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Raagleela to perform at Big Gig Exclusive

Raagleela at Big Gig Exclusive

Delhi based band Raagleela to play at Big Gig Exclusive in Landour, Mussoorie. soundplunge_test catches up with Sarthak Pahwa to ask him about this once Delhi University college band that has now gone places, traversing all around the country for festivals.

Following in the footsteps of Parikrama, that started out of Delhi University and went on to become one of the most iconic independent music establishments in the country, Delhi based Raagleela is a the fusion band with a difference, and are set to perform at the much-awaited Big Gig Exclusive festival on April 19. (Read our story here.) Raagleela, with their aim of presenting classical music in a new light to the world have come a long way with their fresh sound, since their debut two years ago as a college band.

Raagleela uses elements of blues and jazz to their base of classical music to produce a fresh sound that has made people sit up and take notice of this five piece band comprising of Sarthak Chawla  on the keyboards, Niloy Ghosh Dastidar on bass, Sarthak Joshi on Guitars, Sarthak Pahwa on percussions and Vaibhav Ahuja on drums. Inspired by Anoushka Shankar and Prem Joshua equally they expertly mix Hindustani classical with jazz and blue overtones, funk and psychedelia.

While Raagleela started off as a college band, in one successive year of doing the college band competition circuit in 2009, and participating in prestigious events like Mood Indigo (IIT Bombay fest) they raked in a good two dozen awards making them a college circuit favourite. They have moved onto bigger pastures since then, and have been headlining for a while, as Sarthak tells us. The Big Gig Exclusive event is just another chip on their shoulder. At the Big Gig Exclusive festival, this classical fusion band should add a good amount of variety to the milieu.  Meanwhile, watch Raagleela performing their song Nadia live in the video below:

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To check out the whole line-up for the festival, click here. Passes available for Big Gig Exclusive at Rs. 1500. To book your tickets for Big Gig Exclusive, click here. Alternatively call Rokeby Manor at +91-135-2635604 / 05 / 06 for pre-booking your passes. For more information on the festival, visit their homepage here.

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