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Levi's beckons with Indo-fusion band
Levi’s Sunday Jam on October 7th at the open air amphitheatre @ Chitrakala Parishad, Kumarakrupa Road, Bangalore.
For a lot of music lovers in the city, if it’s Sunday, it’s got to be Levi’s Sunday Jam. The Levi’s® Sunday Jam is a live interactive event regularly held on the first Sunday of every month in Bangalore. Now in its second decade it has developed a dedicated cult following of musicians and art lovers. Nearly 15 bands are performing on that day. The October Jam Features a band from Auroville “Emergence”.
What it is all about
Emergence is an acoustic Indo-fusion band from the International Township of Auroville, South India. Emergence’s music is a blend of diverse cultural backgrounds and musical experience. Singing in English, Tamil and French, Emergence pushes the boundaries of their own cultural identities. The multi-layered harmonic textures of guitar and poetical lyricism played by Krishna blend with the sublime melodies of the carnatic idiom, played on the violin and sung in Tamil by Kirupa. This, backed by the expressive exploration of tallams, funk, and jazz rhythmical grooves of Lowell Harrison, and the exquisite bass playing of the renowned Mishko M’Ba, is the unique fusion of Emergence.
Krishna, the guitarist and singer of Emergence, is an accomplished songwriter from the UK. He came to Auroville at the age of 19 and has been developing his own unique style of guitar and song writing, strongly influenced by jazz, Indian classical music, bossa nova, and the greats like Dylan and Joni Mitchell.
Over the last fourteen years, Krishna has also created a vibrant, self-sustaining community in Auroville, growing its own food and living close to nature. This has undoubtedly had a unique influence on the whole of Krishna’s musical expression. He also plays with various artists in the local jazz scene, and has produced two albums with the band Saraswati.
Lowell is a drummer from Boston, USA. He has played extensively in the US, opening for such musicians as Mike Patton and Quiet Riot, and has studied in depth funk, jazz and fusion styles. Lowell lives in Auroville, where as well as playing music, his activities include farming and blacksmithing.
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Mishko M’Ba is a highly acclaimed bass player from France. He completed his degree in music from the conservatory of Toulouse, France and has spent the last 25 years playing and recording extensively around the world. He has played with many great musicians such as Ray Charles and Barbara Hendrix, and has countless recordings to his credit. Michko lives in Pondicherry, South India.
Kirupa, a Sri Lankan carnatic violinist and vocalist, comes from a family of musicians. He began his musical education with his father, a renowned Sri Lankan violinist, at a young age. Due to the civil war in Sri Lanka, he came to India at the age of 14, where he completed a degree in music, studying under T.K. Govinda Rao and Sankharayer. He has recorded various classical and fusion albums, and has played accompaniment for some of South India’s greatest dancers. He is also an accomplished salsa dancer and has a strong interest in Latin music. Kirupa lives in Auroville, South India.
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