Father and son to perform at music festival

Silverfinger Singh (left) and Inder Goldfinger will take the stage at the Summer Sounds festival on Saturday

A father and son will perform alongside each other at a music festival taking place as part of Bradford's City of Culture 2025 celebrations.

Inder Matharu, known as Inder Goldfinger, and Rajpal Matharu, known as Silverfinger Singh, will take to the stage at the Dialled In Summer Sounds event at Cliffe Castle Park, Keighley, on Saturday.

Goldfinger, previously of Fun-Da-Mental, is known for his percussion skills playing the tabla - a pair of drums used in Indian classical music.

His son Silverfinger Singh described the Dialled In events as "an amazing platform that champions South Asian artists".

He added that he felt "honoured" to be performing at the festival and that his appearance was "ultimately about celebrating the legacy" of his father.

When he was growing up, Goldfinger would play the tabla at Asian musical gatherings and said this is where he earned his stage name.

He said he met Amir Ali, who later became a Fun-Da-Mental bandmate, in Bradford and he gave him the name.

"He looked at me and said, 'I've seen you around Bradford. You played the tabla.'

"Then he made a funny hand gesture and said: 'You must be Goldfinger.' And that's how the name stuck."

Goldfinger said he felt proud to be involved in the festival: "For me, being part of the 2025 City of Culture is a huge achievement."

Inder Goldfinger says he is proud to be representing Bradford

Goldfinger has worked with artists including Ian Brown, former frontman of The Stone Roses, and credited his career success to his Asian roots and classical music training.

"If I hadn't had my training in tabla, I wouldn't have been able to do half the things I've done," he said.

"We come from traditions with rhythms in 32 and 64 beats.

"Our language, the oral tradition, has been passed down through generations."

Goldfinger described these Asian influences as a "layer" that he believes has equipped him well for his work.

"I'm totally steeped in my culture, and without it, I don't think there would be a me," he said.

He said he was looking forward to taking part in the festival with his son.

"Who wouldn't want to play at one of the most prestigious events for South Asian people? Who wouldn't want to be part of that?

"I'm also honoured to share the bill with Ustad Noor Bakhsh, Metz n Trix, and all our friends from way back," Goldfinger said, referring to other artists taking part in the two-day event.

"The show is a melting pot of all music genres and traditions, and I'm absolutely overjoyed."

Silverfinger Singh feels lucky to have grown up in a musical household

Silverfinger Singh said he felt lucky to have been raised in a musical household: "From a very young age, I was surrounded by all my father's instruments. He was truly blessed in his career."

He recalled that he was in Year 6 when Goldfinger worked with Ian Brown and said that watching his father inspired a deep passion in him to follow in his footsteps.

"There weren't many brown people on big stages back then - let alone turbaned brown people - so I was influenced by that," he said.

He revealed that the duo plan to play Goldfinger's well-known original songs as well as his own set.

He said: "We're just going to bring the vibes and you show you what Yorkshire is all about."

Dialled-In nights are designed to celebrate South Asian artists

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