Bengaluru’s Church Street to host weekly busking sessions for independent musicians

A file photo of Church Street in Bengaluru. Church Street witnessed a different kind of Friday evening as live music filled the popular stretch, with independent musicians performing in a public space as part of a new busking initiative launched by Bengaluru-based platform The Music Scene.The programme, organised by Unboxing BLR, was inaugurated on Church Street and featured performances by Carnatic vocalist Ashwin Kurian with guitarist Debjit Sarkar, Tulu singer-songwriter Praveen Alva of Alva Kuuto, Bengaluru-based singer Loysum, and singer-songwriter Meghana Achar, who performs under the stage name Mangopickl.Hari Menon, co-founder of BigBasket and chief patron of The Music Scene, said the initiative was envisioned as an integral part of the Church Street experience rather than a conven