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An artist at Sundowner Sunday, one of the weekly events at Bonobo

Serving up a slice of music and art with a generous dose of fun cocktails and bites, for 13 years, Bandra-based Bonobo has been giving local talents a leg-up. Ahead of their 13th anniversary, partner and co-founder Nevil Timbadia, who runs the space with Anup Gandhi and Sahil Timbadia, shares that they have constantly been driven by the idea of building a community. "From music and art to food and beverages, we like to keep it interesting and fresh because all of us [founders] have varied interests." And in tune with this journey, Bonobo is marking its step into its teens with Lucky 13, a line-up of 13 events that kicked off last week.

Sahil Timbadia (left), Anup Gandhi and Nevil Timbadia

From reaching out to old and new DJs who've played with them, to celebrating their much-loved weekly events, the programming is a mix of food and beverages, art, music and fashion. On offer this week, in the run up to their big day on Sunday, is Taco Tequila Tuesday that will feature 13 flavours of the spirit, such as berries, Thai guava, coconut and more, informs Nevil. One can pair these infusions with the likes of Anjuna tacos, Shanghai tacos, Tokyo tacos or baja fish tacos. "We used to host these monthly jazz nights with the Bombay Jazz Club, which we are restarting this Wednesday," he adds. Thursday's Old School Bar Night, meanwhile, will feature artiste Reji taking over the decks, and drinks at old-school prices.

Yohann Jamsandekar at Bonobo

On Friday, Yohann Jamsandekar, resident DJ for the Milkman party series will play his set, while Saturday will offer an audio-visual experience - Jellyfish, a gig that will include a special art installation by the Bombil Arts Collective and DJ Chhabb aka Rahul Chhabria in association with Regenerate. "We have started a new property called Sunwind Sunday which is a community affair that involves artists showcasing their work, acoustic live music, along with fashion pop-ups and food and drinks," he reveals, adding, "I hope the events are diverse enough so that everyone has something to look
forward to."

Till December 12, 6 pm onwards every day
At Bonobo, second floor, Kenilworth Mall, phase 2, off Linking Road, Bandra West.
Call 9619930030