Fakira back to doing outstation shows

City-based

folk band

Fakira is all set to perform at a cultural fair in

Bishnupur

today. This is the band’s eighth outstation show in this year. The band comprises

Timir Biswas

, Kunal Biswas, Chayan,

Avirup Das

and Apurba.

Talking to us about live gigs, Kunal, the band’s manager and bassist, said, “Performing at live events again has breathed new life into our work. With the lifting of Covid restrictions, things are slowly returning to normal and we are also getting calls for a lot of outstation shows. The audience turn out is impressive and everyone is enjoying the live shows. We recently performed an unplugged show at

Bolpur

at the Sikkim Utsav organised by

EZCC

. It was a new experience for us and we enjoyed it as much as our fans did.”

Echoing similar thoughts, Chayan, the band’s guitarist, said, “I am very excited about today’s show in Bishnupur. It’s a historic place and known as the land of terracotta works in

West Bengal

. The venue is beautiful and we will perform our best for the people there.”