About The Event
GimmeAKey: Jagriti Festival of Western Music
Day3: Soulmate- An intimate acoustic set
It might surprise many that music rooted in the blues finds expression in India. It`s even more surprising perhaps that the flag bearers on the blues in India come not from its sprawling metros but from a small northeastern city called Shillong. It is here that you`ll find India`s finest blues band, wilfully and happily oblivious of the country`s dominant soundscapes but at the same time enriching it with the triumphant sounds and grooves of the blues and blues-derived rock, funk, soul, and R&B. They call themselves SOULMATE and don`t bother asking them why they chose the blues because you ought to know better - `the blues chose them`.
Soulmate was formed in October 2003 by Rudy Wallang and Tipriti Kharbangar and their sound is a sonic canvas grounded in Rudy`s elegant blues guitar that channels Buddy Guy, Albert Collins, Jimi Hendrix, Muddy Waters and the Three Kings but also embracing every sound that Tipriti`s extensive vocal range could accommodate, from Koko Taylor, Etta James, and Nina Simone to the recent addition of the earthy sounds of Khasi folk music.
