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SUBJECT : Sonic Youthʼs Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley to headline Ziro Festival of Music on their first-ever Indian appearance.
51-year-old Ranaldo is a renowned American musician, singer-songwriter, guitarist, writer, visual artist and record producer. Ranaldo is best known as the co-founder of alternative rock band Sonic Youth. Shelley, also 51, is best known for keeping time for Sonic Youth since 1985. He is also a producer and also runs an several independent record labels. They are both set to headline Ziro Festival of Music 2013.
The second edition of the Ziro Festival of Music is scheduled for 20, 21, 22 September 2013. This year too, there will be twenty bands from across the country.
Folk Acts
1. Tapu War Dance – Adi Tribe, Arunachal Pradesh
2. Lion Dance – Monpa Tribe, Arunachal Pradesh
3. Buya Dance – Nishyi Tribe, Arunachal Pradesh
4. Paku Littu Dance – Apatani Tribe, Arunachal Pradesh
5. Damin Da Dance – Apatani Tribe, Arunachal Pradesh
6. Bamboo Dance – Mizoram
7. Naga Dance – Nagaland
For enquiries, please contact :
Lubna Shaheen
Manager
Press and Communications
+91 95605 60529
lubna@zirofestival.com
For more information, please check : Ziro Festival
Image Courtesy Shiv Ahuja
ARTIST LINE-UP
Indie Bands 1. Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth) 2. Whirling Kalapas – Mumbai 3. Menwhopause – New Delhi 4. Peter Cat Recording Co. – New Delhi 5. Sky Rabbit – Mumbai 6. Shaiʼir and Func – Mumbai 7. Donn Bhatt – Mumbai 8. Your Chin – Mumbai 9. Sulk Station – Bengaluru 10. The Bicycle Days – Bengaluru 11. Gandu Circus – Kolkata 12. Imphal Talkies – Imphal, Manipur 13. Dosserʼs Urge – Shillong, Meghalaya 14. The Vinyl Records – Arunachal Pradesh 15. Yesterdrive – Arunachal Pradesh 16. Omak Komut Collective – Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh 17. Still Waters – Gangtok, Sikkim 18. Digital Suicide – Guwahati, Assam 19. Dayglocrazie – Assam 20. Polar Lights – Dimapur, Nagaland 21. Purple Fusion – Dimapur, Nagaland 22. Frisky Pints – Mizoram



