Mrigya is an Indian World fusion music band from

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that was formed in 1999. It music is a fusion of Blues, Folk, Funk, Latin, Rock and Jazz along with

Indian classical music Indian classical music is the art music, classical music of the Indian subcontinent. It is generally described using terms like ''Shastriya Sangeet'' and ''Marg Sangeet''. It has two major traditions: the North Indian classical music known as ...

. Over the years the band has played at national and international music festivals.

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 Sharat Chandra Srivastava (born 17 October 1971) is a North Indian classical violinist and music composer. He represents the Senia gharana. Early life and training Srivastava was born in New Delhi on 17 October 1971. He started learning vio ...

: 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 * Mrigya, Times Music 2015

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 * Square roots festival, Chicago - 2012 * Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria - 2013

Awards

* Herald Angel Award, Scotland, 2002 * Tap Water Award, Scotland, 2002 * Artists for Change Karmaveer Puraskaar, India, 2012

References

External links

'Ganga'

'Pahari Funk'

'Rock the Raag'
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