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Jackie to hold Woodstock in India PDF Print E-mail
Written by Nimisha Tiwari, TNN   
Tuesday, 31 July 2007

On a rainy weekend in August 1968, 32 internationally renowned musicians got together to hold one of the biggest events of the hippie movement of the time. Over 500,000 "flower children" (as they were known) celebrated the festival of rock in its various alternate avatars such as folk, blues, jazz, latin and rap. Attempts have been made several times since then to recreate Woodstock, but the original concert remains unique and legendary.

Now Bollywood's self-confessed rock aficionado Jackie Shroff is keen on organising a Woodstock in Goa. He is already in talks with Kornfeld, who is called the father of Woodstock, and has invited him to visit Mumbai next week and discuss the music festival details with him. Jackie is keen on holding in it Goa because the tiny state at any time has more foreigners in it than any other city or state in India. He intends to invite musicians from all over the world for his three-day-three-night Woodstock. At the original Woodstock in 1969, Pandit Ravi Shankar was the only Indian musician to have performed, however Jackie is confident many Indian performers will participate at his festival in Goa next year.
The legendary band Santana (with lead signer Carlos Santana in attendance) has already confirmed its participation. Sources claim that seven of the original NY Woodstock bands are also likely to participate. The 1969 concert was described by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the top moments "that changed the history of rock and roll". The festival itself stood for music and peace. Jackie Shroff has not as yet defined what his concert will stand for.

 

Source:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/City_Supplements/Bombay_Times/

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