against human trafficking, child labor, global warming). “There must have been at least 7,000 people in the audience,” event organiser Vasundhra Jain told me she said Kailash Kher was chosen as the headliner for their Unmaad Festival because he is not only a commercially successful singer but also keeps his independent and innovative edge, and is involved in social causes (eg. The songs Teri Deewani and Na Batati Hu drew huge applause, as well as Tu kya jaane and the title track from his latest release, Rangeele. In each track Kailash Kher’s soaring vocals and earthy style shone through, right from the opening tracks Dilruba and Aoji down to the closing pieces Allah ke bande and Saiyyan. The global mix included rock (instruments, chords), Middle Eastern flavours (darbuka, saz), Indian percussion (tabla, pakhawaj, bhangra dol), reggae and Sufi vocals (with incantations to Allah depiction of human love as an instance of divine love). Kailash Kher and his band Kailasa - Photo by Madanmohan RaoThe band played a tight two-hour set with sixteen songs, covering everything from ballads to dance numbers. It was great to see Sankarshan Kini on stage as well (acoustic guitar, violin) he also used to be the classical music editor at Rave magazine while I was world music editor. Naresh Kamath on bass, Kurt Peters on drums, Sameer Chiplunkar on keyboards, and Sanket Nayak on percussion (tabla, darbuka, dol) provided solid energetic support. The stars then descended on the open-air stage at IIM-B grounds: Kailash Kher and his band Kailasa. But that’s getting ahead of the story a bit! The crowds began to fill in late in the evening as the crescent moon, Venus and Jupiter lined up in the east, and the stars of Orion filled the sky above. Roy’s instrumentation added a distinctly Middle Eastern flavor to the performance that evening. I chatted with lead guitarist Paresh Kamath who told me about the lineup for the concert, especially singling out Tapas Roy on mandolin and saz (long-necked Turkish string instrument). I left early for the venue to beat Bangalore traffic, and reached so early that I caught the band’s sound check. Kailash Kher, charismatic singer in the Sufi-rock style, proved yet again that he is right at the cutting edge of fusion music in India during his performance in Bangalore this weekend. Kailash Kher - Photo by Madanmohan RaoJanuary 28, Bangalore
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