Yours truly first encountered Red Baraat, Sunny Jain's New York dhol'n'brass band, at the previous edition of the Sfinks Mixed festival. With 'Shruggy Ji' the Brooklyn based fanfare creates a sequel to their 2010 debut album 'Chaal Baby'. Some of the tracks on 'Shruggy Ji' ('Halla Bol', 'Dama Dam Mast Qalandar') sound a lot more explosive than the ones on 'Chaal Baby' and succeed in capturing the atmosphere you can also experience during Red Baraat's live shows, but the songs in English loose some of the authenticity the ones in Punjabi have. Red Baraat continues to guarantee a solid Indian (wedding) party!