All-women band to start journey at Women’s Day gig

This International Women’s Day, the fifth edition of Shoi — an annual soiree —will reveal an all-female rock band in Kolkata on March 8. Six young musicians, all hail from different

corners

of

Bengal

, are gearing up to perform on the day.

“As of now, we are practising covers — both Hindi and Bengali. Once we get settled in the scene, we will start performing originals too,” said Sonali Banerjee, the

keyboardist

and vocalist of the band, said.

The band also features

Ashmita Kar

and Ushoshi Bhattacherjee in vocals,

Gargi Roy Chowdhury

in the lead guitar,

Mitali Das

in rhythm guitar and

Sampurna Roy

in drums.

The band is formed recently and the members have been practising for a

couple

of months. “We are doing Hindi commercial music too. Soon, we will take it forward to the next level,” said Sonali.