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A metropolis near their coronary heart? ‘Hyderabad!’ Mumbai-based Aditya Kashyap provides a fast reply. The musician (bass) of latest Carnatic music band Agam shall be within the metropolis for the weekend together with his bandmates Harish Sivaramakrishnan (vocals), T Praveen Kumar (guitars), Swamy Seetharaman (keyboards), Shiva Nagarajan (multi-percussionist), Jagadish Natarajan (rhythm guitars) and Yadhunandan Nagaraj (drums) for a stay gig.
The musicians have a good time Hyderabad and cherish the music expertise right here as a result of ‘the viewers has a terrific appreciation for the type of music Agam performs.’
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Having carried out in Hyderabad for over a decade, the Bengaluru-based Carnatic progressive rock band has seen curiosity of their music develop steadily. Aditya says that taking part in Dwell music in possibly two venues initially to now having many locations to carry out is proof of Hyderabadis welcoming completely different musical kinds.
New and outdated hits
Agam’s playlists are impressed by cities; in Hyderabad, their curated record invariably contains Telugu compositions ‘Manavyalakincharadate’ and ‘Bantu Reethi Kolu’. The 90-minute gig additionally options their different hits together with ‘Rangapura Vihara’‘, ‘Kooth (Koothu) over Espresso’ and different compositions from Mist of Capricorn and Swans of Saraswati albums. The variety of songs the band presents doesn’t rely, says Aditya as a few of their songs are medleys of a number of songs. “We anticipate the viewers to be full to their coronary heart’s content material once they hearken to new songs and their favourites.”
Curated playlist
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Although The seven musicians are settled in several cities — Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai — however t have beenplaying collectively for a few years. The group members join remotely, focus on the playlist, rehearse compositions with twists and do a sound test earlier than every present.
The Bengaluru-born band are followers of Hyderabadi biryani and Irani chai, and Aditya believes site visitors is a lot better in Hyderabad than Mumbai. With a 3rd album due for launch in a few months, Aditya recounts Agam’s memorable expertise when the band performed ‘Mist of Capricon (Manavyalakinchara)‘ thrice throughout a present. “ The viewers sang it twice and we performed and sang with them for the third time. It’s such a humbling expertise to play for a educated crowd that Hyderabad at all times offers us.”
AGAM – Dwell in Hyderabad at Odeum by Prism on September 21; 8 pm onwards; Tickets bookmyshow.com
Printed – September 21, 2024 01:28 pm IST
