Instant Karma (band)
Instant Karma | |
|---|---|
 Instant Karma Farhad-Ehsaan-Loy | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Mumbai, India |
| Genres | Versions |
| Years active | 1996–2006 |
| Label | Sony Music India |
| Members | Ehsaan Noorani Loy Mendonsa Farhad Wadia |
Instant Karma is an Indian band formed by Ehsaan Noorani, Loy Mendonsa and Farhad Wadia most popular for its albums Dance Masti and its sequels. According to them, they do "versions, not covers."[1]
History
[edit]Instant Karma was formed after Bally Sagoo came out with his album of versions Bollywood Flashback in mid 1990s. Ehsaan and Loy thought of starting a band to do something comparable, if not better. They just did a couple of songs one of them being Dil Kya Kare and forgot about them. Then Sony Music marketed Dil Kya Kare and it was a huge hit. After that Ehsaan, Loy and Farhad started with Instant Karma and compiling albums regularly.[2]
Instant Karma employed many talented voices such as Shankar Mahadevan, Shaan, Sagarika, Zubeen Garg, Mahalakshmi Iyer etc.
The first two albums in the Dance Masti collection have sold about 700,000 copies.[3]
Discography
[edit]| Year | Albums | Sony Music India |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Dance Masti | |
| 1999 | Return of Dance Masti | |
| 2002 | Dance Masti... Again | |
| 2006 | Dance Masti Forever (9 New tracks + 6 bonus tracks from 3 album released in past) | |
| Year | Compilation | Details | Sony Music India |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Dance Masti & 60 Other Hits | A Compilation with Instant karma's tracks & other soundtrack, Pop single & Pop album tracks | |
| 2006 | Best of Dance Masti | 3 CD Compilation | |
| 2011 | Dance Masti: A Sound Affair | 3 CD Instrumental Compilation | |
| 2011 | Dance Masti Gold | 3 CD Main tracks from past & 2 CD Instrumental Compilation |
As Composer
| Year | Albums | artist | Sony Music India |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Mahalakshmi | Mahalakshmi Iyer | |
| Vaazhkkai (Tamil Version Of Mahalakshmi) |
Notes
[edit]- ↑ "'We do versions, not remixes'". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 16 November 2007.
- ↑ sify.com[link removed] Retrieved 16 November 2007
- ↑ "Instant Karma : Making Instant Ecstacy". Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 16 November 2007.
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