Soulmate is a blues rock band from Shillong, Meghalaya, India. The band is primarily made up of Rudy Wallang and Tipriti Kharbangar, although they frequently team up with session musicians when on tour. Tipriti is considered one of the finest female singers to have emerged from North East India and Wallang is remains one of the most respected blues guitarists of India.
Mumbai musical polymath Anushka Manchanda, as her new avtar Kiss Nuka, has just released her re-work of The Beatles' song 'Tomorrow Never Knows', following up Karsh Kale and Benny Dayal's...
Bacardi NH7 Weekender has announced the lineup for its Meghalaya and Pune editions which take place between 1 November-2 November, and 29 November-1 December respectively. Returning to Pune’s...
The Royal Opera House in Mumbai will host a very special Women’s Day celebration on 8 March with performances by three female artists. Monica Dogra, Tipriti Kharbangar from Soulmate and vocalist...
Bangalore is all set to host it’s very first ecologically focussed music festival - Echoes Of Earth, on 26 and 27 November this year. The team has just announced the first wave of performing...
India’s 'happiest music festival' Bacardi NH7 Weekender announced its lineup last week on Facebook and Twitter under the hashtag #lineup2016. They've also made the controversial decision to exclude...
Something for everyone in the bay tonight, depending on what your palate's craving of course. blueFROG's got India's favourite blues band setting up camp tonight within their quarters. Soulmate...
The second edition of Seagram's 100 Pipers India Music week is about to commence. Initiated by the late Amit Saigal, founder of Rock Street Journal, his legacy continues with a series of gigs around...
The third edition of “India's happiest music festival” is back and has grown three times its size this year, spreading out of its home in Pune to provide fans in Bangalore and Delhi with their...
Due to unprecedented heavy rains, Storm festival was postponed from November 2011 to 20-21 January 2012. The lineup has pretty much remained the same with the notable absence of Projekt Square, Rishi...
When an Indian band has been playing the blues for nearly two decades, does it become a native form? That is the question that Soulmate, the blues band from Shillong, continues to throw up with the...
It’s been a while since Soulmate came out with an album but ‘Ten Stories Up’ has been well worth the wait. Front man Rudy Wallang cited unsatisfactory distribution and marketing as a reason for...
Over the weekend Bacardi NH7 Weekender finally made its inaugural visit to New Delhi, debuting the now three year old festival to a brand new audience. With the capital's scene currently at the...