MUMBAI: The Guwahati based Rockarolla Music Society will be formally launched with an international concert in Guwahati on 12 April.
The highlight of the show would be performances by harmonica virtuoso Jia-Yi He, and Abiogenesis, the only experimental Indian rock band to be nominated for the Grammy Awards. The show would also feature Strange Frequency, a unique musical concept from Shillong.
The event, which has been made possible with the support of US-based Thomas Music and Suzuki Musical Instruments (India), will mark the formal launch of the Rockarolla Music Society.
The Rockarolla Society is a group of musicians, writers, artistes, journalists, theatre workers, sportsmen and working professionals from various disciplines brought together by the love for music and Arts. Formed with the basic objective of promoting good musical forms and local talents, the society also aims to bridge the gap between different musical genres and art forms. The basic objective of the society is to instil the love for arts and a spirit of receptiveness towards new ideas and Art forms among the people of the region.
The society is made up by some of the most talented and creative artistes of Northeast India. The all-encompassing reach and outlook of the society can be gauged from the fact that it has reached out to as many as three generations of musicians of the region. In fact, this is what the society plans to do – bring the different generations of musicians and music and Art lovers on a common platform,... said DN Dutt, veteran musician and former Director General of Police, Assam, who happens to be the chairman of the society.
The society would be formally launched by Maharaja Pradyut Debburman, the King of Tripura, on Sunday. On the occasion, he will also release Northeast Beats – the first music journal of Northeast India.
Noted writer and Northeast Beats Editor Rashmi Narzary says, Northeast Beats in an attempt to work towards the documentation of the regional music scene, besides chronicling musical, art and literary events and leanings of the region. Besides, jamming sessions, gigs, quizzes and musical concerts will of course remain the soul of Northeast Beats and the society....
Noted music critic and stage personality Satyakee D'Com Bhuyan is the editorial consultant of the journal, while cultural journalist Aiyushman Dutta is also on board as the executive editor. Dutta says, Besides just chronicling the music scene, Northeast Beats is an attempt to reacquaint ourselves with our own traditions, its richness. Using music as the springboard for all future endeavours, we plan to work towards inspiring another generation of men and women to showcase the region's assets on one hand, and bring its youths to be thinking people, sensitive people, and above all follow their conscience in bringing about a socially just society....
Besides jamming sessions, gigs, quizzes and musical concerts, research work is another thrust area of the Rockarolla Music Society. Headed by renowned tribal folk musicologists and research activists -- like Reuben Mashangva of Manipur, Moa Subong and Guru Arenla of grammy-nominated Naga band Abiogenesis, amongst others – the society is actively looking into the development and promotion of �experimental music',... said Narzary.
The Rockarolla Music Society has arranged for complimentary dinner to be served for all the invitees. Entry passes have been priced at Rs 500. Details of the event can be obtained on 9957193228 and 9864138282.
MUMBAI: The Guwahati based Rockarolla Music Society will be formally launched with an international concert in Guwahati on 12 April.
The highlight of the show would be performances by harmonica virtuoso Jia-Yi He, and Abiogenesis, the only experimental Indian rock band to be nominated for the Grammy Awards. The show would also feature Strange Frequency, a unique musical concept from Shillong.
The event, which has been made possible with the support of US-based Thomas Music and Suzuki Musical Instruments (India), will mark the formal launch of the Rockarolla Music Society.
The Rockarolla Society is a group of musicians, writers, artistes, journalists, theatre workers, sportsmen and working professionals from various disciplines brought together by the love for music and Arts. Formed with the basic objective of promoting good musical forms and local talents, the society also aims to bridge the gap between different musical genres and art forms. The basic objective of the society is to instil the love for arts and a spirit of receptiveness towards new ideas and Art forms among the people of the region.
The society is made up by some of the most talented and creative artistes of Northeast India. The all-encompassing reach and outlook of the society can be gauged from the fact that it has reached out to as many as three generations of musicians of the region. In fact, this is what the society plans to do – bring the different generations of musicians and music and Art lovers on a common platform,... said DN Dutt, veteran musician and former Director General of Police, Assam, who happens to be the chairman of the society.
The society would be formally launched by Maharaja Pradyut Debburman, the King of Tripura, on Sunday. On the occasion, he will also release Northeast Beats – the first music journal of Northeast India.
Noted writer and Northeast Beats Editor Rashmi Narzary says, Northeast Beats in an attempt to work towards the documentation of the regional music scene, besides chronicling musical, art and literary events and leanings of the region. Besides, jamming sessions, gigs, quizzes and musical concerts will of course remain the soul of Northeast Beats and the society....
Noted music critic and stage personality Satyakee D'Com Bhuyan is the editorial consultant of the journal, while cultural journalist Aiyushman Dutta is also on board as the executive editor. Dutta says, Besides just chronicling the music scene,
Northeast Beats is an attempt to reacquaint ourselves with our own traditions, its richness. Using music as the springboard for all future endeavours, we plan to work towards inspiring another generation of men and women to showcase the region's assets on one hand, and bring its youths to be thinking people, sensitive people, and above all follow their conscience in bringing about a socially just society....
Besides jamming sessions, gigs, quizzes and musical concerts, research work is another thrust area of the Rockarolla Music Society. Headed by renowned tribal folk musicologists and research activists -- like Reuben Mashangva of Manipur, Moa Subong and Guru Arenla of grammy-nominated Naga band Abiogenesis, amongst others – the society is actively looking into the development and promotion of �experimental music',... said Narzary.
The Rockarolla Music Society has arranged for complimentary dinner to be served for all the invitees. Entry passes have been priced at Rs 500. Details of the event can be obtained on 9957193228 and 9864138282.
