So with day one behind me and day two on my head, I was back at the venue by 2pm. Some sound checks were in order and through the afternoon Dohar and Bickram Ghosh and his musicians did their sound checks. The rest of the singers would just come and get on stage and get on with their acts. Well this did make me a bit nervous, but if that’s what they do, I figured that’s how they do it.
So while I waited and watched the first of the performers for day two, arrive I was back in the zone. We waited for a sizeable crowd to gather and finally opened the gates at about ten minutes to 6pm. This led to a slight delay in a start time and we got the show on the road to a near packed house. I guess it was worth the wait. Subhamita took the stage and gave a soft start to the day’s proceedings. Keeping in mind the time factor, we got Srikanto Acharya on stage shortly thereafter and after he had finished his gig, Lopamudra got the crowd swaying to her music. I had never seen Rupankar before, so when he took to the stage and started singing, I was quite impressed. After several songs, he got into the mood and picked up his guitar and gave the audience more than their money’s worth. This cost us dearly on the time front, but we weren’t complaining. To watch an audience lap up all that we had to offer was more than satisfying. Finally when Dohar took to the stage we were way behind schedule and as a gesture of keeping to the program schedule or whatever could be salvaged of it, Dohar only performed only three songs and exited the stage.
Of course once Bickram Ghosh’s Rythmscape came on stage all caution was thrown to the wind and the show went way beyond the stipulated time. We were fielding the half odd dozen policemen who were there urging us to wind up for the day. We kept humouring them and they also finally resigned to the fact that it was a fabulous show and since the audience was enjoying it so much, they might as well join in. So they all took up seats and watched the show till the end. We finally wound up nearer to 11pm.
Another day of the Friends Music Festival had drawn to a crescendo close and though the audience was nearly double of that of the first day there was no time to get lax. Day three was the most crucial. It was the climax of the Festival and was the prefect way to end. With the Bands!
So while I waited and watched the first of the performers for day two, arrive I was back in the zone. We waited for a sizeable crowd to gather and finally opened the gates at about ten minutes to 6pm. This led to a slight delay in a start time and we got the show on the road to a near packed house. I guess it was worth the wait. Subhamita took the stage and gave a soft start to the day’s proceedings. Keeping in mind the time factor, we got Srikanto Acharya on stage shortly thereafter and after he had finished his gig, Lopamudra got the crowd swaying to her music. I had never seen Rupankar before, so when he took to the stage and started singing, I was quite impressed. After several songs, he got into the mood and picked up his guitar and gave the audience more than their money’s worth. This cost us dearly on the time front, but we weren’t complaining. To watch an audience lap up all that we had to offer was more than satisfying. Finally when Dohar took to the stage we were way behind schedule and as a gesture of keeping to the program schedule or whatever could be salvaged of it, Dohar only performed only three songs and exited the stage.
Of course once Bickram Ghosh’s Rythmscape came on stage all caution was thrown to the wind and the show went way beyond the stipulated time. We were fielding the half odd dozen policemen who were there urging us to wind up for the day. We kept humouring them and they also finally resigned to the fact that it was a fabulous show and since the audience was enjoying it so much, they might as well join in. So they all took up seats and watched the show till the end. We finally wound up nearer to 11pm.
Another day of the Friends Music Festival had drawn to a crescendo close and though the audience was nearly double of that of the first day there was no time to get lax. Day three was the most crucial. It was the climax of the Festival and was the prefect way to end. With the Bands!
SUBHAMITA BANERJEE
SRIKANTO ACHARYA
LOPAMUDRA MITRA
RUPANKAR BAGCHI
DOHAR
BICKRAM GHOSH'S RYTHMSCAPE WITH PT. S SEKHAR, PULAK SARKAR, CHIRODEEP LAHIRI, AMBARISH DAS & SANJAY DAS
SRIKANTO ACHARYA
LOPAMUDRA MITRA
RUPANKAR BAGCHI
DOHARBICKRAM GHOSH'S RYTHMSCAPE WITH PT. S SEKHAR, PULAK SARKAR, CHIRODEEP LAHIRI, AMBARISH DAS & SANJAY DAS
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