Soulmate Live at Vapour, MGF Mega City Mall, Gurgaon on 30 May 2012

Events in Gurgaon - Soulmate Live at Vapour, MGF Mega City Mall, Gurgaon on 30 May 2012, 9.pm

“The Band That Re-Ignited the Blues in India”
“If it’s the Blues you want then Soulmate is what you need”!!

Inspired by the roots and groove sounds of the Blues, Blues-rock, Soul, Rock „n Roll, Funk and R&B, SOULMATE came together in Shillong in February 2003 and since then have played numerous gigs all over India and Abroad. In 2011 they played in the US selling out two shows at the Kennedy Center, in Washington DC during the Massive India Festival, did a successful 4 city tour of Norway, played alongside John Mayall at the Jakarta Blues Festival, did two shows at the Du World Music Festival held in Dubai.
In the past Soulmate have toured the USA playing in Memphis Tn., Brown University, Rhode Island & Colorado and were twice semi finalists at the 23rd & 26th International Blues Challenge, they have performed in France, Kathmandu, Singapore (Mosaic Music Festival), Bhutan & Indonesia (Jakarta Blues Festival 2010/2011). Soulmate have also played alongside blues greats Buddy Guy, Johnny Lang and Shemika Copeland at the Mahindra Blues Fest in Mumbai 2010

Soulmate have recorded two albums thus far, ”Shillong” and “Moving On” and are in the process of putting down songs for their next one.
Anyone with an interest in the western music scene in India will recognize singer/songwriter/guitar master Rudy Wallang, who leads this tight knit musical unit. Born into music, he grew up listening to his father Toto Wallang making music and he started singing and playing the ukulele at a very tender age eventually graduating to the guitar. Today, Rudy is the foremost singer / songwriter / blues guitar players in the country with a long musical history having been part of the country‟s most well known blues rock acts, Great Society & Mojo
The beautifully talented vocalist and rhythm guitarist of Soulmate is Tipriti „Tips‟ Kharbangar who has earned a name as one of the finest female singers to have emerged out of Shillong and India as a whole! If there is one thing Tip‟s is happy doing it is singing and reflecting this, she vocalizes with a joy and exuberance that is unmatched and original. She started out singing gospel songs at the local church choir and is now drawn to the Blues, Soul and Jazz.
When often asked by people, why they chose the Blues…their answer has been…”we didn‟t choose the Blues…..the Blues chose us”!
Soulmate‟s influences range from Toto Wallang, Buddy Guy, Albert Collins, Jimi Hendrix, Roy Buchanan, Muddy Waters, Steve Gaines, George Harrison, Albert King, BB King, Freddie King, Koko Taylor, Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Etta James, Susan Tedeschi, Jimmy Hall, Rory Gallagher, Janis Joplin to The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan …to name but a few.
When playing live, Soulmate are joined by Leon Wallang on Bass Guitar, Sam Shullai on Drums & Raveen Panday on Keyboards.