Electronic Fakir : 'A fakir is an initiate in a mendicant Sufi order. The word derives from the Arab word for poverty. By extension, the word is used to refer to ascetic Indian holy men (sadhus)' A young vibrant Percussionist, sound engineer cum music producer going by the name Ankur Pandey hails completely from a rock background. Having converted to electronica; he now renders different acoustic and electronic beat structures played on instruments like Rajasthani nagadas, Ghatam, African djembes, gongs, Thai drums, Bells and Gongs etc ELectronic FaKir is one of indian electronic music’s brightest stars. He is an equally innovative song writer, producer, composer and DJ. Whether playing live or as a DJ -acoustic or electronic - he brings classical Indian music into the Western mainstream rock and electronic genres.... Having already played some of the best festivals and Venues in India Like the Great indian Electronica,Jaipur Virasat Festival, Club Elevate alongside some great artists like Osmani Soundz and Nasha Experience,MIdiVal Punditz,TaTvA-Kundalini....he is ready to release hi Debut Album - A Road To Tibet...Coming Soon on Chillom records Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.