Chandrabindoo takes New Zealand’s NRBs by storm

Finally, the Bengali community in New Zealand enjoyed a rocking gig by a Bangla band from Kolkata. After a series of marathon concerts in Australia, Chandrabindoo took the non-resident Bengalis by storm recently in New Zealand atPlayhouse Theatre in

Auckland

. “I think we were one of the first Bangla bands to perform in New Zealand. We had a blast. Also, we had a lovely meet-and-greet session. Interacting with the Bengalis living there was fun. It was amazing that so many people travelled miles to enjoy our concert,” said

Upal

Sengupta, one of the band members, from New Zealand.

Soon after the concert, the team went to explore the country. “We went to Waitomo Glowworm Caves. That was amazing. The cave was jointly discovered by the chieftain of the Māori community and a man from the West. The community still takes care of the place. It was a thrilling experience,” said Upal, who along with other band members, went to Lake Taupo and Rotorua after that.

While keyboardist Shibobrata Biswas and drummer Rajshekhar Kundu had to come back to Kolkata soon after the concert, the rest of the members, including Upal, Anindya Chattopadhyay, Surajit Banerjee, Arup Podder and Chandril Bhattacharya are heading to the South Island. “We will go to

Milford Sound

next. We have been told that The Lord of the Rings was shot there,” Upal added.

The team will be back in Kolkata on September 24 and then travel to Bangalore and Delhi for Puja concerts.