The Blog

Notes from the stage.

Craft, touring and Goa life, written by Kashish Kumar between soundchecks.

How We Turn a Wedding Into a Celebration

The playbook behind a sangeet that never lets the floor empty, from the first haldi note to the last dance of the night.

Setlists are a starting point. The real skill is watching a crowd and changing course in eight bars.

Warm water, early dinners and the foods I avoid on show day. A working singer’s honest routine.

New songs on Monday, transitions on Wednesday, a full dress run on Friday. The unglamorous week that makes the glamorous night.

Wedding season is loud. Home is not. What a performer’s rest day in Goa actually looks like.

From Dubai to London, the properties that turned show trips into holidays, and what a travelling band actually needs from a hotel.

Soulful performances and a blend of Sufi, Bollywood, fusion and regional hits. Why event managers in Goa keep coming back to the same live band.

Mehfil-e-Kashish is a Goa based Bollywood Sufi band for destination weddings and corporate events.