Mrigya Explained
Mrigya is an Indian World fusion music band from New Delhi that was formed in 1999. It music is a fusion of Blues, Folk, Funk, Latin, Rock and Jazz along with Indian classical music. Over the years the band has played at national and international music festivals.[1] [2]
History
The band was initially formed as a jam band project for a music club called "Friends of Music" and was originally christened "Mrigaya" (Sanskrit for "hunt") by Indraneel Hariharan. A misprint in the promotion flyer named the newly formed outfit as "Mrigya". The band decided to retain this new name born out of that amusing incident.
Band members
The founding members consisted of Rajat Kakkar on percussions (and, later, on drums), Sharat Chandra Srivastava on Hindustani violin, Indraneel Hariharan on electric bass, Sonam Sherpa on electric guitar, Gyan Singh on tabla and Indian percussion, and Ashwani Verma on drums.
The current band-members are as follows:
- Sharat Chandra Srivastava: violin
- Karan Sharma: guitar
- Indraneel Hariharan: bass guitar
- Sacchin Kapoor: keyboards
- Gyan Singh: tabla
- Rajat Kakkar: drums
- Sukriti Sen: Hindustani classical vocals
- Jagtinder Singh Sidhu: Sufi vocals
Discography
- World Harmony, Virgin/EMI Records 2010[3]
- Mrigya, Times Music 2015 [4]
Major International performances
- Southbank Centre, London - 2001
- Edinburgh Fringe Festival - 2001 and 2002
- Dubai Jazz Festival - 2003
- New Zealand Arts Festival - 2004
- Singapore Kalautsavam - 2004
- Jazz by the lake, Johannesburg - 2007 and 2010
- The Bassline, Johannesburg - 2007
- ICC Arena, Durban - 2007
- Blue Lagoon, Durban - 2007
- Jazz Club, Durban - 2007
- Artscape, Cape Town - 2007
- V & A Waterfront, Cape Town - 2007
- Pretoria University - 2007, 2010
- City Hall, Durban - 2010
- Gandhi Hall, Lenasia - 2010
- Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow - 2009
- Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory, St. Petersburg - 2009
- Indian high Commission, Berlin - 2007
- UFA Fabrik, Berlin - 2007
- Beit Schmuel Hall, Jerusalem - 2011
- Reading 3, Tel Aviv - 2011
- Gwanghwamun Plaza, Seoul - 2011
- Busan International Rock Festival - 2011
- Vancouver Folk Festival - 2012 [5]
- Square roots festival, Chicago - 2012
- Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria - 2013
Awards
- Herald Angel Award, Scotland, 2002[6]
- Tap Water Award, Scotland, 2002[7]
- Artists for Change Karmaveer Puraskaar, India, 2012
External links
Notes and References
- News: Rock the Raag with Mrigya. Zee News. 27 December 2013. 3 August 2011.
- News: On a Musical Quest. https://web.archive.org/web/20040707001925/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/05/17/stories/2004051700680300.htm. dead. 7 July 2004. 27 December 2013. The Hindu. 17 May 2004.
- Web site: World Music Central. Masterful Alchemists. 8 November 2010 . 27 December 2013.
- News: Fusion band Mrigya comes out with its second album. 10 December 2015.
- Web site: 2012 Artists. Vancouver Folk Festival. 28 February 2013 . 3 January 2014.
- Web site: 2002 Recipients. Herald Angel. The Herald, Scotland. 27 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131019223416/http://www.herald-events.com/heraldangels/previous-winners/2002-winners/. 19 October 2013. dead.
- Web site: Previous winners. Tap Water Awards. 27 December 2013.
