Ramada Neemrana is proud to be associated with Swaraa – Chapter Two with Tajdar Junaid & Friends, in concert, from 4.30 pm – 6.30 pm at Rawworks – 20 Gobind Sadan Marg, Gadaipur, Chhatarpur, Delhi.
Swaraa is an effort towards creating enriching experiences through music and art to revive ones natural rhythm. In our overtly complicated lives, we intent to bring these powerful acoustic sessions in an inviting natural setting that act as an antidote.
In the first chapter, the first magical journey started with Anandamide and Davide Swarup. The response to the music was overwhelming and forgotton foods that were revived that night from Anuj’s kitchen was much appreciated by all. The second chapter brings Tajdar Junaid and his friends for a live rendezvous on 18 December 2016.
Tajdar Junaid and Friends – Band Bio
1. Tajdar Junaid is a multi instrumentalist, songwriter, and composer who released his debut album What Colour Is Your Raindrop in 2013. It was awarded Album of the Year by Rolling Stone magazine. His music has been featured on Academy Award winner Emma Thomson’s film Sold and acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s film The President. Closer to home Tajdar has worked with Gulzar, Aparna Sen and Rituparno Ghosh, among others. More about him here www.tajdarjunaid.com
ROLLING STONE: “uplifting, reflective, reassuring…melding of twilight’s soft sensory sound”
GIBSON GUITARS: “a rare musician, constantly exploring, devoted to his craft…Tajdar Junaid is that sort of artist”
2. Anand Bhagat is a percussionist, widely appreciated for his versatility across various genres. He began his journey with the drums and moved onto learning the didgeridoo, balafon (wooden xylophone), djembe, morchang and other instruments.
3. Bhaskar Dutta has been playing the violin since 1996 and has learnt western classical music under Abraham Mazumder, the conductor and principal of the Kolkata Music Academy. He has performed in several concerts in venues both in India and abroad over the last few years. Notable concerts include performances of Tagore Symphony in Munich, Berlin and Dhaka, the opening ceremony of the inaugural Kolkata Film Festival, (2011), the Abar Bocchor Tirish Pore concert (Kolkata, 2008), and several western classical performances for All India Radio. He composed music for a film called the ‘Violin Player’ which has been screened at various Indian and International film festivals and was judged as the best feature film at the Durban Film Festival, 2016.
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