Riyaz came into existence in 2011 as a fusion rock band based out of Kolkata. Breaking the conventional music barriers, Riyaz fuses sitar with old-school hard rock music. Riyaz gained huge popularity and evolved to a new name 'Gypsy' in 2013.
After a year, the original Riyaz underwent a complete lineup change. The new lineup of the band plays music with the intention of doing something new, keeping the essence of Riyaz intact.
Riyaz has been performing regularly in school and college fests in Kolkata and is also eyeing for national level recognition by playing in fests like Channel [V] Indiafest Launchpad, etc.
Riyaz always plays a humble role in providing the audience what they want by performing a wide variety of genres.
Band Members: Koustav Chatterjee – Vocals Ankito Biswas – Keyboards Aritra Krishna Deb – Guitars Swarnava Sengupta – Bass Mrinmoy Som Adhikary – Tabla and Percussion Arka Prabha Sanyal – Drums Swarnabha Gupta - Sitar