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Ikonika will be in town soon
With Anoushka Shankar, Steven Wilson and Demi Lovato all set to tour India, it seems like a rather robust musical winter for the country. Add London-based music producer Ikonika to the list, too.
The international artiste created a niche for herself by adding melodies to Grime, Dubstep and Funk genres. She borrows from Dancehall to Hip Hop with a detour through Electronic Dance Music and Techno.
Her album — Contact, Love, Want, Hate — that released in 2010 was one of the high-profile Dubstep records. The tour starts in New Delhi from November 17. She will play in Mumbai on November 18 and conclude with Bengaluru on November 19.
Dylan’s canvas
Post his Nobel Prize, Bob Dylan’s genius, particularly his contribution to music and global change, has witnessed a resurrection. Jumping on to the bandwagon were millennials and social media mavens who went overboard with Dylan-centric hashtags; some of it laced with amusing ‘me-too’ enthusiasm. Now, some more creativity by Dylan seems to have surfaced much to the thrill of fans.
Bob Dylan at a performance. Pic/AFP
London’s Halcyon Gallery will be showcasing his art works in an exhibition entitled The Beaten Path. Turns out, the musical journeyman has been drawing and painting American landscapes during his hundreds of tours across the US. The exhibition will feature his works in sketches, watercolours and acrylic from the 1950s and 60s, and will be on display till December 10.
The artist and his muse
Renowned Indian artist Bhupen Khakhar’s modern piece titled, Man in Pub (in pic), will lead Bonhams’ Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art sale in London on November 22. Touted as one his most celebrated works, the piece is estimated at £250,000-350,000.
It comes to auction from a retrospective for the artist at Tate Modern. Khakhar took on the responsibility of his family early after his father passed away — he was an accountant by day and artist by night. Many of his works, including this one, depicted the plight of the common man, featuring portraits of individuals withdrawn in social settings.
Khakhar who visited the UK as an artist-in-residence at Bath Academy of Art said, “You are not allowed to smile during this season which lasts for ten months of the year. If you are sensible then try to look as grumpy as possible. English people appreciate sulk.” Can we dare smile?
Catching a star
Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi
Actress Hema Malini arrives at the inauguration of Ravindra Jain Chowk in Bandra yesterday.
SoBo gets Sassy
Not too long ago, we were swooning about the profiterole and tarts at a patisserie owned by Rachel Goenka and Irfan Pabaney in Juhu. The duo’s popular eatery, Sassy Teaspoon, will now woo South Mumbai patrons with a new outlet in Nariman Point.
On offer will be an array of desserts and savouries along with value for money combo deals comprising croissants, buns and sandwiches plus a coffee of your choice.
The dessert menu will feature a variety of cakes with two new exciting introductions, the Vanilla Buttercream and the Chocolate Buttercream, along with their classics such as Chocolate truffle, Butterscotch, Rainbow, Red Velvet, Seasonal Fruit and Belgian Chocolate. Sounds like a sweet deal.
The name is Bond... Ruskin Bond
What is the fastest way to get from Mumbai to Mussoorie? Do not buy a plane ticket. Just buy a Ruskin Bond book. The Landour-based writer, with a stupendous fan following, is out with a collection of new stories. The book is called Death Under The Deodars: The Adventures of Miss Ripley-Bean. It has eight stories of mystery and murder featuring the elderly Miss Ripley-Bean and her friends.
One of the stories opens with, “It was death at first sight… Miss Ripley-Bean was sitting on a bench beneath the deodars, having a quiet moment to herself, when suddenly two shadows, larger than life, appeared on the outside wall; they were struggling with each other. Only afterwards, when a dead body was discovered, did Miss Ripley-Bean realize she had witnessed a murder — and that the murderer had seen her . . .” More James Bond than Ruskin Bond? Mr Bond has a licence to thrill. The book will be on shelves this month.
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