Behind the scenes of ‘Coke Studio Bharat’: Meet the artists
The HinduCoke Studio recently launched a brand-new avatar Coke Studio Bharat, which arrives after a nearly decade-long hiatus, and plans to offer opportunities to voices from every corner of India across regions and languages. “Since we came together, it’s felt like something special and the overwhelming feeling has stayed since then,” he says Describing the Coke Studio experience, Sharma explains that they received a “wholesome call” from Ankur, saying that he wanted a song about Holi, and they agreed. So we all sat together and we had a jamming session.” While Gujarat has been known for garba and Navratri music, the team wanted to “give a different colour.” So they created a new song, with Soumya Joshi “giving a beautiful thought, which is not only about Gujarat, but also a spiritual journey.” “When you will hear the song you will understand the whole thing,” he says, and that everyone will connect with the song and its music regardless of language.Gadhvi studied in AR Rahman’s institute — the KM Music Conservatory— for four years and views him as an inspiration. “We have singers from different backgrounds, songs in about 40 different languages, a repertoire that captures almost every major genre of music, and at the same time, we bring something fresh to all of it.” On January 16, the choir completed 22 years, with a track record of performing on the world’s biggest stages in front of personalities ranging from the Obamas to the Trumps to the Bachchans. a whole lot of fun, but there are some daring bits there.” The choir may have also discovered a new collaborator through their Coke Studio Bharat journey: Bombay Brass.