Its finally arrived. The Playing for Change Day! Playing for Change Day is an annual exhibition being held on a global scale. It is a fanfare of various diverse musicians coming together for a cause. This year, Live from the Console, Mumbai – One of the few venues in the city harboring the live music scene is playing host to this creative potpourri. Organised by the Playing for Change Foundation www.playingforchange.org a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organisation. An initiative similar to 1GiantLeap that was on in 2002 and then again in 2009.
Line Up:
7:00 PM: Playing for Change: On The Road with the Playing For Change Band (Documentary)
8:30 pm: Rachel Varghese
9:15 pm: Vivek Rajagopalan (Carnatic, electronica, world)
10:15 pm: Ashu presents ‘Vivienne Pocha’ (soul, funk & pop)
A team of PFC sets out on a journey of exploration meeting and interacting with various musicians along the way. Also setting up jams and collaborative projects among different musicians across the world that would otherwise would not have taken place.
With the power of Music, the organization has been able to do much for various causes across the world. From opening 8 schools in Africa to creating employment to supporting a program in Nepal for children. Go to the website to see their widespread activities. Playing a Change day is an offshoot of this same movement, which comes alive with the support of many musicians, event organizers, sponsors, etc. In 2011, PFC Day had 225 amazing events in 4 countries.
The event itself was a blast. The turnout at the event was tipping around 250 people with the audience age ranging from 18 to 45 years. The 40 foot auditorium of the venue provided an excellent ambience for the show. All the acts got a good response despite each act being quite different from the other. Rachel Varghese fascinated the audience with her mesmerising voice with rhythm-lead guitar ensemble by Yohann Marshall & Samir Karnik. The trio provided a number of originals written by Rachel herself as well as some covers. Vivek Rajagopalan presented his Electronic Multi Instrumental World music project. Adi Mistry accompanied him on Bass and Finix on Violin. Vivienne Pocha brought some disco funk into the night with fantastic band to back her equally fantastic voice. Vivienne’s uptempo stage performance pulled the audience into frenzy. The night ended with the Vivienne Pocha announcing the launch of her new album. Proceeds from this event will go towards Playing for Change Foundation.
