Raghu Dixit at Jazz Cafe, London

Wotcha, pilgrims!

First things first: I never thought that I’d ever shoot anything for a while to come a the Jazz Cafe, especially since the last time I requested for a photo-pass to a gig and was told politely that I’d have to pay £250 for the privilege.   Ummmm, let me see….I know: I’ll just go and cash in all my ‘Work for a free Byline ©‘ coupons. That ought to cover the cost. 🙂

But it was all good on the night. The missus had organised a pass to shoot a group of ‘lousy talented punks'(trust me: I use that line to hide my envy of talented people! Can you believe that the lead singer has a Gold Medalist in Masters in Microbiology and can sing!) led by the charismatic Raghu Dixit. This chap comes on stage, dressed in a hippy-fied ‘lungi’s, bows in appreciation to the audience for coming out, and then proceeds to belt out ‘Soruthihudu Maniya Maligi’. I just knew right there and then that this was going to be great gig.  And how!

It’s not often you go to a gig and enjoy the essence of the music, despite not understanding a word of the dialect.  Thankfully, us non-speakers got a quick crash-course on what was being sung.

On the Bass guitar was Gaurav Vaz:

Percussion with Wilfred D’moz:

Vijay Joseph on lead guitar:

and let’s not forget Karthick Iyer on Violin:

I couldn’t stay for the whole show, but I did listen to what would have to be one of my favourite tracks, ‘Mysore’.

Guys, I wish you the very best with the music, and when you do win your Grammy, can I have a hook-up to take your pictures again, please? 🙂

Food for Thought & Soul: ‘He who is slow to anger is better than the Mighty.’-Proverbs 16:34

Pax Vobiscum, pilgrims!