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Music lovers looking for the latest information on musical performances can register to attend “I LIVE HERE #2”: A Musical Presentation By Maraa In Association With Meeraqi scheduled for November 11th from 7PM – 9PM.
Meeraqi is sponsoring this year’s event, which will cover key issues such as:
LIVE in Concert by Akhu Chingangbam from Imphal – Akhu is a singer/songwriter and poet from Imphal. He leads the folk rock band Imphal Talkies. Akhu is mostly known for his political songs that talk of conflict and resistance. His songs and stories have become a way to preserve identity in the militarized zone of Manipur.
LIVE in Concert by Mojo Hand from Bangalore – Born in Darjeeling, and having lived in Bangalore for several years, Mojo Hand plays the blues. Catch them in conversation with Johnny winter, Jimmy Reed and Robert Johnson and more, as they play, somewhere in between here and there.
About “I Live Here” – “I Live Here” is a creative lab for questions and perspectives on identity and difference with students and working professionals in Bangalore. Conversations with students/recent graduates/young working professionals revealed the many contestations that shape experiences in the city. (In)complete Difference is a sound installation featuring the noise in the heads with recordings from students and young people who are a part of “I Live Here”!
Full details on the event can be found on the company website at https://meeraqi.com.
When asked about the reasons behind creating this event, the host of the event, Sudeep Bhattacharya from Meeraqi said:
“I Live Here” features musicians and poets presently living in Bangalore, between silence and assertion. Their music and poetry resonates the difference which constitutes all. Join all Here in all its possibilities, frictions and fantasies.
The Meeraqi website has full details about the sessions at this year’s event. Interested parties can visit the website at: https://meeraqi.com/i-live-here/.
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