We Are The World

Every time the quartet Dhwani perform on stage,they not only rock to a different tune but also sing in a different language. A multilingual band of four vocalists from Kolkata,they sing in a mindboggling 25 different languages. Dhwani will perform some patriotic numbers at a tribute concert to the Kargil martyrs at Kamani Auditorium today.

All the members of the six-year-old band are vocalists and perform together on concept-based shows with pre-recorded music. For this concert in the run up to Independence Day,they have put together a mix of old and new Bollywood songs interspersed with jazz,apart from some original compositions. Says Navin Daga,36: “We take a theme and then put together a collection of songs based on it. This time it is Vande Matram,” Thirty-two-year-old homemaker Sarita Chandak,who is part of the band,says jazz is gaining ground in India but “nothing works if you don’t have a strong foothold in Indian classical”. Disciples of Ustad Ghulam Neyaz Khan of Rampur Sehaswan Gharana,they are trained in Indian as well as western classical music.

The concert will take place today at

7 pm at Kamani Auditorium.

For details,contact 9873798874