"Our intent right from the beginning had been to eventually have a band that will represent the organisation both nationally and internationally. It will also collaborate with visiting artistes who play gigs for us," says Farrahnaz Irani, general manager of international music at NCPA, adding that a process of distillation from the various Indian bands that have played at the SoBo venue led them to picking pianist Pradyumna Singh Manot, vocalist Sanjeeta Bhattacharya, upright bass player Abhinav Khokhar and drummer Saurav Ghosh to form this outfit.

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