GUWAHATI MUSIC BAND ‘RAIN IN SAHARA’ TO PERFORM IN DENMARK
- Oct 23, 2018,
- Updated Oct 23, 2018, 1:43 AM IST
Guwahati, October 22, 2018:
Rain in Sahara, a fusion music band from Guwahati has been selected to play at the prestigious Fair Play Youth Voices, an international social justice music movement, part of the International Anti-Corruption Conference 2018 in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 23.
Selected internationally from a global competition, Rain in Sahara which was founded by Lain Heringman, a Spanish development specialist and music producer and also an Assamese son-in-law, focuses on conscious music for change.
The band comprises Rain Jong in vocals/guitars, Pawan Damai in guitars/vocals, Rajat Bangia in bass/visuals, Majid in drums/visuals and Lain, producer/keyboards/flutes/vocals.
Songs of the band range from issues related to anti-corruption, environmental protection, climate change, mob-lynching and violence, greed and injustice, and focuses on youth and all citizens to play an active role in being change makers and protecting the environment for sustainable development for all.
Rain in Sahara will be performing with international acts like Yasiin Bey (also known as Mos Def), and acts from Colombia, Malawi and Liberia.
Upon returning from Europe, their next performance in the Northeast will be at the NH7 Weekender music festival in Meghalaya on November 3.
The conference is one of the biggest anti-corruption conferences in the world hosted by Transparency International.