Music in the Hills

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Music In the Hills History

Music in the Hills is an annual Music festival in India organised at various exotic locations. Established in 2007, Music in the Hills tries to bring together good music, good listeners and great locations. Completely informal the festival is wholly sponsored and supported by people who come and attend the event without any sponsorship from Corporates. It is India's biggest independent music festival.

Overview

Music: The musicians are a mix of big stars to talented youngsters. Some of the artists who have come and performed are 'The famous Warsi Brothers of The Rampur Gharana to Raghu Dixit Project, Parikrama, Soulmate' among others. The music is a mix of various genres like Qawwali, Classic rock, Blues, Indian Folk, Fusion and Pop.

The event is a non publicised event and mostly attended by hardcore music lovers from around the country and even overseas. Insignificantly smaller in scale than the big music festivals in the west, Music in the Hills is still a connoissuers delight and focuses more on the interaction between the artists and the audience. The musicians stay with the audience and there is a huge interaction with the audience before and after the gig.

Organised mostly at locales around the Hills of Northern India, it is now moving to the sand dunes of Rajasthan for an unforgettable experience of Musicians performing on a backdrop of an Old Rajasthani fort and the vast expanse of Dunes. The location is Khimsar Fort and Dunes near Jodhpur.

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Music In the Hills History

The artists performing at this event are Mohit Chauhan, Parikrama, Advaita, Jasleen Royal and Bobby Cash.

Music in the Hills is now back with its 8th edition to the Hills of Himachal, at Koti, Near Shimla, featuring a line up that includes, Soulmate, Bobby Cash, Valentine Shipley, Mob Marley, Hari & Sukhmani and Harpreet. Music in the Hills is now perhaps the longest running independent music festival in India with no sponsors, no agenda, just music.

The 9th edition of Music in the hills took place in Mandawa, Rajasthan, with Happily Unmarried, the kitschy merch company, successfully organizing it for the 9th time[1] consecutively. The winter night in Rajasthan was jam packed, and the best bands from around the country contributed their vibes to make it a night to remember.

Music in the Hills festivals

The list of festivals organised so far.

  1. Music in the Hills 1: Koti, Near Shimla, April 2007(Assorted amateur musicians)
  2. Music in the Hills 2: Kasmanda Palace Mussoorie, March 2008. (Belinda & the Tropicanos from Goa & Warsi Brothers from Rampur among others)
  3. Music in the Hills 3: Koti, Near Shimla, October 2008. (Valentine Shipley, Indic Myst and Warsi Brothers among others)
  4. Music in the hills 4: Naukuchiatal, Uttarakhand, April 2009 (Parikrama, Ankur Tiwary and the Ghalat Family among others)
  5. Music in the Hills 5: Koti, Near Shimla, October 2009. (Valentine Shipley, Raghu Dixit Project, Ankur Tiwary and the Ghalat Family among others)
  6. Music in the Hills 6: Naukuchiatal, July 2010. (Soulmate, North East Express, Sajid and the lost boys and Warsi Brothers among others)
  7. Music in the Hills 7: Khimsar Fort, near Jodhpur, Rajasthan, 13–15 August 2011. (Parikrama and Advaita, Valentine Shipley and Mohit Chauhan.)[2]

8. Music in the Hills 8 at Koti Resort Near Shimla on 6 and 7 April 2012.

References

  1. ↑ http://nh7.in/indiecision/2013/09/23/music-in-the-hills-vol-9-announced/
  2. ↑ "Go Now: 5 trips to contemplate. But be quick!: Note Worthy". Outlook (magazine) Traveller. Aug 1, 2011.

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