Vibgyor Yelahanka Band Strikes Again!

After a rousing reception to their first performance, Vibgyor Yelahanka Band creates ripples once more with another class act! Bringing out an album, The Lotus Sutra, they have unleashed their interpretation of yesteryear melodies with a touch of jazz, a huge barrage of rock, beautiful rhapsodies of blues, a harmonious sprinkling of country, topped with folk.

How did the young Vibgyor Yelahanka Band with members who are just a little older than being teenie-boppers themselves, manage to pull off such a feat? Versatility in artistes of their age is difficult to find among youngsters of the present generation, who do not appreciate the finer things in life or value them; being brought up on an unhealthy diet of flippant and at-the-press-of-a-button formulae. This age bracket does not even understand the significance of respecting senior citizens, much less acknowledging their era as the golden one, using its essence and blending it with the lavish trappings of the current scenario.

Take a bow, Vibgyor Yelahanka Band for such stupendous effort that reflects going back to one’s roots, synchronized pace and an eclectic selection that dazzles with the painstakingly improvised tunes, nothing short of pure genius.

The Vibgyor Yelahanka Band is very much like a level-headed damsel weighing every thought, word and deed! The band stands united in its credo to create wholesome music, not just regurgitate Hindi pop or blatently copy and call the shoddy result, ‘inspired work” – in fact, Vibgyor Yelahanka Band steers clear from Bollywood hip-hop and anything that trivializes their art. It may be easy, but it certainly is not their style and they would take the difficult road, especially since they have seen their parents struggle, to beat the odds. 

Vibgyor Yelahanka Band emulates their spirit, their dedicated commitment to transform the entire neighbourhood and presents to the world, The Lotus Sutra, as an epitome of the best fusion that bridges the sunshiny yesterdays with the trivial todays.

Vibgyor Yelahanka

It was in 2009 that the leather-and-denim, Vibgyor Yelahanka Band was formed amid great fanfare and publicity. Not the brainchild of one person but the coming together of like-minded and brilliant youngsters, 5 of them actually, who decided to mobilize action for their neighbourhood.

The beautiful September evening with its russet leaves formed a perfect backdrop as the just-out-of-their teens star cast stepped onto the stage, amidst a rousing audience consisting of celebrities and residents. The air was charged with a magnetic aura as the gathering knew this was a momentous occasion that celebrated pure genius and core values.

Yes, the Vibgyor Yelahanka Band wasn’t just a fusion of music-making college kids who were seeking acknowledgement or appreciation from a crowd assembled there merely to boost their spirit; but for a deeper meaning. The Vibgyor Yelahanka Band was borne out of a neighbourhood torn by strife and notorious for small crimes such as petty robberies, small-time thefts, dirty garbage-filled roads and an environment not conducive for healthy growth. However, there were a handful of households who initiated a massive campaign to build a school, hospital and public park, by fund-raising and charitable events. They enlisted the help of the municipality to provide better lighting and launched a cleanliness drive. Their dedicated efforts over a challenging period of seven years bore fruit.

The soiree, when the Vibgyor Yelahanka Band made its debut was a tribute to these very endeavours that had transformed what threatened to be a slum-like labyrinth of despair, despondency and illegal activities into an ideal, hankered-after locality – an oasis of communal harmony, a model of community living which had moulded the superstars. The Vibgyor Yelahanka Band had in fact, witnessed it all – the turbulent ups-and-downs as the middle-aged citizens formed a cohesive wave against the corrupt and the unlawful; shaking the monumental epitomes of vice, to clear the area and make it a haven. Borne from this strife and suffering, the Vibgyor Yelahanka Band was a testament to what willpower could achieve.

The Vibgyor Yelahanka Band – of trials tribulations, success and glory.