Shaa’ir + Func, Ashutosh Phatak Play Amsterdam

Blue Frog label buddies Ashutosh Phatak and Shaa’ir + Func performed at the Melkweg Cultural Centre in Amsterdam as part of the Amsterdam-India festival, on Nov 16.

According to the press release

The festival, which kicked off on Wednesday the 12th of November, will continue through to the 30th and is a presentation of the finest that India has to offer in the fields of music, art and culture. Participants in this festival are selected for their unique talents and are in effect cultural ambassadors for India.

S+F and Ashu aren’t the first to be ‘cultural ambassadors’ for India abroad though. The Raghu Dixit Project also recently concluded a four country, international mini-tour as part of an Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) promotion.

Still, the more Indian artists that play abroad, the better. Especially artists that are not traditionally considered representations of ‘the finest India has to offer in the field of music’. S+F made the cover of a Dutch magazine as well.