A year ago, two lovers of music and open spaces founded a community-based group, with an aim to get strangers to come together and interact through the way of music. Today, the Navi Mumbai Drum Circle has over 300 passionate members.
A year ago, two lovers of music and open spaces founded a community-based group, with an aim to get strangers to come together and interact through the way of music. Today, the Navi Mumbai Drum Circle has over 300 passionate members.
Kartika Sharma, a 25-year-old PR professional, and Sumit Kumar Singh became friends through the social media a few years ago. Singh then moved from Delhi to Navi Mumbai. The two, meanwhile, remained in tough because of their passion for music. Finally, the two decided to form the Drum Circle.
Talking about the group, Singh says: "Being from Delhi and having been part of the Delhi Drum Circle, I was quite familiar yet thrilled with the idea of a drum circle. Mumbai has its own Drum Circle. So, we thought Navi Mumbai should also have something of its own. The Navi Mumbai Drum Circle was founded with an idea of communion... of bringing different people together on one platform, where everyone is equal."
Sharma, who plays Didgeridoo, a wind instrument developed by indigenous Australians, says: "Sumit and I became friends because of our passion for music. He approached me to start a Drum Circle together. We started a social media group to keep people updated about where we will be performing next. We always perform in open spaces near Belapur and Kharghar, at least once in two weeks, for more than two hours."
Sometimes, the group also treks on the Kharghar hills to find a peaceful spot to play. Elaborating the objective of the group, Sharma says: "Many people joined in after seeing our performances. We share our instruments as well.
We start the jamming sessions with a basic tune, so that everyone can grab it, and then it gradually progresses. We get a good response from the public as we involve our audience as well."
The circle members teach each other and give feedback too. Member Prabal Pandey, 25, says: "I joined the group a year ago. I have been practicing the Didgeridoo for the last five years. The group helps me improve and get feedback from fellow members. It also helps me learn other instruments, such as wind flute and darbuka."
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