The Green Room Tapes

Featuring The Green Room Tapes, a collaborative musical ensemble founded by a group of young musician friends from Kolkata, India, focusing mostly on Indian classical fusion, particularly ghazals, filmy and instrumental music.

We additionally invite you to share your unique musical/spoken word expressions at the open mic here!

Program:

• 5pm: Doors- Chai n Samosas
• 5:30pm: Open Mic !
• 6:30pm: THE GREEN ROOM TAPES

Masks Required: Please wear a mask during the event. A very limited number of face masks will be available at check-in, so please come prepared! We aim to protect our most vulnerable community members to create a considerate, inclusive event space.

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Green Room Tapes is a band originally from Kolkata, India, since 2016. They specialize in creating a sound deeply rooted in Hindustani classical music, where they mainly perform their original compositions, semi-classical music, Ghazals, and Bollywood music. Ghazals have had a long-standing influence in shaping their music; hence, ghazals play a predominant role in their performances.

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