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Infobox musical artist |name = Joi|image =|image_size = 200|caption =|background = group_or_band|origin = East End of London|East London , United Kingdom |genre = alternative music|Alternative , dub music|dub , Hip hop music|hip-hop , electronica , acid house , techno , trance music|trance , funk , dance music |years_active = 1983 – present|label = Rhythm King Records , Realworld Records |associated_acts =|website = URL| http://realworldrecords.com/artists/joi|current_members = Farook Shamsher|past_members = Haroon Shamsher (1983-1999) Joi is a United Kingdom|British alternative music|alternative dub music|dub / dance music Disc jockey|DJ team of British Bangladeshi|Bangladeshi origin , originally composed of London brothers Farook and Haroon Shamsher. Haroon died at the turn of the century, and the remaining brother has continued Joi alone.
Background
Joi were brothers Farook and Haroon Shamsher, born to a Bangladesh i father and an India n mother their passion for music developed at a young age as their father was an musician, a flute player. Joi was formed, originally working under the banners ‘League Of Joi Bangla Youth Organisation’ and ‘Joi Bangla,’ a collective set up in 1983 to promote Culture of Bengal|Bengali culture to kids in their local area East End of London|East London . Fusing Asian influences with Western beats were fusing the sounds of traditional Music of Bengal|Bengali music with Hip hop music|hip-hop and contemporary dance styles.cite web |url= http://www.britbangla.net/successprofiles.html#joi|title=Joi: Farook Shamser|work=British Bengali Success Stories|publisher=BritBangla|date= |accessdate=15 May 2011
Studio and performance
Catching the attention of Peter Gabriel , during a set at World of Music, Arts and Dance in 1996, Joi signed to his Real World Records|Real World label the following year, leading to the release of their debut album, “One And One Is One” in the UK in March 1999. Later that year, Haroon died unexpectedly of a heart-attack on 8 July 1999 at the age of 34.
In between working in the studio, Joi had been taking their sound system to clubs around London, as well as supporting Spiritualised on their '98 British tour. Their sound system helped promote their fusion ethic regardless of trends within the music industry. Over the years the duo worked with various other artists and DJs, including Asian Dub Foundation , Athletico, Mixmaster Morris , Plaid and Spring Heel Jack .
The Joi Sound System has played at clubs and gigs like The End (club)|The End , The Complex, Return To The Source , and the Ministry of Sound . Joi also developed a live act and put on a full live show - incorporating sitar, guitar, tablas, and vocals by Susheela Raman , performed at such events such as Tribal Gathering , Whirl-Y-Gig , World of Music, Arts and Dance , The Big Chill (music festival)|Big Chill , Wembley Conference Centre , Swaraj as well as others around Europe taking them as far afield as Bucharest, Rome, Madrid and Geneva. They also performed live radio sessions with Andy Kershaw ( BBC Radio 1|Radio 1 ), XFM and BBC London 94.9|Greater London Radio .cite web |url= http://womad.org/artists/joi/|title=Joi|publisher=WOMAD|date= |accessdate=15 May 2011
http://www.realworldrecords.com/joi Joi page on Real World Records
http://www.youtube.com/JoiVid Joi page on youtube
http://www.myspace.com/joisoundsystem Joi page on myspace
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