Year after year, the Mahindra Blues Band Hunt brings Blues bands across the country to the forefront, giving them a platform to showcase their talent. 2018 was no different and saw Kolkata band Arinjoy Trio take the honours.

Consisting of three young lads who share a common hunger for the blues, they perform a wide variety of blues music, from old school to contemporary. At the show, the band enthralled the audience with soothing blues numbers which included Sky is crying by Elmore James, Honey Hush by Albert Collins, and an original by the band Cold Cold Cold. Arinjoy Trio is an initiative which brings together three musicians. The band is led by guitarist Arinjoy Sarkar, Sounak Roy on drums and Aakash Ganguly on bass guitar. 

We now hear that the band is all set to bring their debut album the self-titled The Arinjoy Trio on limited edition, hand-numbered vinyl of 200 copies on Free School Street Records.

Says an excited Aveek Chatterjee from Kolkata who is behind the project, “This would be our third release (the first two are under production, Susmit Bose – ‘Train to Calcutta’ in association with The Revolver Club, Mumbai, and Wanka – ‘The Orange Album’, in association with Greek record label, Cult Rock Classics). The LPs will be pressed at a leading pressing plant in Europe and will include a colored insert of liner notes and photos of the band. Each copy of the LP will be personally autographed by the band members and will be sold and distributed by our exclusive Record Store Partner, The Revolver Club, Mumbai (www.therevolverclub.com). The album is expected to be released during Winter 2021. The exact date of release of the LP and details of pre-order will be communicated in due course”.

The Arinjoy Trio are the blues darlings from Calcutta who have already created enough waves with their spectacular live performances across India. Led by the young guitar virtuoso, Arinjoy Sarkar, aptly supported by one of the tightest rhythm sections around with Aakash Ganguly on bass and Sounak Roy on drums, Arinjoy Trio plays some great organic music which are true to vintage blues roots with contemporary touch and sound. They are one of the handful of blues bands in India which truly represent the genre.

This blues power trio played live extensively across India, and sincde winning the Mahindra Blues Band Hunt, they have played at the Mahindra Blues Festival of 2018, 2019 and 2020 editions in various forms alongside such international blues legends John Mayall, Buddy Guy, Charlie Musselwhite, Kenny Wayne Shephard, Coco Montoya, Beth Hart, Sugar Ray and many others.

They released their eponymous debut album of all originals in 2019, which was produced and mixed by the guitar legend Amyt Datta and launched by one of the best guitarists/music directors from India, Ehsaan Noorani during Mahindra Blues Festival 2019.

If you'd like your own copy of this album, send an email with your name and address to freeschoolstreetrecords@gmail.com and reserve your copy or copies of this classic blues LP. The album is expected to be released in the winter of 2021.