It is impossible to imagine a more complete fusion with nature and universal world music and house beats than that of the Gypsy. Perhaps that is why Hamza – who has travelled / lived around in three different continents (South Asia, Europe, and North America) - has come out with a music album that not only gives a flavor of his travels but is named ‘Gitano’ – the Spanish word for gypsy. The ‘Gitano Tour 2014’ began in Goa on 6^th March and travelled to Rajasthan, Bangalore, Chennai and now Mumbai on 10^th May where the tour will end.

Hamza, owner of Wind Horse Records has reached a milestone in his twentieth release as it is his first full-length album. Gitano is culmination of a prolific five years for the Indian producer with over a hundred recorded tracks and singles for the likes of legendary German label Kompakt and New York-based Deep House imprints King Street, Nite Grooves, and Open Bar Music. Now in its fifth year, Wind Horse Records – the first house music label of India - continues to pioneer the deep and tech house movement in India with releases, parties, and ground-breaking collaborations. The famed delhi-based artist will be performing Live in Mumbai with a Rajasthani band belonging to the world famous musical clan called 'Manganniyar, at Li Bai - Palladium Hotel, Mumbai on 10th May 2014. This is a first-time that Mumbaikars will get a feel of House Music combined with Rajasthani Folk like khartal, bahpang, morchang and matka in a impromptu act.

Hailing from New Delhi, Hamza has attained a reputation as a pioneer of the house scene in India and one of the more innovative and exciting up-and-coming producers today.  He believes in doing the ‘unique’ which resulted in this act and it has gained a lot of popularity because there is nothing like it out there. This is a fusion act where Hamza combines rhythmic, tribal house beats with traditional Rajasthani folk percussion such as khartal, bahpang, morchang and matka.The beauty of this act is that there are no rehearsals and whatever is done is a complete improvisation capturing the vibe of the moment.

More world tours will follow as Hamza further exposes his special mixture of house and world music to global dance floors.

Hamza with his uplifting melodies, sparkling production, and warm bass lines aims to seamlessly merge floor-driving deep and tech-house styles with a reverent helping of global musical traditions.

About the tracks:

The opener Sky Song features Celtic strings plucked in a way that somehow recalls the wilderness of the African motherland. A soul satisfying bass line is magically mixed with wonderfully floated key stabs, pseudo-psychedelic guitar staccatos that wash from side to side, and a horn that sounds like it is straight out of New Orleans.

Blue Groove and Ritmo Del Amor have a very classic Latin-influenced New York house sound incorporating percussion, funky bass guitars with plenty of groove, energetic keys on a mission, quick flute accents, and vocals used as their own instruments. Blue Groove also features the contribution of Bista - a new studio collaborator with Hamza. Tech Me to Havana is exactly as the play on words in the title suggest and New York 2 New Delhi blends all this into a familiar epic of evolving bass, chugging stabs, highs soaring on sensory overload, and explosive build ups.