As featured on The BBC and by the Daily Mirror, Masti are an award winning FAMILY band blending youth and experience - they are the re-birth and evolution of the popular old school Bhangra band "Nayi Roshni", together with one of the children (now an adult - Aamir!) performing alongside! Masti have performed as part of BBC Children In Need, BBC Make A Difference Awards, national Mela's and more, and wrote the Desi Christmas Anthem "Jingle Balle". Masti also won the award for "Best Band 2024" at the hugely prestigious UK Bhangra Awards.
Featured by the BBC multiple times, Masti have also performed at Mela's nationally including Glasgow Mela, Manchester Mela, Sheffield Mela, Leicester Mela, Luton Mela, Nottingham Eid Mela and more. They have shared stages with Juggy D, Apache Indian, Shin (DCS), Roach Killa, Sahara, Zack Knight, Apna Sangeet, Faizan Ali Khan and more.
Amjad and Surinder initially fronted "Nayi Roshni", supporting the likes of Heera, Alaap, DCS, Apna Sangeet, Pardesi, Premi and more, before pursuing different musical projects. They have been joined many years later by Aamir (Amjad's son!) and have reformed as Masti!
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Snippets of Masti in action!
The ORIGINAL! Masti's original Christmas Single which viral over TikTok and WhatsApp, leading Kiss Records to sign Masti and release it professionally
Masti on the BBC Asian Network - one of multiple features across BBC stations
Masti winning "Best Band 2024" at the UK Bhangra Awards
If Beyoncé was Asian... Our "Crazy In Love" fusion with Gur Nal Ishq Mitha!
Masti live on Notts TV to talk about recent successes
Performing Jalebi Baby and 3 Peg as part of a wider Punjabi medley mashup at Sheffield Mela / DesiFest 2024
Performing "Sona Sona" as part of a 90s Bollywood Medley (optimised for full-screen viewing on mobiles. Extended video for the full medley further below)
Performing the famous Rail Gaddi!
Kala Chashma (with signature sunglasses on of course!)
Masti's spin on the classic "Dama Dam Mast Qalandar"
When East meets West! Fusing English and Bollywood - We Will Rock You (Queen) and Say Shava Shava as part of a medley mashup at Sheffield Mela / DesiFest 2024
One of Masti's signature performances - a trip down memory lane with a wonderful medley mashup of hit 90s Bollywood tunes, with a big plot twist halfway through! Masti also do a Punjabi version.
Prior to Masti, Amjad wrote the music for two hit albums for Nayi Roshni and Zabardast – which both reached the top 3 in the UK Asian music charts and were international hits from Singapore to Canada! Surinder meanwhile continued full-time in music as a dhol player, DJ and live sound engineer, and created his world-first signature "drumki" (dholki with drum pads built in) which he plays together. Aamir is a talented keyboard player and versatile musician who also runs a popular DJ roadshow, having DJ’d with a host of celebrities (see Masti's DJ page for more info) internationally and also gigs for Red Bull. He has a First Class Degree in Music Production and Sound Engineering.
They have also worked with some of the biggest global names in Bhangra as sound engineers - Malkit Singh (Gur Nal Ishq Mitha), Lehmber Hussainpuri (Sadi Gali), Angrej Ali (Tharti Hildi), amongst other huge names, working with the legendary “Tubsy” (arguably the greatest pioneer of British Punjabi music) and the world famous Live Experience Band, providing live sound, DJ backing and backing vocals.
Core band members:
Amjad – lead vocalist
Aamir – keyboard player and vocalist
Surinder – master percussionist (dholki, tabla, dhol and octopad) and backing vocalist
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