ASEAN India Music Festival to rock Delhi from Oct 6

Delhiites are in for a musical treat, thanks to the upcoming ASEAN-India Music Festival, that begins here on October 6.
Organised by Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Ministry of External Affairs, in collaboration with Seher, the three-day-long festival themed -- "Shared Values, Common Destiny", will mark the 25th anniversary of ASEAN-India Dialogue Relations.
According to the organisers, the event seeks to boost cultural influences, exchanges and to build stronger ties between ASEAN states and India, besides fostering a deeper understanding, mutual comprehension and tolerance among these nations with the power of music.
"Music is one such powerful tool that brings people and artists together. We are honored to bring the first ever ASEAN-India Music festival in the capital, where the city can witness 15 top Bands from 11 nations together on one stage," Sanjeev Bhargava, one of the organisers said.

The music festival will witness performances by musicians of 10 bands from member states of ASEAN (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Lao PDR, Indonesia, Thailand, Viet Nam).
Indian bands performing at the event include The Raghu Dixit Project, Avial, Papon, Bipul Chettri and the Travelling Band and Shankar Ehsaan & Loy.
The festival will be free for public and will come to an end on October 8.