Expect an original indie sound mixed with touches of baul, bluegrass, Afro Cuban, and American folk music.
Gather The Squad For An Evening Of Folksy Music With Arko Mukhaerjee
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What Is It?
It’s an evening of folk fusion music by Kolkata-based singer Arko Mukhaerjee. Arko is founder member of the popular indie folk outfitcalled Fiddler’s Green, a Bengali folk band with the elements of bluegrass and Appalachian music along with Celtic, Afro Cuban, Middle Eastern, and gypsy folk sounds.
Tell Me More
Arko has been researching on the roots of Indian and Bengali folk and contemporary music. He is equally versatile with European, African, Middle Eastern, American and Indian folk songs along with blues and soul. You’ll love some of the song mash-ups he does seamlessly blending styles — he did one for Sa Re Ga Ma which you can watch here.
Arko sings in more than 15 different languages and has been travelling all over Europe, collaborating with musicians in France, England and Germany and has played in eminent music festivals in Europe. He is one of the very few Indian artists to have been programmed for blues festivals in France. He has also been extensively touring in England and East Europe with his ethno electronic musical collaboration called Ashram.
Anything Else?
You can listen to Arko and his band, Fiddlers Green, here, read up more on them here. And this is Arko on SoundCloud.
What: In The Mid with Arko Mukhaerjee
When: December 20, 8pm to 11pm.
Where: Sunset Resto Bar Lounge, Sudder Street.
