The Ladakh Confluence came to an end on Monday, August 31. We followed the festival right from its announcement to it’s conclusion, and thanks to Sharin Bhatti, have these gorgeous pics from the hills to share.
The Ladakh Confluence: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 (was largely rained out)
Ladakhi Monks Gyomo Nakamura blessing the Confluence and declaring it open on day one.
Dylan-esque Bhakti singer Vedant Bharadwaj sang Kabir in the afternoon sun on day one.
New Zealand folk singer Anna Van Riel sang stories of her many travels.
Anna Van Riel
Ladakhi local traditional dancers CATS give a little introduction to local dance.
CATS dancers.
Talvin Singh and Rahul Sharma at soundcheck.
Tribal Flora take the stage and jam with Kasthenis, an Israeli singer on vocals.
Singer-songwriter Darlini from UK takes the stage on day three.
Portugal's Terracota try and push a bus out of a puddle post their one hour soundcheck.
David Swarupe from Italy (on the hangdrum) and Ortal Palleg from Israel (on the didgeridoo) jam on percussion day.
Between the long musicless gaps, confluence attendee Jai from UK jammed with Saahil from Mumbai. "I can't take these long gaps," he said.
Mumbai electro-rock act Shaa'ir + Func perform.
Shaa'ir + Func
Roberto Narain directing his well attended Drum Circle on day two.
While Rajasthan Roots played on stage, a few hippies broke into a pyromaniacal tribute of their own left of stage.
More pyromania.
Rajasthan Roots performing on day two.
Rajasthan Roots
Tribal Flora
Soulmate from Shillong perform.
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