Parikrama band live biography
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Parikrama: Still Rocking After 30 Years
Nitin Malik, lead vocalist of Parikrama, is busy practicing scales when his phone rings. “This is something I did regularly 30 years ago, and this is something I do regularly today. It’s important to keep exercising your voice to keep it in shape,” he says, from his residence in New Delhi.
On June 17th, Parikrama completed 30 years, and to mark the occasion, launched a range of T-shirts and hoodies, proceeds of which will go entirely to the Society for Himalayan Environment and Geology, which is providing Covid relief work in rural Uttarakhand. “Earlier this year, we were hoping to celebrate with a show, but the second wave of Covid 19 forced us to change all plans,” says Nitin’s elder brother Subir, who is camped in the Sattal region of Uttarakhand.
The band suffered a huge shock just before the first lockdown when its 48-year-old lead guitarist Sonam Sherpa suddenly passed away in Kurseong, near Darjeeling, on February 14th, 2020. “Sonam had been an integral part of the band, and he and Nitin would do most of the songwriting. We were all shattered but had to move on. We auditioned three guitarists, but nothing happened because of the lockdown,” says Subir.
For the band, 30 years have just flown by. In a scenario where almost all ro
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Parikrama
The Band is used to fuses Indian classical music instruments like mridangam, Tabla and flute with conventional instruments like guitar, drums and keyboards. They have been inspired and influenced by like Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix and The Doors.
Parikarma rarely records music in the studio and most recording are made in live performances. The first song Xerox was named the face of Indian Rock. Their first single track Till I'm No One Again was released in 1995 along with Open Skies. It was among thirteen other songs chosen from the demos sent by a hundred and fifty other bands in the country. This release, The Great Indian Rock, volume 1, was produced by Amit Sehgal, owner and publisher of the India's first rockzine: Rock Street Journal.
"But it rained" was released in 1996. This song was dedicated to the kidnappings in the Kashmir Valley, during that period. This song is probably their biggest hit. They were surprised when a crowd of 40,000 sang along with them in their performance for the Iron Maiden concert in Bangalore. Another song, "Gonna Get It", was released in the same year.
This band composed the song "The Superhero" for Bangalore only recently. This was in due course of the visit of Microsoft’s chairman Bill Gates to the IT capital of India, Bangal
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Parikrama (band)
Indian crag and raze band
Parikrama | |
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| Origin | Delhi, India |
| Genres | Indian rock Blues |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Rock Street Periodical, Channel V |
| Members | Nitin Malik Saurabh Choudhary Subir Malik Sonam Sherpa Gaurav Balani Srijan Mahajan Shambu Nath Bhattacharya Suhail Ali Khan Shashank Singhania Dhruv Bedi |
| Past members | Vipin Mishra Dilip Ramachandran Chintan Kalra Prashant Bahadur Rahul Malhotra Rajat Kakkar Steve Namchyo Valentine Shipley Sharat Chandra Srivastava Imran Khan Gyan Singh |
| Website | www.parikrama.com/home.html |
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