Ten leading Indian singers and bands such as Shalmali, Shaan, Thaikkudam Bridge, Usha Uthup and Benny Dayal, will reinterpret legendary international artistes in their own styles, for 60-minutes each. This weekend, Hariharan and Leslee will be giving a “Colonial tadka” to The Eagles. I think the fit is fantastic, as the Eagles are very melodious, and Colonial Cousins also stands strong for melody,” says Leslee over a Zoom call. It’s a new experiment for Colonial Cousins, whose forte is live performances — they were playing together at concerts until two months before the pandemic hit. His voice sounds sorrowful as he recalls, “We were both part of ISRA (Indian Singers Rights Association) and would often meet and talk about music, and exchange tracks.

Source: The Hindu November 06, 2020 11:59 UTC