New Delhi: After two glorious musical evenings following a long day of literary musings at the Jaipur Literature Festival, the 15th edition of the Jaipur Music stage ended on an exuberant note on March 12. The concluding day of the music festival brought to the fore three diverse performances by singers and lyricists and musicians working across an eclectic mix of genres, including folk, pop and rock.
The third day of the festival featured the winners of the Songdew contest, Xubaan, who brought their unique flavour of music drawing from a wide range of influences such as reggae, jazz, funk and progressive rock; Ali Saffudin, a gifted singer-lyricist from Srinagar, Kashmir, who is known to deftly manoeuvre between tender, heart-wrenching ballads and power-packed, folk-punk anthems; and Ankur & The Ghalat Family, a Hindi rock project led by frontman and singer-lyricist Ankur Tewari, along with Gaurav Gupta, Sidd Coutto and Johan Pais. Tewari has composed and written lyrics for multiple feature-length films, including Guilty, Yeh Ballet, and the blockbuster film Gully Boy.
The Festival followed Covid-19 protocols that were mandated by the Central and Rajasthan governments during the time of its rescheduled dates.