India’s first women-focused festival brings together a diverse lineup with singer-songwriter Kakar sisters known as SuPra, multilingual singer Nikhita Gandhi, folksy blues singer Tipriti Kharbhangar alongside the fiery hip-hop collective Wild Wild Women and two of Bangalore’s most exciting upcoming stars, instrumentalist Niveditha Ode Linda and Meg & The Miracles led by 13-year-old vocalist Megan Rakesh and a special set by comic Aditi Mittal
The festival, powered by women and open to only women attendees, is scheduled to be held in Bangalore on March 29
Envisioned as a space where women come together — not just to perform, but to inspire, support, and amplify one another – Sonic Tigress has pulled together an exciting and diverse lineup of strong voices for its debut edition in Bangalore on March 29.
Headlining the festival will be popular Bollywood singers Sukriti and Prakriti Kakar, who have multiple individual hits to their name and perform together as SuPra. Sukriti and Prakriti have often raised the issue of female representation in the music industry, and it’s apt that they’re playing a festival created around the idea of increasing female participation in the music industry.
“It’s a tremendous opportunity for us to play a festival led by women, and only for women,” said the twins. “Equality for women in music is a cause that is very close to our heart, and we have always sought to inspire women to embrace their individuality and to stand up for themselves,” they added.
Joining them will be multilingual vocalist Nikhita Gandhi, folksy blues singer and one of the biggest names from north east India, Tipriti Kharbangar – performing with Japanese trumpeter Chie Nishikori – and India’s only all-women hip-hop collective Wild Wild Women. The multi-genre festival has also roped in two very special acts from Bangalore, instrumentalist Niveditha Ode Linda and Meg & The Miracles led by 13-year-old rock vocalist Megan Rakesh, who often accompanies legendary Indian band Parikrama.
Sonic Tigress is open to only women attendees, and is dedicated to being a 100 per cent safe space for women, even asking performing artists to rework the band lineup, an idea that performing artists have responded to enthusiastically, and subsequently creating special sets for the festival. Additionally, all the support staff – production crew, sound and light engineers, volunteers, social media team, merchandising and even PR – are women-led teams.
“Fewer women exist in technical roles in the music industry which I think can really change thanks to a festival like Sonic Tigress where the technicians – like the visual artists and sound engineers – are also women,” says Nikhita, the voice behind hit songs like ‘Tere Pyaar Mein’ and ‘Naach Meri Rani’.
In addition to the music on offer, attendees will also be regaled by irreverent female comic and writer Aditi Mittal, whose
commitment to gender equality has been the focus of many initiatives over the years.
“I am so excited to be performing at Sonic Tigress. I know it’s going to be wild, because when the world is a jungle, the tigresses have to come out to play!” she says, in her inimitable style.
The festival is also collaborating with beauty brand and retail platform Tira to set an exclusive space for attendees to create their perfect festival look.
As part of the festival’s effort to create awareness about the festival, multiple installations called Scream-O-Meter have been set up across Bangalore, inviting women to scream out their frustrations, with higher the decibel, the more lucrative the prizes – like winning free tickets to the festival.
Tickets for the festival can be purchased here: https://in.bookmyshow.com/events/sonic-tigress/ET00435559?webview=true
About Sonic Tigress
Sonic Tigress is a music and cultural movement that celebrates powerful, fearless voices of women, through music, art, and immersive storytelling. The festival is conceptualised by Cherapunjee and supported by progressive brands such as Ampere, Tira, BigBasket, Radio Indigo, Phoenix Group, Signpost. Tickets for the festival are available on Book My Show.
