Instant Karma is an Indian band formed by
Ehsaan Noorani,
Loy Mendonsa and
Farhad Wadia
Farhad ( fa, فرهاد ''farhād''), also spelt Ferhaad or Ferhod, has been a Persian name for men since the Parthians, first recorded for Arsacid kings circa 170 BC.
Etymology
Modern Persian name ''Farhād'' () is derived from Middle Persian '' ...
most popular for its albums
Dance Masti
Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoire ...
and its sequels. According to them, they do "versions, not remixes"
History
Instant Karma was formed after
Bally Sagoo came out with his album of versions
Bollywood Flashback
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in mid 1990s. Ehsaan and Loy thought of starting a band to do something comparable, if not better. They just did a couple 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.
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.
Discography
''Dance Masti'' (1996)
''Return of Dance Masti'' (1999)
''Dance Masti... Again'' (2002)
''Dance Masti Forever'' (2006)
''Best of Dance Masti'' (3 CD Compilation)
Notes
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Indian musical groups
Musical groups established in 1996
Musical groups disestablished in 2006