Songs Are People Press Release
Sydney, February 1, 2011
World music Artist singer/ song writer Mahmood Khan along with his 12 member band MKF is set to take the stage at the Holi Festival being held in Sydney, Australia on March 19th 2011.
Khan is known for his recordings with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and for being the first Artist from the Indian region to score a number one with his song ‘Like the River‘ recorded Live at the Sydney Opera House, on the Australian pop charts.
He is strongly influenced by American Funk music and fuses it with elements of Qawali, Pop, Folk, MOR and Gypsy genres. 
He names Barry Gibb and John Farrar as his songwriting influences, working as a hip hop producer in LA for his groove development and looks upto Van Morrisson, Paul Simon and John Denver.
In the world of sound engineering he studied Humberto Gatica and Karl Richardson extensively. As a music producer he loves the work of Mutt Lange (Mostly the Shania Twain albums), Giorgio Moroder, Barry Gibb, Steve Winwood and Laxmikant/Pyarelal. 
The vocalist in him is inspired by the clarity of Cliff Richard, phrasing of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Johnny Cash, the truth of Kishore Kumar and the knowledge of Aziz Mian Qawal.
This ultra modern and diverse fusion of influences expresses itself through his polished song writing that eveolved over time. This old school investment came naturally to him as he found his solace in writing songs. His voice is a unique Eastern instrument and is the core element of his sound that cant be placed in any genre. It is ‘new sounding’ and falls under a new genre ‘World/Pop’. 
Now with Australian audiences responding to his passion and his online views reaching 20 million on Youtube, he is back in the studio to write fresh songs and to finish the screen play of the motion picture ‘Labrador’.
For more details on the Holi Performance please go to http://www.songsrpeople.com
Mahmood Khan is a Gibson Artist. 
Where: Tumbalong Park, Darling Harbour, Sydney
When: March 19th 2011,3 pm How much: Free for All
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