Every year, October Octaves bring a varied musical act to the city. This year, their eighth edition, will see performances by Indo-Western fusion band Swaraag from Rajasthan and singer Hargun Kaur from Punjab.
Established in 2015, October Octaves has consistently made it a point to host different artistes and genres to broaden the cultural and melodic spectrum of the city; last year they had Iranian musicians who played the daf and kamancheh, instruments common in Persian countries.
“Our idea has been to deliver music from all genres, especially that which is unlike what usually comes to town. Since we had already brought in fusion, Bollywood and performances in other languages, this year we decided on the Sufi experience and traditional Punjabi music,” says M Ramesh, founder and organiser of October Octaves.
