IIT Bombay’s annual cultural fest draws a huge college crowd not just from the city but, from across the globe as well. Soon as one enters the campus, one can feel the energy of the students. Despite the heat, sweat and dust (given the not-so-cold-Decembers in Mumbai) visitors were not really be disappointed given the kind of opulence. But what really got the students grooving was the International Music Festival (IMF), which had Yogev Haruvi from Israel play some really good foot tapping music.
It’s not just foot tapping music; it’s the ‘tribal’ feel that pumped the energy. Played by one man altogether, Yogev Haruvi captured the audience with his skills on the Drums and Didgeridoo. Funny as the name of the instrument is, the Didgeridoo is one of the oldest tribal instruments. And Yogev Haruvi played it with such élan that, it was hard not to stop oneself from at least enjoying the beats.
The IMF started off with just a handful of students. I was also not too sure if the event will be worth waiting to watch. In ten minutes there were at least, a hundred in a huge circle grooving to the rhythmic beats of the tribal instrument. It didn’t matter if the steps were choreographed or not, it was just about matching to the beats. From the ‘Bhangra’ to just jumping crazily, it was all there. The in fact, found it hard to just cut off from the energy that was created. The last he track which he played had everyone running (literally) to the tunes.
Mood Indigo’s last day had certainly drawn a huge crowd, but what got this crowd in a high spirit were the beats from Drums and Didgeridoo apart from the other events scheduled for the day.