Kabir Café

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Kabir Café
OriginMumbai, India
GenresFolk, Rock
Years active2013-present
Members
Mukund Ramaswamy
Raman Iyer
Viren Solanki
Britto KC
Piyush Acharya
Rajat Dawda

Kabir Café or Neeraj Arya's Kabir Café is an Indian indie-folk and folk-fusion music band based in Mumbai. Originated in 2013, it consist of , founder and Mukund Ramaswamy, co-founder of the band along with other artists.[1][2]

History[]

Neeraj Arya, the founder of the group and a self-taught artist started his music career as a solo-artist in early 2000s. As influenced form 15th century's saint Kabir and his guru Prahalad Singh Tipaniya, Arya started playing folk melodies of Kabir's dohas and sakhis. In 2012, performing on the streets of Mumbai as part of the non-profit Natural Streets for Performing Arts (NSPA), Arya met violinist Mukund Ramaswamy, and the two started performing as a duo.[1][3]

By the time, more artists joined the group and in late 2013 the group represented itself as Kabir Café. The band has released two albums, their debut 'Panchrang' in 2016 and their live album 'Kabir Café Live' in 2018, the band is most interested in live performances. Since its formation, the band has been performing at a range of settings across India and many foreign countries, from live shows and festivals to weddings, anniversaries, and funerals.[4][1][5]

Band Members[]

- He is the founder of the band. He performs as lead vocalist and guitarist.

Mukund Ramaswamy- Arya met Mukund in 2012. Both performed as duo until when the band emerged as Kabir Café in 2013.

Raman Iyer- He, the third member of the group, is a self-taught mandolin player. He also has Hindustani classical training with an education from Ramakrishna Mission school in Mysuru.[6]

Viren Solanki- He is drummer and percussionist.

Britto KC- He is guitarist and bassists.

Piyush Acharya (hamonium player)

Rajat Dawda (backing vocals)[7]

The band members always refer Saint Kabir its first member as its songs are based on the poems and philosophy of him.[4][8]

Albums[]

Panchrang (2016)

Kabir Café Live (2018)

Features[]

The Panchrang song ‘Mann Lagyo Mero Yaar Fakiri Mein’ was featured in 2017 Indian comedy-drama film Hindi Medium as ‘Fakiri’. ‘Matkar Maya Ko Ahankar’ song from the same album was featured in Hindi-language crime drama web-series Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Neeraj Arya's Kabir Cafe on poet's relevance in times of political unrest and propagating the idea of 'oneness'-Living News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 2020-02-08. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
  2. ^ Rodricks, Allan Moses (2014-07-04). "Sipping coffee with Kabir". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  3. ^ Kumar, Anuj (2019-02-22). "Kabir Café is taking the voice of the saint to young people across the country". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
  4. ^ a b "Our band's first member is Kabir: Neeraj Arya's Kabir Café". Hindustan Times. 2017-04-17. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
  5. ^ Kulkarni, Damini. "Kabir meets Bob Marley: The Mumbai band singing poetry set to Jamaican beats". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  6. ^ Basu, Dyuti (2016-07-12). "Kabir chose us: Raman Iyer". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  7. ^ "Kabir Cafe to celebrate Kabir in the city - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  8. ^ "Kabir is a friend and the first member of the band: How Mumbai band Kabir Cafe created the unforgettable music featured in Scam 1992". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
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