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Trickbaby is aLondon based band, influenced by moderndance music and IndianBollywood classics. They are based around the songwriting partnership of Saira Hussain and Steve Ager, and the rhythms of Vikaash Sankadecha. Lead singer Saira cites influences from modern Western music through to Bollywood movies.
Trickbaby's debutsingle, "Indie-Yarn" received mainstream media attention. It reached #46 in theUK Singles Chart,[1] and was the first Hindi language single to be playlisted atBBC Radio One. Following media support for "Neelaa" after its inclusion on theAsian Flavas album, particularly at Radio One, Trickbaby released their debutalbum,Hanging Around on their own Chachamanlabel. Five stars inOK!,Mojo, and a good reviews inThe Times,The Observer and in the main Asian press resulted in Trickbaby signing to EMI's Far East head office inHong Kong.MTV in the SE Asia region made Trickbaby artist of the month on their "Alert" programme, and playlisted the band's self-produced "Slipping Through Your Fingers" video (which features members of the GB synchronised swimming team). Three Trickbaby songs were used in the cult IndianfilmHyderabad Blues 2. Virgin UK released acompilation album,Asian Beat Bazaar, devised and compiled by Trickbaby and the band toured India, including a performance at MTV's Style Awards.
In 2006, Rohan Sippy asked the band for songs for his movieBluffmaster, starringAbhishek Bachchan andPriyanka Chopra, which has gone on to become one of the biggest modern Indian movies of recent times. "Sabse Bada Rupaiya/Bluffmaster", a Trickbaby track based around the original 1970's Mehmood song became the title track, and a hit in the India diaspora. "Neelaa", "Indie-Yarn" and a reworked Hindi version of "Nine Parts Of Desire" also all had key roles in the film and featured on a soundtrack album.
Trickbaby wrote the title track to Ashok Thakeria's movie,Pyare Mohan, and they remixed two tracks forVictoria No. 203 (2007 film). The band spent 2007 finishing their second album,Chor Bazaar, named after a market in Mumbai famous for selling stolen goods. Featuring eleven songs and guest appearances byGogol Bordello'sEugene Hutz, Sergey Ryabtzev (violin), andYuri Lemeshev (accordion), as well asMarcella Detroit (harmonica).
To accompanyChor Bazaar the band made two videos. "To Fighter", an animation directed by Mox, and to a new version of "Nine Parts" ("Parde Ke Peeche" produced byRamesh Sippy (director ofSholay)) and starring Bollywood's Abhishek Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra.
Their music video "Nine Parts" was also screened at Deejay Ra's music video night inToronto, at the FILMI festival, North America's longest running South Asian film festival.
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