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Surat-origin band, The Tapi Project, are closing retired the twelvemonth with 2 shows astatine Windmills successful Bengaluru, connected December 12 and 13. But first, guitarist Yogendra Saniyawala says they person different indispensable point to tick disconnected their to-do list. “We are going to Vidyarthi Bhavan close aft this for food, and java for sure,” Yogendra says implicit a call. He adds with a laugh, “I privation we could conscionable settee there.”
Formed successful 2014 and having covered 30 countries and hundreds of shows, the autarkic set has often been received warmly successful Bengaluru. At the commencement of 2025, The Tapi Project performed astatine the Kantha Festival for BLR Hubba and besides became portion of the lineup astatine events specified arsenic Sunday Soul Sante and the Mango Tree Festival.
Now, they are returning to Windmills, having performed determination successful 2023 astatine the “artist-driven venue,” arsenic the guitarist calls it. “We person performed truthful often successful Bengaluru, we consciousness highly welcomed. Every clip we are here, we find caller audiences who resonate with what we do. It is the astir breathtaking spot to travel to successful India.”
Listeners subordinate to The Tapi Project done their seemingly free-flowing travel which weaves betwixt songs of heavy introspection specified arsenic ‘Mehsoos’ and much recently, the adaptation of Kabir’s poesy to their caller azygous ‘Ud Jayega’.
There is simply a powerfulness that Yogendra, vocalist Swati Minaxi, keyboardist and bassist, Biju Nambiar and drummer Gaurav Kapadia gully retired which feels energetic and calming successful turns. Yogendra explains that portion they person lush songs similar ‘Mehsoos’, determination are besides heavier, rock-oriented creations specified arsenic ‘Sub(urban) Zindagi’.
He adds,”Crafting songs which disagree from each different is not intentional; each opus takes america to a caller satellite altogether. So successful 2 years, we tin safely accidental we person encountered galore caller worlds.”
Traveling to caller countries is different mode The Tapi Project person encountered caller worlds. “Each performance for america is important, whether it’s tiny oregon big,” Yogendra notes.
Other caller songs that volition beryllium portion of their setlist astatine Windmills see ‘Firdos’ and ‘Gul Khile’.
A large milestone for the set was their accidental to play astatine the Celtic Connections festival successful Glasgow, astatine the opening of 2025. In October, the set travelled to London to execute with the Third Orchestra arsenic portion of the Third-i initiative.
Yogendra fondly recalls moving with ”top notch” musicians specified arsenic Peter Wiegold and Shri Sriram. Last week, The Tapi Project besides performed with the Singapore skyline arsenic a backdrop astatine the Esplanade, a performing arts centre there.
If determination is 1 mode to sum up the band’s demeanour connected stage, it is fun. “I don’t privation to telephone ourselves superior musicians. At the aforesaid time, portion it is batch of amusive to play, our euphony is rather compelling. It requires the assemblage to wage attention,” the guitarist says.
The situation then, is successful blurring the boundaries betwixt aggravated elements and lighter moments. “Every show and collaboration pushes america to to spell nearer to the spot wherever you are arsenic airy arsenic feather, but astatine the aforesaid time, you are conveying a message.”
In 2026, 1 tin expect much releases from The Tapi Project arsenic they locomotion this good line. Yogendra says though they person capable worldly for 2 albums, today’s societal media property demands azygous releases.
“So we volition merchandise the songs; we person immoderate much tours planned. That is simply a musician’s life. We support travelling and performing, but we are hoping to bash thing which volition enactment america much often connected nationalist and planetary stages.”
The Tapi Project performs astatine Windmills successful Bengaluru connected December 12 and 13, 2025. Tickets from ₹750 disposable connected total-environment.com
