The Hindu Friday Review ‘November Fest 2013’ in Kochi opened with Coco's Lunch - Lisa Young, Jacqueline Gawler, Gabrielle MacGregor, Nicola Eveleigh and Emma Gilmartin - who performed a mix of contemporary a Capella Jazz from their albums.
The group draws its influences from jazz and blues, African-inspired rhythms, pop and Western classical harmonies.
The second evening had Carnatic singers Srikrishna Mohan and Ramkumar Mohan, known as the Trichur Brothers, Rakesh Chaurasia, nephew of flute maestro Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia, and Hindustani vocalist Jayateerth Mevundi creating a colourful musical experience
Together they mixed and matched swaras with such ease that the confines of language seemed irrelevant.
The Hindu Friday Review ‘November Fest 2013’ in Kochi concluded with a sensational show by Monsorate Brothers and Troupe – ‘Geet Gaata Hoon Mein - An Evening with Kishore Kumar.
The troupe presented close to 25 songs by Kishore Kumar for actors such as Dev Anand, Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor.