Bradford Summer Sounds festival to feature father and son
He added that he felt "honoured" to be performing at the festival and that his appearance was "ultimately about celebrating the legacy" of his father.When he was growing up, Goldfinger would play the tabla at Asian musical gatherings and said this is where he earned his stage name.He said he met Amir Ali, who later became a Fun-Da-Mental bandmate, in Bradford and he gave him the name."He looked at me and said, 'I've seen you around Bradford. You played the tabla.'"Then he made a funny hand gesture and said: 'You must be Goldfinger.' And that's how the name stuck."Goldfinger said he felt proud to be involved in the festival: "For me, being part of the 2025 City of Culture is a huge achievement."
Goldfinger has worked with artists including Ian Brown, former frontman of The Stone Roses, and credited his career success to his Asian roots and classical music training."If I hadn't had my training in tabla, I wouldn't have been able to do half the things I've done," he said."We come from traditions with rhythms in 32 and 64 beats."Our language, the oral tradition, has been passed down through generations."Goldfinger described these Asian influences as a "layer" that he believes has equipped him well for his work."I'm totally steeped in my culture, and without it, I don't think there would be a me," he said.He said he was looking forward to taking part in the festival with his son."Who wouldn't want to play at one of the most prestigious events for South Asian people? Who wouldn't want to be part of that?"I'm also honoured to share the bill with Ustad Noor Bakhsh, Metz n Trix, and all our friends from way back," Goldfinger said, referring to other artists taking part in the two-day event."The show is a melting pot of all music genres and traditions, and I'm absolutely overjoyed."
Silverfinger Singh said he felt lucky to have been raised in a musical household: "From a very young age, I was surrounded by all my father's instruments. He was truly blessed in his career."He recalled that he was in Year 6 when Goldfinger worked with Ian Brown and said that watching his father inspired a deep passion in him to follow in his footsteps."There weren't many brown people on big stages back then - let alone turbaned brown people - so I was influenced by that," he said.He revealed that the duo plan to play Goldfinger's well-known original songs as well as his own set.He said: "We're just going to bring the vibes and you show you what Yorkshire is all about."
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