An Evening with PK

We are well-aware that we will not be able to see most of our new finds live. We were however, lucky enough to see Prateek Kuhad in Bangalore last week when he performed in the city as part of his Tokens and Charms tour. In honour of a wonderful night of live soulful music, we are both picking PK songs to introduce to you.

Sudhir's Pick

The first song of his I ever heard of his was 'Oh Love'. The tempo and beat stays with you and is accompanied by memorable lyrics. For example, "Don't worry about me/ I've got a million fix up my sleeve". 

Seeing PK and Nikhil perform reminded me of John Mayer, Jack Johnson, Bruno Mars and Dave Matthews all at once. A versatile musician, with an extraordinary ability to mix Hindi and English lyrics, this guy represents a musical side of India that is so desperately needed, but not often heard.

(side note- the songs we upload are part of a playlist. So that you can keep listening to all our recommends if you've missed out on any.)


Tanisha's Pick
A few months ago I was listening to a playlist of new Indie artists and was pleasantly surprised to find out that one of the artists featured was Delhi-based singer/songwriter Prateek Kuhad. 

Loved the feel of the concert; an amphitheatre setting as apposed to a gig in a restaurant/bar. It made it so easy to get right into each detail of the music- the variety of percussion instruments that drummer Nikhil Vasudevan included and Dhruv Bhola who played the keys, bass and sang at the same time (see above picture)

In terms of the music composition, my favourite from the concert was Into the Night. 
The tambourine adds such a happy feel. Somehow their harmonies remind me of Simon and Garfunkel. Notice the perfect timing of the three instruments 1:58 minutes onward.

To top off the show, we got to meet the band at the end of the concert (even recommended Sudhir's garden as a great gig venue) and got a picture with them. Yay!

(Thanks Asma Tajuddin for all the pictures)