As members of the Raghu Dixit Project tied their lungis tighter, instruments in hand and sang some foot-tapping numbers, Nashik went berserk.
As members of the Raghu Dixit Project tied their lungis tighter, instruments in hand and sang some foot-tapping numbers, Nashik went berserk. This happened at the Sula Fest — the annual festival held in the backyard of Sula vineyards last year. In the audience was a majority of Mumbaikars thronging the festival.
But is Sula, a feasible option for such gigs? Musicians who performed there last year, and those who will this year, certainly think so. “Where else will you find a place where you don’t have to worry about cops asking you to shut down at 10pm, not be stressed out after a hard day at work and enjoy the one thing you have come there for in the first place — music?” says K Mohan, lead vocalist of Agnee, which is slated to perform at the Sula Fest this year, too. The festival promises to give a lot more than it did last year, with live performances by Jalebee Cartel, Shridhar & Thayil, Shair n Func and Agnee and a salsa troupe that will gather there on March 14.
“We are expecting twice the audiences we witnessed last year,” informs Sula CEO and founder Rajeev Samant. He adds that the open-air amphitheatre on the Sula premises will be used for more concerts all through the year. “Among other things, we plan to have a DJ festival, a tie-up with Blue Frog to get their artists to perform here and probably an Indian classical music concert.”
The fact that Sula is located far from the city and in the heart of the picturesque and cool Gangapur in Nashik, makes it the perfect setting for a getaway. The Raghu Dixit Project recount their experience of performing there last year as among their best. “While we performed later in Mumbai and Bangalore, a lot of people acknowledged the fact that we had played at Sula,” says Raghu Dixit.
For music lovers, nothing could be more exciting then a concert that goes on till midnight. The amphitheatre ensures another hour of music without speakers,” says Samant. Adds Mohan, “I would rather travel from Mumbai to Nashik for a concert than do so from Andheri to Churchgate,” he says, adding that Agnee recently performed at the Purana Qila in Delhi and enjoyed the experience of performing in open-air immensely.
Now, Agnee can’t wait for Sula.
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