MUMBAI: VIBGYOR – pegged as the India's first ever colour based musical fusion band generated enough curiosity through the week among music enthusiasts about their new colour and music based offering.

For the uninitiated, the concept of Vibgyor is meditative and therapeutic – their music takes inspiration from the study of the seven chakras that exist in the human subtle body. It is believed that the seven corresponding colours of those chakras have seven corresponding musical notes or ragas that energise and positively vibrate the zones and bring balance – the band's music experiments with the same idea. Vibgyor gave their first ever performance at Rangsharda Auditorium in Mumbai and left many spellbound with their experimental music– before you ask any questions? – I'll say don't miss them the next time!! 

Vibgyor is Ratish Tagde (Violin, Founder of Vibgyor), Rakesh Chaurasia (Flute, nephew and child prodigy of flute maestro Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia), Runa Rizvi (Vocals, Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na fame), Rahul Deshpande (Vocals, grandson of noted singer Pt. Vasantrao Deshpande), Vijay Ghate ( Tabla player and fusion artist),Mukul Dongre (Drummer), Shridhar Parthasarathy (Mridangam) and Atul Raninga ( Key Boards).

So, when you have some virtuoso musicians coming together to experiment and have fun – it only turns out magical. For the concert, all the musicians where dressed in crisp white as it allowed both listeners and performers to merge with different colours and moods that were being created. Looking at the band's line-up and arrangements, one can imagine the kind of sound it will create – but in this case, the sound was a bigger surprise. The concert progressed with each musician trying to evoke the mood of the particular colour assigned to him/her and one could feel the moods changing rapidly as the musicians played along – from passionate to calming, from pounding to assuring. The experiment of having two vocalists representating completely contrasting genres was also interesting, but some might take some time to get used to this idea. The culmination saw the entire band performing together thus signifying the merging of all the colors. One of the highlights of the concert was Rahul Deshpande's redition of �Albela Sajjan Aaiyo' – his spontaneous act instantly called for an encore! The night saw violinist Ratish Tagde, Rakesh Chaurasia and Tabla player Pt. Vijay Ghate in their full colour – it was also unique opportunity for listeners as the above artistes are rarely seen or heard putting their informal caps on.