Songs of People - A performance
Music
2.0 hrs
August 09, 2012 7:30 pm Thursday
An acoustic folk and rock gig with multilingual, multicultural mix of songs that engages the audience to join in - sing along or play small percussion instruments which are passed on. The idea of participation of the audience is important to us, for people must sing ‘songs of people’ together. To achieve this, wherever possible, visual projection is used to assist the audience.
The repertoire is a carefully selected compilation of folk and rock songs from various places. The lyrics reflect the happiness, angst, troubles and issues they face and need to think about and question. It includes English folk, rock and blues (from the likes of Dylan, Bob Marley, Bloodhound Gang etc.), Indian folk (e.g. Himachali, Central Indian, Bengali), Latin musica protesta and some original numbers.
Organizer
Parvez Imam
Urban Folkers: Parvez
Parvez is a musician, filmmaker, writer and traveler currently based in Delhi.
He has been playing for more than 20 years and has performed in various cities (in pubs, bars, festivals and on the road) in India and abroad as a solo artist, beside playing with his bands ‘Dr. Chef’ and the recent one ‘Urban Folkers’. His musicality is influenced by the songs of Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Pink Floyd, Mercedes Sosa, John Lennon, Pete Seeger, many folk artists and Indian classical musicians.
With a background in classical music, he lets out powerful vocals and plays the rhythm guitar in his own distinct style along with the blues harps (harmonicas).
He has worked in studios to compose music for a number of short films, music videos and Ads.
A complete maverick who wears many hats now, he used to be a doctor and has worked in psychiatry.
