"Funkadesi really knows how to get the crowd going! I can't say enough how much energy this band has. There's a lot of funk in that desi." - U.S. Senator Barack Obama "The music, movies and literature of South Asia are the most popular in the world. Now America is falling under their spell. . . . One of the most fertile areas for East- West cross-pollinations is music. . . . At music clubs and universities, crowds can listen to Funkadesi, a band that mixes Indian music with reggae and funk. . . . . Hip-hopper Jay-Z and British-based Indian producer Panjabi MC served up Beware of the Boys. . . . Even Britney Spears is getting her Ganges on; she used British South Asian producer Rishi Rich on her last album." - Richard Corliss, Time Magazine "(from BANDS ON THE VERGE) Funkadesi is original and vibrant, with a sound that radiates joy and warmth. They bring new meaning to the term world beat. [Their] intoxicating album, Uncut Roots, highlights the intensity and complexity of the music and gives a hint of the kind of energy that they are capable of creating . . . outstanding. I can't recommend this band enough." - Mick Skidmore, Relix Magazine (New York)