=2 July 2023 |date=18 October 2013}}</ref>
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They have also performed at various film festivals around the world including [[Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles]] and Stuttgart's [[Bollywood and Beyond]]. At the 2012 IFFLA, Garry Hughes picked up the award for Best Documentary featuring his score on the HBO film "Marathon Boy" about the young Indian marathon runner [[Budhia Singh]].


==Discography==
The album "New York Remixes" was released on [[Six Degrees Records]] in September 2012. Curated by New York based Composer and producer [[Tony Grund]], the album featured tracks taken from the first two BDO albums and were reworked solely by New York-based remixers and producers.
* ''Bombay Dub Orchestra'', 2006
* ''Bombay Dub Orchestra Remixed Ep'', 2006
* ''Monsoon Malabar EP'', 2008
* ''3 Cities'', 2008<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/n2xm/|title=BBC - Music - Review of Bombay Dub Orchestra - 3 Cities|last=Lusk|first=Jon|website=www.bbc.co.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-04-29}}</ref>
* ''3 Cities in Dub'', 2009
* ''The New York Remixes'', 2012
* ''Tales From the Grand Bazaar'', 2013
* ''Bohemia Junction Remixes'', 2014<ref>{{cite web|title=Bombay Dub Orchestra|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/326060-Bombay-Dub-Orchestra|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=17 August 2015}}</ref>


==References==
Bombay Dub Orchestra is currently in the final stages of completing their 3rd as of yet untitled album which has been recorded in Kingston, Jamaica with [[Sly & Robbie]], Istanbul, Turkey, Bombay, India, London & [[Rockfield Studios]], UK, LA, and New York.
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120218095824/http://www.bombaydub.com/ Bombay Dub Orchestra]
* [https://www.sixdegreesrecords.com/bombay-dub-orchestra/ Six Degrees Records]

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Latest revision as of 11:43, 24 December 2023

Bombay Dub Orchestra (Andrew T. Mackay & Garry Hughes) Chennai, India 2008

Bombay Dub Orchestra is the electronica/orchestral project of composers Garry Hughes[1] and Andrew T. Mackay.[2] Their self-titled debut album was released in 2006.

They have performed at various film festivals around the world including Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles and Stuttgart's Bollywood and Beyond.

Their third album, Tales From The Grand Bazaar (2013), was recorded in Kingston, Jamaica with Sly & Robbie, Istanbul, Turkey; Bombay, India; London & Rockfield Studios, UK, Los Angeles, and New York.[3][4]

Discography

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  • Bombay Dub Orchestra, 2006
  • Bombay Dub Orchestra Remixed Ep, 2006
  • Monsoon Malabar EP, 2008
  • 3 Cities, 2008[5]
  • 3 Cities in Dub, 2009
  • The New York Remixes, 2012
  • Tales From the Grand Bazaar, 2013
  • Bohemia Junction Remixes, 2014[6]

References

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  1. ^ Gilbert, Andrew (13 June 2021). "World music pioneer Six Degrees Records celebrates 25 years". Datebook | San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  2. ^ Takiff, Jonathan (14 March 2006). "For nontraditional sounds, go global". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 35. With "Bombay Dub Orchestra" (Six Degrees, B), U.K.-based duo Garry Hughes and Andrew T. Mackay set out to "explore music that no one else had so far done."
  3. ^ "Bombay Dub Orchestra". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  4. ^ Barteldes, Ernest (18 October 2013). "Record Review: "Tales From The Grand Bazaar" by Bombay Dub Orchestra". Newcity Music. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  5. ^ Lusk, Jon. "BBC - Music - Review of Bombay Dub Orchestra - 3 Cities". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  6. ^ "Bombay Dub Orchestra". Discogs. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
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