Rockgarden Entertainments is bringing a Rhythm Vibe & Sound concert in Auckland, next year.

Coming to the city will be Shankar Ehsaan Loy, a musical trio consisting of Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa, from India performing at the Telstra Clear Pacific Events Centre, Manukau, on February 24.

Each member of this trio brings his own unique talents and experiences to the group, combining the Carnatic and Hindustani vocal tradition (Shankar), Western Rock (Ehsaan) and a deep understanding of fusion including the virtual mastery over the Electronic Synthesizer (Loy).

They continue a tradition quite common in Bollywood music, that of partnerships between music composers and orchestral arrangers. Shankar–Ehsaan-Loy probably represent the first trio of music composers to entertain Bollywood audiences with their chart topping music.

They are slowly becoming popular by the title “Amar Akbar Anthony” of Bollywood music.

The eternal quest among Bollywood’s music composers has been to create interest among younger audiences who tend to be inspired more by musical themes and influences from the west.

Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy have come to create and retain a sweet spot in the mind space of young audiences by successfully bridging the gap in their own inimitable style.

They have won and continue to win critical and commercial acclaim and several awards from the Bollywood Press and magazines, TV channels and a National Film award.

Their success owes to several contributing factors, among which are the adoption of interesting musical instruments and sounds as part of their Orchestral palette, introduction of new voices weaned on immensely popular TV musical talent shows and an obsession for the perfect ‘feel’ for the movie scene necessitating the segue into a song sequence.

More details later.