"Every September, for the past three years, a motley mix of music lovers have come together with the Apatani tribesmen of Ziro to produce an extended weekend that showcases the best of independent music in India. To be part of this, a couple thousand people make the long, arduous journey — on flights, trains, buses and steamers — across a bloated Brahmaputra."

“The blues are basically small song stories about life situations. What the Circus sings are not the Chicago blues, the Delta blues or the Mississippi blues, but the Indian blues, which in lyrical content empathise with our own lives. I must identify with the poetry of a song before I can sing it!”

This is an assorted blues playlist from India.. It was inspired by my travel plans for this year !

cover: Ziro music festival

17 tracks