Playing their last show of the year, party band Red Baraat stopped by Washington D.C.’s U Street Music Hall Nov. 24 and treated the crowd to one hell of a show. Comprised of eight men, the band blends a variety of genres from funk to hip-hop to jazz, and through the use of a dhol, they can add a twist of northern Indian music.
Trombone player and self-described sensualist Smoota opened for the band. His music, much slower and more lyric-based, is quite different from Red Baraat’s, so it was an unexpected way to open, and it took the crowd a couple of songs to become familiar with him. However, by the time he got to a piece called