Going Solo

Incidentally,the guitarist is the only Indian musician who was invited to the Guitar En Scene Festival,that concluded last week in Geneva. Impressed by his music,the organisers of the festival,he says,wanted him to meet the other musicians and share his knowledge about the Indian music scene with musicians from across the world. “I saw it as an opportunity to experience something new and was delighted by the thought of being a part of something so much larger than life,” says Sen,adding that though there were amazing little jam sessions frequently,he did not perform formally this year.

Apart from the song ‘City Lights,’ a tribute to Rabindranath Tagore,which was composed by Sen in 2010,the album features compositions conceived by him over eight years back,before the rock band Indian Ocean was formed. He does not believe in segregation of genres but has nonetheless created a whole new genre for himself- an uncanny Indian sound with strong melody and rhythm. “In the entire album you would find hardly a line of lyrics. I have always found it easier to express my thoughts,my ideas,my emotions through music rather than lyrics or words,” describes Sen.

(Sen is performing at Hard Rock Cafe,Pune on August 10,8 pm onwards)