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On January 14, The Radha Thomas Quartet and Kolkata rock act PINKNOISE played the UB City Amphitheatre as part of the Bangalore Habba. We were there. It was a smoky-voiced evening at the open air UB City amphitheatre on the first night of the Bengaluru Habba; a small stage with eight LED spotlights pointed at the four-piece sessions-supergroup that was The Radha Thomas quartet. The band comprising Adrian D'Souza on drums, Karl Peters on bass, Sanjay Divecha on guitars, and fronted by Radha Thomas made for a whiskeyed beginning to the city's [...]

Australian beatboxer Dub FX played a surprise opening set at the Garden of Five Senses, New Delhi for the launch of a new music project by whisky brand Dewar's. The beatboxer, who kicks off his India tour tomorrow, performed a short, three-song set with cohort Flower Fairy before making way for six of the country's top axemen. Ehsaan Noorani, Rudy Wallang (of Soulmate ), Warren Mendonsa (of Blackstratblues ), Bruce Lee Mani (of Thermal And A Quarter ), Amyt Datta (of PINKNOISE ) and Sanjay Divecha played a one-night-only collab [...]

We're supporting a new initiative by the Strange Brew Crew in Bangalore called Guitar Gurus. Guitar Gurus is a one-of-its-kind show being held on May 30 at Fireflies, Kanakpura Road from 8pm. The gig itself features five of the top guitarists in the country today. The lineup includes Amit Heri, Derek Julien, Tuki, John Anthony and Sanjay Divecha . The bill is great and the gig promises to go on through the night with each artist playing for an hour, culminating in a massive jam with all [...]

Your guide to the top gigs in town (Mumbai town), weekly. January ends with a bang in Mumbai. On Tuesday, Jan 27, head to Hard Rock Cafe for a Niladri Kumar set showcasing his new album Priority . His backing band is called Sitarfunk and features, among others, Gino Banks on drums and Mumbai indie everyman Sheldon D'Silva on bass. Kumar's claim to fame is an instrument called the Zitar which is a cross between a guitar and, you [...]

Guitar virtuoso Sanjay Divecha released his album Full Circle last month on Blue Frog records. The album features Divecha and several accompanists including Ranjit Barot and Vivek Rajagopalan (also signed to Blue Frog). In an interview with PlanetRadioCity Divecha was asked about the 'Westernizing' of Bollywood music. The first half of his response was great People keep saying Bollywood has gone global. That's not true at all. Indian music has gone global only because of the popularity of the films. And it's listened to only [...]

Guitar guru Sanjay Divecha will be releasing his full length studio recording Full Circle on the 24th of this month . Divecha is a veteran of the music scene but has largely been out of the spotlight (predominantly focused on Gary Lawyer and the like). Divecha is signed to Blue Frog Records and according to their press release Sanjay has spent the last 2 years exploring the sounds and languages of his heritage, and recording his new album "FULL CIRCLE". Accompanying him on the album are the creme de la creme [...]