Another high voltage music
fest you may ask. But Zima Music Fest in the susegado ambience of La Brise,
Candolim this coming weekend is more than just that. It is aimed at giving fans
a unique experience. “It is a different and fresh new music festival with a
wider repertoire of sounds than the norm nowadays. We wanted to do something
old-fashioned with live bands as well as DJs. Hence six live bands from Russia
and two from India will be performing. We have hugely popular bands like
Parikrama, Alisa and Dolphin, hip bands like Madboy/Mink and The F16’s, and
world sounds from Farafi. Simultaneously, we will also feature some of the best
DJs from seven countries across the world like Karsh Kale, Avalon, and Kohra,”
avers Chairman and Spokesperson for the festival, Vinod Ganjoor. Literally
meaning winter in Russian, Zima will be an amalgamation of the best culture and
music of Russia and India.
Well reputed and established,
the line up of performers is impressive. Alisa, the cult Russian rock group
famed for their provocative imagery, has been on the scene for three decades.
Dolphin is another Russian poet and experimenter whose work fans have loved for
his honest and candid lyrics, while Parikrama is a well-established and unique
group from New Delhi who have played over 3,000 concerts. Among the young
bands, India’s coolest Madboy/Mink and The F-16’s (and electro-pop) feature
prominently. Headlining the event on Saturday evening, India’s Karsh Kale, a
solo artist, producer, composer and DJ has for the past 12 years has helped
create a new genre of music and culture in electronic fusion. Famous on the
international psy-trance scene, UK’s DJ Avalon is currently ranked first in
many charts with his new creation ‘Avalon remixes’.
Aimed at being a soulful
confluence of music, energy, food and sea where family and friends can spend
quality time, Ganjoor hopes that the Zima Music Fest which will present a
dichotomous mix of a classic all-round music festival that has both live and DJ
performances at the same time will start a new trend in the Indian festival
environment. “We hope to appeal to the music sensibilities of a wider
audience,” he states.
With a wide repertory of
performances, Zima Fest promises to be an unforgettable experience.
(Zima Music Fest will be held
at La Brise Restaurant and Lounge, Candolim on January 24 and 25, 2015)