The Dewarists is a new, 10-part television series that premieres October 16 at 8pm on Star World. The show features collaborations between artists of different genres, shot at locations across India. Each episode will centre around the creation of an original track by the combination of musicians, and will culminate in the performance of the new composition.
The series has been directed by acclaimed ad-filmmaker and Scribe frontman Vishwesh Krishnamoorthy. The U.K.-based, DOP-director duo of Fred&Nick co-directed the series, which was produced by the good peeps at Babble Fish Productions. The duo was recently nominated for an MTV Video Music Award for Mumford & Sons’s video for ‘The Cave’, which was shot in Goa last year.
The lineup for the first five episodes has been released on the official website, and features indie music stalwarts like Indian Ocean, Imogen Heap and Zeb & Haniya, as well as veteran Bollywood artists like Vishal-Shekhar, Mohit Chauhan and Shantanu Moitra. The second half of the series will (unsurpisingly) feature several names that feature on the lineup of The Dewarists Stage at the Bacardi NH7 Weekender. Monica Dogra (aka Shaa’ir of Shaa’ir + Func) will play the role of an informal host in the series, aside from featuring in one of the collaborations.
We spoke with director Vishwesh Krishnamoorthy about the show’s format
It’s a non-complicated concept. Two musicians set off on a journey with just one destination in mind. A complete song. There’s no pretense. There’s no bullshit. It’s the real deal. Being a musician myself, I understand the temperaments of another. And what goes into writing a song together with someone you may have just met. Each episode is that journey told like it happened. It ends with a song that carries not only the very soul of the musicians themselves, but absorbs a bit of the place in it too.
Check out the list of the first five episodes, some exclusive behind-the-scenes photos from the sets of The Dewarists, and the gorgeous trailer (in its full HD glory) for the series below.
List of Episodes
- Oct 16: Vishal-Shekhar and Imogen Heap (filmed in Samode and Jaipur)
- Oct 23: Zeb & Haniya, Shantanu Moitra, and Swanand Kirkire (filmed in Mumbai)
- Oct 30: Mohit Chauhan and Indian Ocean (filmed in Delhi)
- Nov 06: Agnee, Parikrama, and Shilpa Rao (filmed in Panshet and Pune)
- Nov 13: Shri, Monica Dogra, and Rajasthan Roots (filmed in Jaisalmer)
- Nov 20: Angaraag ‘Papon’ Mahanta, and Rabbi Shergill (filmed in Kaziranga)
- Nov 27: Swarathma, and Shubha Mudgal (filmed in Mysore)
- Dec 04: Midival Punditz, Humble the Poet, and Monica Dogra (filmed in Goa)
- Dec 11: Karsh Kale, Baiju Dharmajan, and Njeralathu Harigovindan (filmed in Angadipurram, Kerala)
- Dec 18: Raghu Dixit, and Guru Rewben Mashangva (filmed in Shillong, Meghalaya)
Imogen Heap and Vishal Dadlani @ Samode, Rajasthan
Zeb & Haniya @ Capitol, Mumbai
Rahul Ram of Indian Ocean and Mohit Chauhan at The Garden of Five Senses, New Delhi
Subir Malik of Parikrama, Shilpa Rao and Monica Dogra @ Vaishali, Pune
Monica Dogra @ Narayan Niwas, Jaisalmer
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