For us music is fun that we do seriously," says the members of Delhi-based Rock 'n' Roll Band 'Then and Now'. 'Then and Now' members Abhishek, Kshitij and Pawan are here in Bhopal to stage their performance on Saturday to observe the international music day. Notably, Alliance Française de Bhopal with the support of Department of Culture, government of Madhya Pradesh and the French Embassy in India is organizing Fête de la Musique. The two day event will be held at Bharat Bhavan on Saturday and Sunday. In this two-day event, two musical bands "Then and Now" and "The latination" will be playing international music composed by them. On Friday, the members of rock band 'Then and Now' interacted with the media persons and shared their musical journey. Abhishek, singer and guitarist said, "We started off from school. We began writing in school itself and then we composed our own music. Some of the songs I have written are on my personal life. So this how our journey began." Adding to it, Kshitij said, "Our music is influenced by the rock n roll music which was there in late sixties and fifties. This may include some of the British songs and French music and ofcourse the songs we have composed."
Further, on asking about the Bollywood retro songs, Pawan said, "The retro time began when RD Burman wrote the songs being inspired from those Brtish rock n roll music. But what we do is far from the Bollywood tracks. It is purely the rock n roll and some of the innovation we put with our creativity."
This is first time the band is performing in Bhopal. On asking about their expectation from the Bhopalites, Abhishek said, "It depends on the crowd and the venue. Otherwise we will give our best."
Further, while informing about the International Music Day, Director of Alliance Francaise de Bhopal, Julien Dal Bosco said, "Music Day is a connected set of free public events which takes place each year on June 21. The festival originated in France in 1982. Since then the idea has spread across the globe with each event holding to the same simple set of principles: that the day is held in mid-summer solstice and that all concerts and events are free and accessible to the public. This is the first time it is being observed in Bhopal."