Percussion legends A Shivamani, Ranjit Barot, Selva Ganesh, and bands like ‘Aattam Kalasamithi’, ‘Pulse Conversation’ will likely be seen performing alongside world artists Paquito Gonzalez and Arto Tunçboyacıyan on the debut version of Mahindra Percussion Festival on March 18 right here.

Curated by Barot, the day-long competition, to be held on the iconic Jayamahal Palace, is about to deliver forth native and world street- model percussion music in a singular setting and spark a mainstream cultural dialog round it.

While A Shivamani has performed the drums for a number of Kollywood and Bollywood movies, together with ”Rang De Basanti”, ”Swades”, ”Dil Se” and ”Rockstar”; percussionist V Selvaganesh is a musician of Carnatic custom and a number one kanjira participant of his technology.

“The gifted and exceptionally numerous line-up for this 12 months’s Mahindra Percussion Festival will certainly break artistic boundaries, making the competition actually an unprecedented platform to traverse varied music genres led by resounding percussion beats.

”This celebration of the heartbeat of music by combining timeless rhythm with up to date sounds will certainly push the percussion motion as a mainstay in India’s sonic panorama” stated Barot, a well known percussionist, composer, and producer.

Sharing the stage with these legends can also be ‘Chemmeen Band’, identified for bringing their distinctive model for an eternal spell of percussion rhythm, alongside ‘Aattam Kalasamithi’, one of many fashionable Chenda percussion manufacturers from Kerala, and the trio of ‘Pulse Conversation’ ft. Gino Banks, Vinayak Pol and Jai Row Kavi.

The ‘Ta Dhom Project’ by Viveick Rajagopalan will mix Konnakol – a singular vocal percussion derived from the sounds of Mridangam – and rap to awe the audiences with a sound that respects its cultural origin whereas having an identification of its personal, knowledgeable the organisers.

Additionally, famend worldwide artists like multi-avant-garde instrumentalist Arto Tunçboyacıyan (of Armenian descent), Spanish percussionist Paquito Gonzalez as a part of the Paquito Ensemble ft. Spanish guitarist Jose Quevedo ”Bolita” and Flamenco dancer Antonia Molina ”El Choro” will even enthral the audiences with their riveting performances.

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