“If a mirror ever makes you sad,

you should know, it does not know you”

- Kabir, 15th Century AD

Come, hangout with Kabir at

Live Music Inspired by the verses of Kabir

The idea

Kabir insisted on living life to the fullest, and he defined life

as an eternal party. Sounds very much like the people here

in Mumbai, right? Neeraj Arya’s Kabir Café aims to give

music lovers yet another reason to groove, this time to lyrics

that contain a meaning and a purpose.

The story…

In 2012, Neeraj Arya - a Delhi-based free-style,

folk musician came to Mumbai hoping to make

a career out of music. He got an opportunity to

perform at railway stations under the NSPA

(National Streets for Performing Arts)…

The STory

At the same time, Mukund Ramaswamy, a Mechanical

engineer by profession, and a serious violinist, who’s

been playing professionally on stage since 10 years, also

took stage for the NSPA…

The Story

And their meetings at NSPA led to an unlikely

collaboration of sorts.

Mukund, an accomplished Carnatic musician, with

years of training behind him…

And Neeraj, who till date hasn’t seen the façade of a

music school…

The Story

Only Kabir could have brought them together.

And indeed he did.

Together, they experimented with various artists, and

performed under different names (Makeshift,

Flameshot Fakirs, Tyag…)

The Story

Several months and several change-in-lineups later,

today Neeraj Arya’s Kabir Café is ready to serve:

Fresh renditions of Kabir Poetry in a

contemporary setting.

What we offer

• A range of performances – From full-power electric

sets to simple, acoustic gigs.

• We have a huge database of artists who guest perform

with us often. So your every requirement can be

handled by us.

What we offer

• We perform only Kabir Poetry, and we infuse it with a

touch of Rock, Pop, Reggae and fusion.

• And we don’t just perform for people, we make them a

part of us, and we each the crowd a Kabir song or two,

or three.

The teamNEERAJ ARYA – A self taught folk

musician from Delhi, he had decided

to pursue film making by taking up a

course in film and editing from

University of Madison, Wisconsin

USA. But the lure of music brought

him back to where he belonged.

Before leaving for the US, Neeraj

spent a lot of time in Malwa and

Rajasthan with folk singers, and

picked up the verses of Kabir. Since

the last 8 years, he has been

performing Kabir Rock at the Malwa

Kabir Yatra, The Kalaghoda festival

Mumbai & The Himalayan Village

Music festival to name a few.

The team

MUKUND RAMASWAMY

A Carnatic violinist by training, he has

been playing alongside some of the

biggest stalwarts in the Carnatic circuit

since he was 13 years old. Having

performed Carnatic concerts across

the country, Mukund now explores

other genres, and experiments

different styles, and at times, brings in

a refreshing Carnatic flavour to Kabir’s

soulful verses.

The Team

RAMAN IYER – A largely self

taught Mandolin player, he heads

content at a Digital Media Agency

for a day job. He rediscovered

music after he met Neeraj and

Mukund at the Mumbai Kabir

festival, and that’s when he picked

up the mandolin again after 7

years. Not being from a particular

school of music gives him and the

team an advantage to experiment,

break rules and challenge

convention.

Making news…DNA, 17 may 2013

Making news

THIS IS HOW OUR MUSIC

SOUNDS LIKE…

Halke Gaadi Hako

https://soundcloud.com/neeraj-aryas-kabir-

cafe/halke-gaadi

And this is how we rock

the show

Live Performance at Bombay Exhibition Centre,

Goregaon East

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qlh0mhd

OCk&feature=youtu.be

More links…

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=playe

r_embedded&v=x5UmgPOYPWk

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aJvZ9-

mGjE

Get in Touch

Email: livekabirmusic@gmail.com

Call:

• Neeraj Arya – 98192 23837

• Mukund Ramaswamy – 98339 82798

• Raman Iyer– 99304 17769