Bhajan Bhoy at Weirdshire, De Koffie Pot, Hereford.
Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2026
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Bhajan Bhoy - 22nd April, De Koffie Pot
Bhajan Bhoy is the solo alias of Ajay Saggar - who has packed more musical adventures into the last 30 years than it seems reasonable for any single individual to manage. Recording Peel sessions and opening for My Bloody Valentine in the late 80s with the band Dandelion Adventure, hanging around with Dinosaur Jr, and starring as the person getting his hair buzzed off at the beginning of the Freak Scene video, doing live sound for all sorts: Sleater-Kinney, Guided By Voices, My Bloody Valentine, Dinosaur Jr, Mogwai, Animal Collective…
All of the above gives you little preparation for the work of Bhajan Bhoy - the project’s name reflects the dual aspects of Saggar’s upbringing. In Hindi, a “bhajan” is a devotional song, sung in the mandir, or temple, while “bhoy” is a Scottish and Irish derivation for a young man. Whether through “an expansive drone, a spaghetti Western dub, or an electronics-augmented raga that threatens to dip into noise. from lazy interstellar ragas to lysergic electronic music, mellow psychedelic experimentation and all sorts of kosmische mutations”, his live shows are highly immersive and affecting. Gideon Coe is playing Bhajan Bhoy’s stuff on his BBC 6Music show.
Basically we are very fortunate indeed to have the honour of Bhajan Bhoy coming to play for us.
Here’s a lovely bit of film Ajay made to accompany his track Pinecone:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR-iQtn5TT4
Tickets;
https://wegottickets.com/event/694465
De Koffie Pot
Left Bank
Bridge Street
Hereford
HR4 9DG
http://www.theleftbankvillage.co.uk/de-koffie-pot
01432 353552