Lokkhi Terra at Ronnie Scott's, London, March 2012

Lokkhi Terra is a critically acclaimed London-based world music collective known for mixing the different traditions that surround them in London - whether its Cuban rumba with Bengali folk, or Afro-beat played on Asian and Latin instruments, or South African township mixed with Indian classical and funk. Established by pianist

Kishon Khan Kishon Khan ( bn, কীশোন খান; born 1 August 1970) is a Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a ...

, the band played its first gig at London's

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in 2006. They have performed at numerous venues since then, including WOMAD,

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, and the opening ceremony of the

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. Besides Khan, band members are

Justin Thurgur Justin Thurgur (born 1974) is a British trombonist and composer/arranger. Biography He is most well known for his work with the English folk group Bellowhead, who he played with from its formation in 2004 until they called it a day in May 20 ...

on trombone, Graeme Flowers on trumpet, Phil Dawson on guitar, Tansay Omar on drums, Jimmy Martinez/Patrick Zambonin on bass, Javier Camilo on bongos/vocals, Hassan Mohyeddin on tabla and vocalists

Sohini Alam Sohini Alam ( bn, সোহিনী আলম) is a British singer of Bangladeshi descent who sings in the bands Khiyo, Lokkhi Terra, and GRRRL. She has performed internationally on stage, radio, and television and worked on music for dance, ...

, Aanon Siddiqua, and Aneire Khan. Their albums also feature additional artists including Nazrul Islam on dhol, Pandit Dinesh on tabla,

Haider Rahman Haider Rahman is a Pakistani musician and current band member of the band Laal. He plays the bansuri ''(flute)'' for the band. He also sometimes lends his voice for backup vocals. He is recognized all over Pakistan because of his being a ''sha ...

on bansuri, and

Finn Peters Finn Peters is a flautist and saxophonist. "After the best part of a decade immersed in dance, hip hop, Afro-Cuban, electronica and contemporary classical musics, flautist and saxophonist Finn Peters returned to his jazz roots with ''Su-Ling'' (Ba ...

on flute. Lokkhi Terra has released four albums to date: ''No Visa Required'', ''Che Guava's Rickshaw Diaries'', ''Cubafrobeat'', and ''Cubangla''. In a review of the second album, the world music magazine

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wrote: ''"this good-natured London-based collective are now widely acknowledged as an international force to be reckoned with"''. Lokkhi Terra also featured on the compilation albums, London's Calling and A Beginner's Guide to India.

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