‘Mahindra Blues Festival’ debuts in Mumbai
The Mahindra
Group today announced the launch of the first season of the Mahindra
Blues Festival. The festival, a first in India, will bring international
Blues superstars like Buddy Guy, Jonny Lang, Shemekia Copeland, and
Matt Schofield to Mumbai. The festival will also feature home grown
talent like Soulmate from Shillong, Saturday Night Blues band from
Kolkata and The Luke Kenny Mojo Jukebox. The two-day weekend festival
will be held on February 5-6, 2011 at the Mehboob Studio, Mumbai. As a
prelude to the festival, promotional gigs will be held at Blue Frog,
Mumbai, with prominent Indian Blues bands.
Speaking at the
Corporate Headquarters of Mahindra Group, Mr. Anand Mahindra, Vice
Chairman and Managing Director, Mahindra Group, said, “The Blues, an
American art form, ironically doesn’t get as much attention as it
deserves in the country of its origin, and indeed, around the world. We
would like the Mahindra Blues Festival to give this genre of music an
overseas platform in the way that Montreux has done for Jazz”. To continue, Please click “MORE”!