One of India’s first ever three-day teen music festival, Totem Pole 2017 which began on October 13th, 2017 at the Bandra Fort Amphitheatre ended on a high note leaving music enthusiasts asking for more. The festival over the days of its organizing brought together Global performing artists and music loyalists under one roof from all over the globe.
The day one of the festival started with thrilling sets from Theolodge, Xavier Keyz followed by Manasi Scott. This was followed on other days by Nicole Laeno, an 11-year-old dancer set the stage on fire with her enthralling dance moves. Other stand out performances from the event were by local band Dharavi Rocks, Sayantika Ghosh, Kashmiri band Alif, Best Kept Secret, Fifty50, Prathamesh Tambe and Omkar Patil amongst others. Nicolas Galat, a Colombian illusionist stole the show with his astonishing magic tricks.
Headlined by the Indian rapper Baba Sehgal, hundreds of fans braved the rains to come together for the culmination of the second edition of this festival which is an event intellectual property by Flying Carpet Productions, an end to end media & content solutions company offering services in music production, talent management, on-ground festivals, sound engineering and studio facilities.
“Totem Pole 2017 was truly fantastic. The event witnessed amazing support from Mumbaikars. Our idea is to show the youngsters that you can enjoy music without indulging in any kind of intoxication. A big thank you to all the supporters and music aficionados for making it a success. The time has come for the music industry in India to change forever. We at Flying Carpet Productions are defining and driving culture.” said Ashish Manchanda – Founder, Flying Carpet Productions.
“We are all global citizens today. As an integral part of this global village, we are at the core of blending India with the rest of the world, whether it be the US, Europe or the closer to home, SAARC countries. We are both humbled and proud to be able to help drive the change through Music and Arts which will create new precedents in the times to come.” remarked Ujjla Manchanda – Co-Founder, Flying Carpet Productions.
The music extravaganza witnessed a great turnout despite the rains. With distinguished SAARC artists like Voice Print (Sri Lanka), Pratap Bhattarai (Nepal), Mehreen Mahmud (Bangladesh), Tro Irufan Latheef (Maldives), Sonam Dorjee (Bhutan) coming down, fans from all over Mumbai let their hair down to the music played by varied artists be it International or home-grown.
The highlight of the festival was the ‘Top of the Pole’ school band competition, auditions were held on Saturday. Not only did the winning band Poptastic get a chance to perform on Sunday but will also get the opportunity to produce its own album under the mentorship of Ashish Manchanda.
