Author Archives: Anusmita Datta
Braving the onslaught that is Bangalore traffic on a Friday evening and the dustbowl that is Kasavanahalli, I arrived at the lovely stone building that housed the Rooftop Grill Bar. Thinking that I had minutes before the event started (the time mentioned on the poster was 8:00 p.m.), I rushed in to see that, much to my relief, the time had been changed to 8:30 p.m. Although the location was not very well known and this was the first time that the Leslie Charles Trio was playing together, I was itching to hear them live. The venue had a great view, two very friendly owners and the perfect atmosphere for a great evening of smooth…
Way back when in the year 2011, I had witnessed a live performance by Parvaaz at Legends of Rock, the audience was informed that Parvaaz was a Psychedelic, Sufi rock band from Bangalore and that they sang most of their songs in Urdu and Kashmiri. I distinctly remember hearing an audible moan from a metalhead a few tables away. Although most of us did not understand the lyrics, needless to say, by the end of the show the band had managed to turn us all into rabid fans with their amazing stage presence and lead singer, Khalid Ahmed’s explosive vocals. With a number of “fusion music” acts such as The Raghu Dixit Project, Swarathma and…
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Allegro Fudge is a Bangalore-based band whose name subtly refers to the kind of music they make –Allegro is an Italian term for a lively, upbeat piece of music, so Allegro Fudge could quite literally mean a mash-up of many sounds and effects whose end result is quite upbeat and uplifting. Their music ranges from blues to rock, pop to folk and even Celtic, which makes their music quite unclassifiable. Allegro Fudge sounds nothing like its idols or contemporaries, which makes the band standout a head above their competition. The band members themselves hesitate from classifying their sound and claim to make music that inspires them without worrying about genres. In the Indian music scene which is choked with…
