Khamira’s music is somewhere between the cinematic scope of the Pat Metheny Group and the grunge funk of Miles Davis’ Seventies band, intertwine with passages of melancholic Welsh folk music and Indian classical virtuosity.Burum has a history as the band has been active since 2007 while they met their Indian counterparts in 2015 on their first tour of India.The members have known each other for quite some time now. The collective even recorded a self-titled album in the summer of 2016. [caption id="attachment_3437" align="alignnone" width="616"] Khamira (Album Cover) - Released in 2016[/caption] The syndicate’s musical interweaving is closely expressed by the British Council as:
Suhail Yusuf Khan's virtuosic sarangi dovetails with Tomos Williams' trumpet, Vishal Nagar's tabla joins in a feast of rhythms and syncopations with Mark O'Connor's drum kit, while Aditya Balani's soaring guitar solos are supported by Dave Jones' keyboard and Aidan Thorne's bass.The first stop of the four-city tour is at Delhi, where Khamira plays on January 16, 2018 at British Council, 17, KG Marg. The rest of the venues are in Mumbai, Bangalore, and Goa. The tour ends on January 21, 2018 at House No. 248, an old house converted to live music space in Goa. Here’s the full schedule:
Date | City | Venue | Timing |
16 January | New Delhi | British Council, 17, Kasturba Gandhi Marg | 7 pm onwards |
18 January | Mumbai | G5A Foundation for Contemporary Culture | 9 pm onwards |
19 January | Bengaluru | Bflat Bar, 776, 2nd Floor, Above Kotak Bank, 100 Feet Road, Indira Nagar | 9 pm onwards |
20 January | Bengaluru | Bflat Bar, 776, 2nd Floor, Above Kotak Bank, 100 Feet Road, Indira Nagar | 9 pm onwards |
21 January | Goa | House no. 248, Chogm Rd, Sangolda, Penha de França | 7:30 pm onwards |
The electrifying tour, which spanned across 9 cities, saw an overwhelming response from fans, drawing a mammoth 160,000 footfall.
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