Five Little Indians, better known by its acronym FLI, was formed in January 2007 with former members of some well-known Calcutta-based bands. The band merges strong grunge/prog roots with melodic rock, blending a heavier sound with singer-songwriter sensibilities. FLI are Neel Adhikari (vocals, guitars), Allan Ao (guitars), Arka Das (drums and percussion), Sayak Bandyopadhyay (vocals) and Sanket Bhattacharya (bass).The band's use of Hindustani Classical vocals as another voice — and not as a 'fusion' ploy — results in a unique soundscape that can only be defined as its own.
FLI played its debut show at the Eastwind Festival '08 and were featured in The Times of India for its original sound and is now the band in focus for August 2008 on www.indianmusicrevolution.com. The band played the Calcutta leg of the RSJ Pubrockfest '08, taking the stage after Aurora Jane to a full house at Someplace Else. The band recently played at Star Theatre, Calcutta as part of INTERface '08, an inter-disciplinary arts festival featuring artistes from Korea, Singapore, Switzerland and Japan. In November 2008, FLI's original Screaming At The Sun saw a worldwide release as part of Stupidditties 2, a compilation of Indian "un-metal" music from ennui.BOMB , supported by Counter Culture Records. (The featured space is this: http://www.indiecision.com/page/2/)
FLI recently co-headlined the east zone finals of Campus Rock Idols '08-'09 with Skinny Alley, showcasing a new batch of songs in one of their best live shows till date.Preferring exclusive appearances, FLI is working on adding new songs to its current clutch of originals.
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