4 bands from GoMAD you should know about

GoMAD, a festival of music, art and dance, held its second edition this year from 25 to 27 October in Ooty. We caught up with four bands from all over the country that stood out for their musical styles

 

EMERGENCE

Musicians from all over the world (now based at Auroville) who play a fusion of Indian classical and pop blues.
YOU ARE… Krishna McKenzie (vocals and guitar), Mishko M’Ba (bass), Karthick Iyer (violin), Soundar Rajan (drums)
YOUR MUSIC IN THREE WORDS: Organic, symbiotic, alternative
WHERE YOU’RE PLAYING NEXT: Touring in November and December, then Pune in January 2014

 

SKY RABBIT

Formerly known as Medusa, Mumbai-based Sky Rabbit’s music falls within the boundaries of electronic-rock-alternative. The band has been around for eight years and has three albums to its name.
YOU ARE… Raxit Tewari (vocals), Rahul Nadkarni (guitar), Siddharth Shah (bass), Harsh Karangale (drums)
YOUR MUSIC IN THREE WORDS: Ziggy ziigy zak
WHERE YOU’RE PLAYING NEXT: Bangalore at the Strawberry Fields Festival (10 November)

 

SOULMATE

A blues band with shades of rock-n-roll, R&B and soul, from Shillong. They have been around for 10 years and will be releasing their third album by this year end.
YOU ARE… Tipriti Kharbangar and Rudy Wallang with Leon Wallang (bass), Pal Pyrtuh (drums), Karan Joseph (keys)
YOUR MUSIC IN THREE WORDS: Love, passion, honesty
WHERE YOU’RE PLAYING NEXT: THiNK conference in Goa (10 November)

 

THE SKA VENGERS

An eight-piece ska-punk-funk-rocksteady band from New Delhi.
YOU ARE… Samara C. (vocals), Delhi Sultanate (vocals), Stefan Kaye (organ and percussion), Raghav Dang (guitar), Tony Guinard (bass), Nikhil Vasudevan (drums), Rie Ona (alto saxophone), Shirish Malhotra (tenor saxophone)
YOUR MUSIC IN THREE WORDS: Ska, punk, funk
WHERE YOU’RE PLAYING NEXT: NH7 Weekender in Delhi (December 1), then in Kolkata (December 14)