We love making people dance to our tunes, literally: Swaraag

Jaipur-based folk fusion band Swaraag, which performed in Bengaluru over the weekend, says they were most impressed with the ‘versatile audience’ in the city. Pratap Singh, founder of the band says, “Be it Punjabi, Sufi, Gujarati, Rajasthani, Tamil, Telugu, or Marathi – people listen to all kinds of music. A lot of Indians migrate from one city to the other, and when they do, they often make an attempt to accept other cultures, learn at least the basics of the regional language. Being in a new city also seems to influence the taste in music, so much so that they appreciate and fall in love with the music even if they don’t know the language completely,” Incidentally, from Sufi music, Rajasthani folk fusion, and instrumental to Bollywood mashups, the band’s setlist also had something for everyone. An eclectic mix of instruments from khartal, morchang, zitar, tabla, and saxophone, to acoustic guitar is another highlight. “People like our jugalbandi and the way we present acoustic instruments with Sufi, Bollywood, Punjabi, Gujarati style music,” shares Prathap.


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