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.
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