21 June,2011 09:04 AM IST | | The Guide Team
If music makes your world go round, celebrate your raison d'etre today, on world music day
If you are the sorts who plugs in your headphones the first opportunity you get, today is the day to give back the world of music, the appreciation it deserves. June 21, observed as World Music Day or F te de la Musique, is celebrated in countries all over the world.
Run a quick search on Wikipedia and you will find out that the idea first took shape in 1976 when American musician Joel Cohen wasu00a0 employed by the national French radio station France Musique. Cohen proposed an all-night music celebration at the moment of the summer solstice. The idea was taken up by French Music and Dance director Maurice Fleuret for Minister of Culture Jack Lang in 1981 and first took place in 1982. The idea is to promote music to amateurs in the way of free, open-to-all gigs, organise street festivals and enlist those not quite in the know, into the massive music community.
Though we might not have an assembly-line of free gigs in the city, here are a few events to attend this week and celebrate the world of music.
Silver at HRC
An experimental band created three years ago with theu00a0 intention of creating original music, this Pune band primarily plays Alternative Hard Rock music.u00a0
On Today, 9 pm onwards
Atu00a0Hard Rock Caf ufffd, Bombay Dyeing Mills compound, Pandurang Budhkar Marg, Worli.
Callu00a024382888
Entryu00a0Rs 100
Sound of music
Don't miss the last run of this musical in the city. Take a trip down memory lane with the Von Trapp family. Sing along with the cast as they belt out your favourite songs ufffd Do-Re-Mi, My Favourite Things, and So Long, Farewell.
On June 23 to 25, 7.30 pm
At Tata Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point.
Call 22824567
Tribute to Pink Floyd
What is a day dedicated to music without a dose of Classic Rock? And there is no Roll n' Rock without mentioning Pink Floyd. Paying a tribute to the Rock idols is Para Vayu who regard Pink Floyd as one of their strongest influences. Earlier known as Vayu, one of the first to bands to rock the Indian music scene, it is now a Progressive Rock band comprising a group of musicians who have always surprised their audience with a mixture of Funk, Blues, Alternative and Classic Rock. So don't just 'wish-you-were-here' and get lost in 'time' without any 'division bells' ringing till you reach the 'gates of dawn'.
On Today, 9 pm onwards
At blueFROG, Mathuradas Mills Compound, NM Joshi Marg, Lower Parel.
Call 61586158
Entry Rs 300 per person
Weekend celebrations
Alliance Francaise will celebrate music, courtesy The Stop-Gaps Choral Ensembleu00a0 who will perform a wide repertoire of music, from Bach to the Beatles. The choir will sing in different languages. Hailed as one of the best choirs in the country this amateur group of singers has set for itself high professional standards, representing the nation at various international choral festivals and competitions and winning accolades. While the seniors will perform on Sunday, taking the stage on Saturday will be The Stop Gaps Junior Choral Ensemble. The young members are trained in the basic techniques of Classical singing and nurtured in the performing arts thereby putting the fun element into the serious business of choir singing.
On June 25 (6.30 pm) at Mathieu Foss Gallery, Hansraj Damodar building, Goa Street, Ballard Estate; June 26 (7.30 pm) at Cathedral of the Holy Name (Wodehouse Church), opposite YMCA, Nathalal Parekh Road, Colaba.
