I make it a point to visit Naissance, the annual cultural extravaganza held by SDM IMD. Particularly the music shows. This is because, Naissance is one of those events where you can get up close to the music and the bands, figuratively. The crowd rocking to these bands is mostly the students from SDM. Make no mistake, they do advertise well. But for some reason, we do not have huge, surging and rowdy crowds in black that usually happen at arenas playing music. Which is a blessing in disguise. You get to click some neat pics of the musicians in their elements. You get to run around the amphitheatre. And, you get to go all over stage, to click to your hearts content. All this, while you have music pumped into your ears at some really close range.
I had threatened my school chum Mr Sontalia with dire consequences, if he did not alert me about the dates for this years event, particularly the last day. The poor chap had no option. So, a round of betta, trying to chase the sunset and managing clicks such as:
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| Sunset from atop betta. One of those beautiful moments. |
I landed up in SDM, sitting pretty at the foothills of betta. Picture perfect location for a college!
Parvaaz
Parvaaz, meaning 'flight' in Urdu, is a Bangalore based band. The band consists of Kashif Iqbal on Lead Guitar& vocals, Khalid Ahamed on Lead vocals, Neil Simon on Bass, and Sachin Banandur on Drums & Percussion.
A few clicks of the gig:
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| Can I play with madness? |
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| Synchronised melody |
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| A soulful rendition |
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| At the gates of dawn |
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| A star is born |
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| Did you know? |
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| SDM decked up for the occasion |
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| A study in light |
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| The bass lines |
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| Does centre composition work here? |
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| Thank you, good night, we love you all :) |
