1. Mumbai, Saturday, June 25, 2011
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6 PACK
INVITE ONLY
CELEBRATING
SIX YEARS IN MUMBAI
Pravvy
Prav
performs
at Wobble
Take your pick from six of the most genre-bend- A party-goer at
ing underground parties that you can be part of
La Fresh
Sharin Bhatti
■ sharin.bhatti@hindustantimes.com Shaa'ir +
Func
I
f you are one of those
people who need to stick
to a beat and rhythm to
make for the perfect
mood to party, have no
fear. A host of slick
genre-bending groove lovers
are laying down their turf to
organise underground party
nights that screen you on the at Bonobo, describes it as
basis of your rhythm value. the perfect guerilla party.
Here are six best well-kept “The music is very militant, ers, media people and music pate. Their friends come
secrets your neighbourhood raw, aggressive and of course, lovers who like to share their along, someone gets food,
club’s gig calendar might not kitschy night called Grime for another underground bass heavy. People come in at way of partying at Zenzi, someone gets coolers and
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be letting on. Riot Disco, which as the venue to support the crowd,” around 11 pm, after the din- Bandra. “It is a place where everyone plays, make mosh
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name suggests, are quite says DJ Ruskin. ers have left, and they stay like-minded people come pits and headbang to some
GRIME RIOT DISCO: dirty. Poppy artwork, disco till they drop from all the together and end up playing great metal and awesome
When electronica mashups courtesy the duo GHETTOBLASTER: If partying. That makes even some cult music, which they sounds,” says Shawn Pereira,
musicians Shaa’ir + and Anamika Singh of funky hip-hop is us as DJs to keep the ball can relate to,” says Paul, owner of B 69. Metal
Func are bored of Flirteve, a New-York based what you seek then rolling,” he says. Mental organiser. The party also has Showdown will be held
playing club, they event management company. this monthly night Martians, Bandish Projekt a live blog, where members tonight at B 69.
spend their non- DJ Ruskin programs the at Zenzi, Bandra, and Pravvy Prav are some of attending can exchange notes
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working days programming sound and the night is all is where you need the Wobble stars. and even diss out the night, Revellers at
a different beat together, lit- about moving to the grime to move your party to. The but all in good faith of course. Khush Nights
terally—pure disco. That's notes of disco. “We have had brainchild of DJ Uri, LA FRESH: This “There’s a lot of dancing, fun
when they, along with like- very good runs at Red Ant GhettoBlaster is really a bi-monthly indie plus eclectic music,” says Paul,
minded friends, put together and Bollywood Mischief in shout out for all those who party is created by adding “‘Barbara Streisand…’
an underground, alternative Bandra. Now we are looking like their dose of old-school Indian Hipsters, by Duck Sauce was an
hip-hop mixed with slam who are a team of absolute favourite at the do Metal nights at B 69
rapping and just some good creatives, design- last night.”
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Mayur ole’ funk. “The night is pro-
Navrekar grammed in such a way to will be held on July 1 at Zenzi,
from Bandish include everything from B- DJ Uri at KHUSH NIGHTS: Not Bandra.
Projekt boying to funky mashups. It’s GhettoBlaster just music, but
always packed and people partying too can METAL SHOWDOWN:
end up staying longer and be community- Taking a slightly
paying more attention to the specific. Jaymin more obscure
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music,” says DJ Uri. Dalal has started path are these
monthly club nights for the monthly metal
WOBBLE: Bass- LGBT community, called war nights. At
addicts need some- Khush. “We play music from Metal Showdown, heavy
thing heavier and film soundtracks from the metal bands from Mumbai
deeper to move, ’80s and the ’90s specifically. are at loggerheads at the
which is why The idea is to mingle, wear city’s real underground music
nightclub Bonobo what you want to wear and venue, B 69 in Andheri East.
put this particular night not be judged. Of course, food “Periodically a band takes the
together to make you wobble. too is very important,” says onus of organising a gig
RayG, who is the resident DJ Dalal. The next Khush night where three bands partici-
MJlives
Singer-choreographer Ganesh Hegde
The show goes on
Tribute concerts for the King of Pop in the city
pays tribute to Michael Jackson in his
new album, remembers his dream
moment when he met the pop icon
Black or
white
Z
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enzi, Bandra salutes
the King of Pop
a day later. On the
night of June 26, the
venue pays a tribute to
the music legend with
Nirmika Singh
■ nirmika.singh@hindustantimes.com MJ tunes Ganesh DJ Derek spinning some
of MJ’s popular songs.
loves dancing to
The dress code is black or
O
n June 25, 2009, MJ white. And while women
fans across the can walk in to enjoy the
world mourned the
end of an era. On his
1. HUMAN NATURE beats, stags be ready to
shell out R 300 to enjoy
second death anniversary, 2. BILLIE JEAN and moonwalk here.
singer-choreographer Ganesh
Hegde announces his next
3. SMOOTH CRIMINAL
album where he has paid 4. WANNA BE STARTING
tribute to the pop icon. SOMETHING
“Michael Jackson has been
my biggest inspiration for
music as well as choreogra-
In memorium
A
phy. He gave me the reason to urus, Juhu hosts a spe-
believe that even people like cial MJ tribute night,
myself, who come from a very where Jenny D will
humble background can make
it big with talent and hard-
work. The songs in my new
The ultimate thriller experience spin some popular dance
numbers on the pop star’s
second death anniversary.
C
album have been influenced ome dressed in your sics in his inimitable style. “MJ was and still is an enig-
by his style and technique,” favourite MJ gear and It’s time to get into your Billie ma to all music lovers all
says Ganesh. The album, get prepared for some Jean avatar or flaunt a over the world. I’ll be playing
tentatively titled, Let’s Party, blood on the dance floor as Thriller look. At Bonobo, remixes and fusion Jackson
will comprise of six dance DJ RayG mashes up MJ clas- Bandra, 9 pm onwards. music tonight,” she says.
tracks and four ballads.
The choreographer, who is
known for directing the
Jackson live
YOGEN SHAH
moves for some of
Bollywood’s earliest item Bro’s code
5. THE WAY YOU
T
numbers like ‘Mujhe mast une into VH1 Legends
G
mahaul…’ from Fiza (2000) rammy nominee today to know every-
and Babuji zara dheere MAKE ME FEEL Jermaine Jackson thing about your
chalo…’ from Dum (2003)
remembers his dream
6. THRILLER performed at IIFA
Rocks with Sonu Niigam at
favourite pop star, Michael
Jackson. The two-hour
moment when he got to meet a tribute concert for his special will offer a peek into
MJ in person. “In 1996, MJ the choreographer for the act pop star, Ganesh reveals that I am a musician also, I am brother, Michael. On the Jacko’s extravagant life, his
had come to Mumbai for a and he shook hands with me. he conceives his dance moves able to create songs from eve of MJ’s second death music and his legacy.
concert and I was performing I also told him ‘I love you’ to for the future song video the dancer’s point of view,” anniversary, Jermaine said Showcasing vignettes from
as the opening act. When he which he replied ‘I love you even before composing the he smiles. As far as his “We’ve watched Bollywood Jackson’s much-publicised
came backstage, there was a too’. He was really a great track, “I am a dancer first music goes, he maintains films while growing up. We musical career, be prepared
sudden commotion and all personality,” reminisces and like my songs to have that all his songs are high loved the dance, the cos- to watch and sing to all-
my dancers on stage turned Ganesh. ample scope for the dance on melody. “I have tried to tumes, the set designs. time favourites such as
their backs towards the audi- Endeavouring to create the moves I conceptualise. I do strike a balance between That inspired us a great 'Beat It...', 'Bad...',
ence to look at him! Later, he larger-than-life feel musical not model my choreography traditional Indian as well as deal.” 'Dangerous...' and 'Heal the
called for us in his room, and stage presence that was on a given track. Rather, I new-age international sounds —AFP world...'. On VH1, today at
where I told him that I was synonymous with the late think it’s a blessing that since in this album,” says he. 12 noon.