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Amit Trivedi concert


I just had one of the best days of my Hyderabad chapter! I went to Amit Trivedi's concert at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad campus(btw, why can't it be just called BITS Hyderabad? Is BITS Pilani a brand or something?). Amazing as much the music was, the artists were scintillating!

Amit Trivedi, as everybody probably knows, is one of the best musicians of the current generation. All his songs have something very different in them, and he is just a joy to watch. For the concert, he brought a few other artists, some of whom were unknown to me, but by the end, I became a fan of them all. Jonita Gandhi was part of the chorus group!

The song selection was spot on, with majority of the songs from Kai Po Che and Queen, where he was the music director. Some were classics like "Chaudhari", which is one of the favorite songs of a colleague from Rajasthan. "Udta Punjab" was one of the more recent movies, whose songs were in full flow. I got the songs which I wanted: "Badra Bahar", "Love You Zindagi", and "Gal Mithi Bol". I absolutely enjoyed the concert, and was tired of clapping at the end. My legs were about to give up, when the concert ended.

A few things I liked about Amit Trivedi: his interaction with the crowd, his preparation, and his delight at performing and enjoying his own performances. He kept the crowd on his command, making them sing, dance, wave, and everything. He got the crowd to sing "Iktara", the full song, while he and the band just stood there enjoying the scene! He added energy to songs I thought were maxed out.

His band was amazing. Especially the keyboard guy. Though he was in the dark the full time, I enjoyed his performance thoroughly. His timing was impeccable, and he played the songs at the exact tempo the singers were at. Which is something difficult to do, because at a concert the tempo of the songs is usually higher. The violinist, the drummer, and the bass guitarist were also impressive, and were perfect in delivering perfect music.

All this I was able to enjoy at the cost of zero bucks! The price of tickets for this event was zero on BookMyShow, and we took full advantage of it! Overall, it was one of the vest evenings I have spent in Hyderabad(comes in the top 5 at least, but isn't the top). Music makes life magical, and today I was fortunate enough to witness a wizard in full flow!

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