Showing posts with label International Music Festival. Show all posts
Showing posts with label International Music Festival. Show all posts

Money Brother

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Genre: Rock, Soul, Punk, Reggae and Pop
Country: Sweden

MONEYBROTHER walked straight in to peoples hearts with his gold selling, Grammy awarded, striking debut album "Blood Panic" in 2003. Back again to fill us with his smooth soul, rock, punk and pop songs, this time around with even stronger tunes on his conscience.

Originally of punkrock fame for his vocals in Monster, in 2003 Anders Wendin took a new direction with his solo project Moneybrother: This is where he creates his custom soul orientated blend of all the music styles he likes to listen to, making moods and details from genres like reggae, rock'n'roll or even disco subliminally swing underneath.



No matter if the music makes you happy or sad, first of all things Moneybrother wants to move his audience. Moneybrother has a magnifying effect: Music and lyrics reflect ordinary people - but larger than life.

Date: 21st December 2009
Venue: Mood Indigo '09, IIT Bombay Campus
Contact: Apurv Singhi | apurvs@moodi.org | +91-9769253217

Moriarty

Genre: Indie / Folk / Rock
Country: France

Moriarty, it's a strange universe somewhere between France and the United States, between folk music, rock, country and blues. It’s a "family" of five musicians: the diva Rosemary Moriarty (singer, xylophone, thumb piano, spoons, tambourine) and her four brothers Thomas (chromatic and diatonic harmonicas, kazoo, drilling machines, Jew's harp), Arthur (Tchekovian guitar), Zim (double-bass, acoustic guitar, music box, suitcase drum) and Charles (electric and resonator guitars). It's five musicians made for the stage, one extraordinary voice, and a lot of stories they simply have to tell you. They have been playing together for years in cellars and bars before releasing an album, almost by accident, which has since gone gold in France.



Bohemian, artists, storytellers - Moriarty is a part of Mood Indigo's collaboration with the mega festival - “Bonjour India: Celebrating France in India” organised by the French government.


Date: 24th December 2009
Venue: Mood Indigo '09, IIT Bombay Campus
Contact: Saumya Gupta | saumya@moodi.org | +91-9920936939

Meja

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Genre: Pop
Country: Sweden

If you groove to pop music, then there’s surely one name you couldn’t have missed out on- Meja. And even as you read this, you can’t but help humming some of your favourite songs by Meja from among her mega-hit albums- simply because they are just so captivating and have the same feeling of curiosity about life hidden in them.

While her albums like ‘Meja’ (her debut album),‘Realitales’ and singles like ‘All About the Money’ turned her into an international supernova in pop music, little do most know about her multifaceted personality and lifestyle.



This pop star of imperial dimensions, who started off as a vocalist and songwriter for the electronic hit machine “Legacy of Sound” has also performed an immensely successful duet with Ricky Martin, ‘Private Emotion’.

For all those music lovers who haven’t yet come across Meja yet- its about time. And for all those dedicated fans out there, here’s the treat- the International Music Festival, Mood Indigo 2009 brings Meja live to you.


Date: 23rd December 2009
Venue: Mood Indigo '09, IIT Bombay Campus
Contact: Vishwa Mukhtyar | vishwamukhtyar8@gmail.com | +91-9870527077

The Indian Core

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Genre: New Age Instrumental
Country: Norway


This year, under the banner of The International Music Festival, Mood Indigo presents to the critically acclaimed Norwegian contemporary jazz group, The Indian Core that has managed to fuse jazz oriented western performers with renowned Indian music performers


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The band grew out of a tour of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh by The Core in 2006 , where they found three musical soul mates in the Indian performers Prasenjit Mitra, Kanchman Babbar and Fateh Ali. The desire to play together seemed completely natural as both sets of musicians have a common point of departure in their own folk music and to a large extent utilise improvisation. According to the critics this tour was an experience above and beyond the ordinary, a beautiful interaction between saxophone, flute and sitar, and double bass, piano and tablas.


The climax was the recording session for their first CD which captures the magic of the musical collaboration between East and West with its mix of contemporary jazz and traditional Indian music.


Performers :
Kirsti Huke - Vocals
Fateh Ali - Sitar
Jørgen Mathisen - Saxophones/Clarinet
Erlend Slettevoll - Piano
Steinar Raknèz - Bass
Prasenjit Mitra - Tabla
Espen Aalberg - Drums


Web Link : http://thecore.no/


Date: 21st December 2009
Venue: Mood Indigo '09, IIT Bombay Campus
Contact: Prateek Chaturvedi | i.am.prateek@gmail.com | +91-9969501250

Francesca Cassio and Ugo Bonessi

Monday, November 9, 2009

Genre: Indian and Western Classical
Country: Italy

Francesca Cassio is a singer, and scholar, trained in Western and Indian vocal music.Lecturer of Indian Music at the Conservatory of Vicenza, and Lecturer of Ethnomusicology at the University of Trento (Italy). Disciple of the dhrupad singers Amelia Cuni and the Padmabhushan Ustad Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar, for several years she has also been studying the romantic genre of thumri under the precious guide of Padmabhushan Smt. Girija Devi.



Composer of music and lyrics, she won national awards in this field. Among her collaborations: Talvin Singh, Robert Miles, Luis Bacalov, Nicola Piovani, Taffetas, Eddi Powell, Paolo Vivaldi, Susanna Tamaro, Roberto Laneri.

Pianist - Ugo Bonessi
Ugo Bonessi is a piano artist who has performed as soloist, in duo piano performances and with orchestra. His performance mainly involves Russian music, contemporary music and voice-piano duo. He has even organized and performed in several festivals of Russian music sponsored by the Soviet Embassy.  He has studied classical singing traditions of dhrupad and khayal. His playing radiates lightness by his delicate touch and harmony and by the well balanced equilibrium between left and right hand.
He is a frequent traveler to India and will be performing in Mood Indigo this year along with Francesca Cassio

--written by Archana Das


Date:24th December 2009 
Venue: Mood Indigo '09, IIT Bombay Campus
Contact: Dinesh Goel | dinesh@moodi.org | +91-9920915875

International Music Festival

Saturday, November 7, 2009

This year, we at Mood Indigo feel a need, to provide newer, interesting, untouched music. Music that shall truly open your mind, body, soul, and other organs you may have. Mood Indigo '09 introduces, the grandest, biggest, most complete music festival that India has seen, the International Music Festival.

With the sole aim of uniting musical talent across the globe, and promoting healthy interaction among the performers as well as fans, Mood Indigo will provide a stage to international as well as Indian performers, of varying styles and genres, from folk-metal to techno, hip-hop to opera, all the way to reggae and ghetto. This will prove to be an appropriate and fitting ground for music to truly spread its message to the largest audience.

Over the last few years, audiences at Mood Indigo have been enthralled by performers such as The Shuffle Demons from Canada in '05, Jan Akkerman in '06, and the Giraffes in'08. This year will bring in many more international acts, translating to much more entertainment and exposure.

The International Music Festival will be the most inspirational show that Mumbai will have seen in recent years, and to make it a grand success,we urge you to come forward and participate in this unique cultural exchange.

Written by - Prateek Chaturvedi, i.am.prateek[at]gmail[dot]com

The What Definition

Tuesday, October 27, 2009



60,000 students, 500 colleges, over 150 events, 4 days, 4 nights, 100 hours of Mayhem!! This is what describes Mood Indigo 2009 (MI'09 - the annual cultural festival of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B).
For most of the students, the festival provides an unparalleled platform to display their talent. No college in the country has a festival of this impressive style.Each year the sprawling campus of IIT Bombay hosts a plethora of competitions, workshops, live performances and wacky fun events. Mood Indigo exemplifies the spirit of camaraderie and competition, of people coming together with one common goal and creating something spectacular.
Mood Indigo sets a stage for the best in the country to showcase their talents in the finest competitions witnessed by thousands of spectators and renowned judges, to bag the biggest prizes ever seen.
Spanning genres from Dance, Music and Dramatics, to Literary Arts, Fine Arts and Speaking, competitions at Mood Indigo have it all.

Besides that, Mood Indigo also gives its participants an opportunity to acquire some of the most interesting skills by conducting various workshops like martial arts, 3D photography, hot air ballooning, ballroom dance, hypnotism and even chocolate making.
'Horizons' brings you not just this but also 'Vogue' - the war of the fashionistas, exhibitions and demos like bike stunts and sand sculptures and 'Afternites' - proshows from all over the world.
For the fun loving kind, 'Informals' has its own set of wild events like MI's Most Wanted, Aquagames, Adventure zone, Couple games, One-minute games, the Maze and more. For you to relax or kill any rare free time, Mood Indigo presents 'Grind' - the poolside party, 'Ka Ching' - the Casino and the Lounge.
'Pronites' at Mood Indigo have seen renowned artists like Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasiya, Jagjit Singh, Pankaj Udhaas, Asha Bhosale, Shaan, KK, Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Kailash Kher, Indian Ocean, Euphoria and Parikrama mesmerize a 15,000 strong crowd in Open Air Theatre.
The presumed turnout of people and celebrities is also expected to reach its peak in the Mood-I history.
The grandeur of the event can be envisioned through the fact that the preparations began almost 9 months before the actual event. No stone has been left unturned to ensure a memorable outing for visitors and the esteemed personalities who visit Mood-I.