For the first time ever, ‘The Raghu Dixit Project’ will play in Kolkotta, at a venue which has become synonymous with music in India.
We arrive tomorrow in Kolkotta to play at “Somplace Else” and we promise you it shall be a total blast, so get all your friends and come along … We’ll do our best to take you ‘someplace else’
So tomorrow, the 26th of April, if you are in Kolkotta, you need to be at SomePlace Else, 9 PM onwards …
Much has been written about the MySpace launch in Mumbai and how it was one hell of a party, but the twin launch in Pune has been forgotten a little bit. For us, it was one of the best shows we have played at a venue that was really really wonderful!
We landed in Pune after being delayed by almost two hours by one hell of a jam on the highway, and I don’t mean with our instruments!
It was our first time in Pune and infact it was the first time for all 3 bands that played that day. Nitin was in his best spirits as he made us feel welcome in his city
The sound check was run of the mill and I loved the tone I managed to squeeze out of the bass amp that was given to me that day! We had our lunch and it was time to rest and play some mini-golf (which I must admit I am quite good at ) … did I mention it was a lovely venue?!? … well .. it was!
The show started somewhat on time and it was a brilliant acoustic set by Them Clones that set the tone for the evening. Swarathma followed them and I must say that was the best I’ve seen of them on stage. Both band raised the expectations quite high and we were up next looking at a very very energetic and enthusiastic crowd! The best kind of environment for a performer!
At this time, I should mention our dear friends Rewben Mahsanghwa and his little dynamite of a son ‘Saka’. Raghu calls Rewben “The Heritage Protector” because he embodies all that is good about our culture and heritage. He is a truly inspiring person and an amazing musician who makes all the instruments that he plays! and he plays quite a wide variety of them!
His son Saka is such a bundle of energy! he never stops running around … EVER! and looks like a full on rock star on stage with his shades and super costume!
Together they make music that is so truly amazing! it is simple and pure and from the heart, the one song we heard and played together was called “Lets Beautify” which spoke to the youth about beautifying our culture and going back to the roots. Check out the video clip of us doing part of the song live .. I just found it on youtube! A huge thanks to whoever put that up
The show was brilliant! the sound was fantastic .. and the audience was one of the best we’ve played to .. Now I hope they run to the stores and get our album
And another lovely update for all of you … the CD is now on sale in Germany. Go to Amazon.de and grab your copy NOW!!!
We’ve priced it as low as we could and Amazon promises to deliver as soon as you order so it makes for a good combination If you already have a copy, get your friends to buy one, else just buy it for them
In other news, the MySpace launch was a blast! we played a brilliant set and had a tremendous audience and to everyone’s surprise .. we even shot the video for ‘Ambar’!!!! More about that soon …
Keep coming back, the season has just begun and the pot has just begun boiling!
I know its been a long time since I visited this place and you can blame that on the nice long break that we enjoyed (to an extent) with the band and also on “corporate life” which keeps one end tied up
But we’re back on track and we’re letting it rip (in a not so literal kind of way)!
The band is in Mumbai today and we are back at our favourite venue, the Bandra Fort Amphitheatre to play at the launch of MySpace India. The show starts at 6 PM and the line-up is about as good as it can get, so if you are in Mumbai today, your evening is booked!
Or else …
For invites, go over to MySpace and just land up .. from there, we take you to a different place
Buzz18.com have put out their coverage of the album launch and it is quite well put together! So those of you that missed the launch … please do take a look at the video and let us and them know what you thought of it!
We are also told that they will be putting out a lot more stuff from the launch and about the band on their website .. I shall keep you updated when that happens!
) … did I mention it was a lovely venue?!? … well .. it was!
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