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Bombay Vikings is an unusual pop music|pop and rock music|rock group that fuses Indian and European music. It was formed in 1994 Stockholm, Sweden. Primarily the band consists of Neeraj Shridhar (vocals), Johan Folke (jazz) and Matts Folke (keyboard)<ref>http://www.bombayvikings.com/ Official site</ref>.

The group Bombay Vikings caused in sensation in both India as well as overseas amoung the Indian music community because an unusual combination of classical Bollywood style and European experimentation. It has ben one of the most notable musical groups in India to emerge in the past decade.

The leader of the band is Niraj Shridhar <ref>http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020921/windows/main5.htm ZEROING IN ON... The man behind Bombay Vikings</ref> who grew up in Sweden, listening to Hindu music of his parents who migrated from India <ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India_Buzz/Neeraj_had_to_face_rejections_too_/articleshow/2629195.cms Neeraj had to face rejections too! </ref>

The music of Bombay Vikings draws inspiration from the classic Hindi music of the 1940s-1970s
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