Swarathma To Screen New Music Video At Mumbai Gig

Photo: Avinash Shetty

We were already surprised when the Bengaluru folk rockers took to stage with a new drummer at the recently concluded Bacardi NH7 Weekender in their hometown last weekend. But whether Moon Arra’s drummer Karthik Mani has replaced Montry Manuel for good is a question that the band would rather leave unanswered for now.

Instead, Swarathma has a few other happy surprises planned for their gig in Mumbai tonight. No, this does not include Delhi electronica artist Dualist Inquiry stepping in for a dubstep mash-up of “Naane Daari.” “Even the rest of the band doesn’t know about the surprise,” says the band’s bassist Jishnu Dasgupta, “It’s going to make it a truly memorable show.”

What we do know is that the band will screen the just-released video of their disco-driven “Naane Daari,” and pull off the Dualist Inquiry remix of the track with a little help from a laptop. “So many people were shocked when they heard electro-dubstep on a track they’ve heard so many times before,” says Dasgupta.

Their next stop after Mumbai is Kolhapur. “That’s where indie needs to go to. We need to show them what a live gig is like,” says Dasgupta. Tonight, in addition to songs such as “Topiwalleh,” “Aaj Ki Taaza Fikar” and “Yeshu Allah Aur Krishna,” Swarathma will perform a few songs from their eponymous debut album as well.

Swarathma play at Blue Frog, Mumbai on December 19th. Entry Rs 350 after 9pm. Event details here

Watch Swarathma’s music video for “Naane Daari” here