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Bloomsburg to Bangladesh – Bio

Bloomsburg to Bangladesh/Moonlight Masala
Hindustani, Bangladeshi and East/West Fusion
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Bloomsburg to Bangladesh – two-person East/West fusion project that features tabla player Bulu Rahman and singer/guitarist Jeremy dePrisco. Highlights: Blues, Roots, original ballads, character songs and covers.Moonlight Masala – trio that features tabla player Bulu Rahman, singer/guitarist Jeremy dePrisco and multi-instrumentalist Tom Dennehy. Highlights humor, instrumentals. This project is a fusion of East and West, featuring khyal singing, raag and taal explorations, tarana and folk songs.

Jeremy dePrisco:
Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Voice & Flute (Western and Bansuri)
Bloomsburg area composer and performer Jeremy dePrisco has released three albums of Rock and Folk-Blues material, and has been performing for 10 years. While maintaining a large repertoire of American Folk and Blues, Jeremy’s musical philosophy derives from such writers as Hazrat Inayat Khan and the music of India and Asia.

Bulu Rahman, from Bangladesh, has been playing tabla for 20 years and has recorded with his brother, Atique Babu. Bulu has a degree in Botany (from Dhaka University), and recently completed his Master’s in Business at Bloomsburg University.


Ahm Mostafizur (Bulu) Rahman:
Tablas, Harmonium, Voice

Tom Dennehy: Voice, Tamboura, Guitar, Harmonium, Saxophone & Uke

Danville multi-instrumentalist Tom Dennehy is a world traveler (India, Morocco, Japan, Spain) and has recorded three albums of original comedic and avant-garde songwriting. Tom has been performing for 10 years, and often works theatrics into his shows. (Tom is traveling in California right now.)


We are available for hire for specialty restaurants, festivals, coffee shops and private parties. Our rates are reasonable and based on length of performance, size of event and location. Audition us onlineContact us today for more information.

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By jjdeprisco

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