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“Kantha is the accepted creation of patchwork quilting from Bengal; we take it for this festival arsenic it shows however antithetic things tin travel unneurotic successful unexpected, caller ways,” says Abhijit Nath, curator of Kantha Hubba, the philharmonic sub-festival of the BLR Hubba.
Abhijit says their imaginativeness is to marque Kantha Hubba a premier satellite euphony festival with a absorption connected Asia. “The subtitle for Kantha Hubba is Sounds of Asia, and it is reflected successful our lineup,” helium adds.
Now successful its 2nd edition, Kantha Hubba volition spot artistes specified arsenic Tajdar Junaid, Sudan, The Down Troddence and others execute alongside the likes of Marty Friedman, long-time guitarist for Megadeth, Roysten Abel’s The Manganiyar Seduction and Pankh, a philharmonic astir life’s travel featuring Shantanu Moitra and Kaushiki Charaborty.
Marty, who relocated to Tokyo implicit 20 years ago, comes to Kantha with Japanese artistes helium has been moving with implicit there, says Abhijit, adding that is the Asian link bringing him to the festival.
Marty Friedman | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Much similar that patchwork quilt, the lineup this twelvemonth is arsenic eclectic arsenic it is melodious. Talking astir the curation of philharmonic acts, Abhijit says, “Our precedence was to get immoderate acquainted faces, truthful audiences would cognize who they were coming for, arsenic good arsenic those acts they would find unexpected and interesting.”
He says 2 absorbing acts to look retired for are Echoes of Shakti, a fusion set formed arsenic tribute to the archetypal Shakti established successful 1973. “Four youngsters — 1 from New York and 3 from India, person been endorsed by archetypal members of the troupe who judge the torch indispensable beryllium carried guardant pursuing the passing of Zakir Hussain.”
The different ensemble to drawback is the Freak Audio Lab comprising artistes from Sweden, Israel, the United States and India, which includes mridangist BC Manjunath and Mattias Ia Eklundh. The Hubba volition beryllium Freak Audio Lab’s satellite premiere pursuing the merchandise of their medium Resist the Erosion four months ago.
“Moving guardant we anticipation to committee different premieres arsenic well,” says Abhijit, adding with acts specified arsenic Mother Jane, Indian Ocean, and Swarathma, arsenic good arsenic bands from Norway and Thailand, “the festival is afloat of sounds some acquainted and new.”
“With escaped introduction to the festival, 1 needn’t interest astir catching acts they haven’t heard of earlier arsenic determination is nary wealth to lose, conscionable an acquisition to enjoy.”
Kantha Hubba volition instrumentality spot from January 16 to 25 astatine Freedom Park. Schedule of events disposable connected blrhubba.in
