Chandigarh
19 October 2019
DIVYA AZAD
The intimate sit down shows from the mountains come down to CHANDIGARH for the maiden PINECONE SESSIONS, CHANDIGARH EDITION. Sector 7 SOCIAL, known for always having hosted some of the city’s best gigs in the city, once again takes up the initiative to promote homegrown art, music and culture. It is an endeavor to create a positive, collaborative space for people from different walks of life.
Pinecone Sessions is a community led initiative to promote homegrown art, music and culture. With ‘Do It Yourself and Do It Together’ as the principal force, the aim is to bring artists and patrons together and promote the independent and the indigenous. Essentially sit-down intimate sessions, these shows run with a smaller sound setup and a more up-close and personal setting with the artists.
THE ARTISTS
Sanjeeta Bhattacharya, 23, is a singer-songwriter based in Delhi, India. Before graduating from the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, Sanjeeta began her journey in music training in Hindustani Classical music and Kathak while simultaneously exploring jazz, RnB, flamenco and Latin styles. She has performed at various venues across India, Boston and Spain including Boston Symphony Hall alongside composer A.R. Rahman, music festivals like Panama Jazz, Magnetic Fields, NH7 Weekender, Orange Festival, NCPA Jazz, Pune and Itanagar Jazz Festivals. As part of her personal project, she has released two singles, ‘I Will Wait’ and ‘Natsukashii’ as well as her first Hindi/Urdu collaboration titled, ‘Shams’.
Pranjal Uniyal/ Rachanachar is a ‘modern-age percussive acoustic fingerstyle guitarist’ who plays relaxing instrumental music. Coming from the beautiful town of ‘Shimla’ in the Himalayas, Pranjal writes songs which narrate the story of a fictional character named ‘Rachanachar’. All the music is conceptual and philosophical with deep roots in folk music.
