<img style="float: left;" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2015/sep/the-guide-logo.gif" alt="" width="150" height="36" />Q. Voyage offered a mix of sounds and influences. What are the new tracks like? A. They are kind of a continuation of Voyage, taking Folk and Indian music together and turning their heads around. You could also say that it&rsquo;s a step higher.
<img title="Dhruv Ghanekar musician" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/jun/24Dhruv-Ghanekar.jpg" alt="Dhruv Ghanekar musician" />Dhruv Ghanekar.&nbsp;musician
Q. Does that mean there&rsquo;s a new album in the making? A. Yes, I am working on a new album, and these songs are going to be a part of it. But it will be released some time next year. Q. One of the new tracks is&nbsp;called Revolution. Is there a social/political message to it? A. The track is a response to what is happening now. India is going through a big churn, socially and politically. But today&rsquo;s youth is apathetic towards it. Even though they rant and cry about it on social media, they aren&rsquo;t doing anything to change it. There&rsquo;s a status quo and nobody wants to upset that. Everybody has got their hands on their pockets. The song aims to draw their attention to the situation, without focussing on a single issue. It&rsquo;s a call to protect our fundamental rights, to get up, stand up and talk about it. Q. Who are the artistes joining you for the performance tonight? A. I have teamed with a new bunch of artistes for today&rsquo;s performance. There&rsquo;s a young MC/rapper called Deka, Kanchan Daniels, Assamese singer Kalpana Patowary, Rohan Rajadhakshya from Spud in the Box and others. Q. Social media has given musicians a platform to reach out to the audience directly. Are you social media savvy? A. I find the whole social media exercise terribly exhausting. You don&rsquo;t want to be reporting every move of yourself. If it&rsquo;s done as endorsement then it&rsquo;s fine, but otherwise, it can be pressurising. I am expected to tweet about today&rsquo;s gig, and I haven&rsquo;t yet. But it&rsquo;s a necessary evil. Today, it&rsquo;s not enough to be a good musician. Q. Your music carries varied influences, from traditional Folk sounds to Indian classical as well as international sound. Does that excite you? A. I listen to a lot of indigenous music from other parts of the world like West Africa, Morocco and Algeria. For me that&rsquo;s more exciting right now. I try to introduce this, somehow, into my music, and that is exciting &mdash; to be able to bring different cultures together. Even if you look at Indian music, it&rsquo;s impossible to know everything. Every region has its set of instruments and style. So, yes, it&rsquo;s exciting.

Fuelled by the success of his last album, Dhruv Ghanekar is ready with three new tracks, including Revolution, that probes the changing times

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