Babar Luck


Babar Luck is a songwriter and musician based in the UK. Born in Pakistan in 1970 he moved to London at the age of eight years and was educated in East London.

Background

Former bassist of the British skacore band King Prawn, Babar Luck has also recorded with numerous musicians including Suicide Bid & Ocarina, has also performed & recorded material with Sandra Falk, Captain Hotknives & Lu Edmonds and continues to create music with an array of players from all walks of life.
Babar Luck has also performed at many festivals of various 'genres' including Transmusicales Festival in France, Beautiful Days Festival in the UK & Denmark's massive Roskilde Festival.
Luck has performed and recorded under several project names, including East End Trinity, the Babar Luck World Citizen Folk Band, Remaking Europe, and the Babar Luck Experience.

Biography

In 2006, Babar Luck released solo album Care in the community which New Internationalist describe as "extraordinary".
In January 2010 Babar Luck accepted an invitation to perform at the TEDx conference in Istanbul, Turkey with the theme "The Limits of Tolerance".

Discography

Solo or own band

  • Babar Luck
  • Care in the Community
  • World Citizen Frankenstaanee
  • Journeys
  • Bout Time: Recorded 1998–2005
  • The Chronicles of John Brute
  • The Babar Luck World Citizen Folk Band

    Duets

Captain Hotknives
Sandra Falk
  • LuckFalk

    Band member

Remaking Europe
  • Remaking Europe
East End Trinity
Suicide Bid
  • The Rot Stops Here
  • This is the Generation
King Prawn
  • First Offence
  • Fried in London
  • Your Worst Enemy
  • Surrender to the Blender
  • Got the Thirst

    Contributions

Random Hand
  • Inhale/Exhale

    Performance history

Babar Luck's previous live performances at festivals & events include
  • 2005 - Womex - UK
  • 2006 - Transmusicale Festival - FRANCE
  • 2006 - Roskilde Festival - DENMARK
  • 2007 - Rebellion Festival - Wintergardens, Blackpool, UK
  • 2008 - Rebellion Festival - Wintergardens, Blackpool, UK
  • 2008 - Portugal Film Festival - PORTUGAL
  • 2008 - Premier Massy Festival - FRANCE
  • 2009 - Beautiful Days Festival - UK
  • 2009 - St Barnabas Community Fete - UK
  • 2010 - St Barnabas Community Fete - UK
  • 2010 - TedX Conference Series: “The Limits Of Tolerance” - Istanbul, TURKEY
  • 2011 - Slam Dunk Festival - UK
  • 2014 - Properstock Festival, Milton Keynes - UK
  • 2015. - MK11 Kiln Farm Club, Milton Keynes, UK
  • 2018 - Wonkfest, UK.