The 3rd ASEAN-India Music Festival concluded
The 3rd ASEAN-India Music Festival concluded
The 3rd ASEAN-India Music Festival was held at Purana Quila, New Delhi from 29 November to 01 December 2024. The festival was organised by MEA in collaboration with Seher. Minister of State for External Affairs, Shri Pabitra Margherita inaugurated the festival in the presence of Ambassadors and High Commissioners of ASEAN countries in New Delhi. The year 2024 marks a decade of India’s ‘Act East Policy’. To mark the occasion, a series of people-centric events and activities, including the ASEAN-India Music Festival, were announced by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at the 21st ASEAN-India Summit held on 10 October 2024 in Vientiane, Lao PDR.
In total ten bands from ASEAN Member States and 5 bands from India captivated the audience through their spell binding performances during the festival reflecting the civilisational bonds between ASEAN and India that have thrived on people to people linkages. It is estimated that more than 15,000 people attended the festival. ASEAN bands like Floor 88 (Malaysia), Buc Tyong (Vietnam) Television Off (Thailand), Chet Kanchhana (Cambodia), MRTV (Mynammar) Subsonic Eye (Singapore), Milledinails (Indonesia), Taiy Akard (Laos), KAIA(Philippines), Tropical Hornbills (Brunei) represented ASEAN Countries. Native performers like Western Ghats, Jasleen Royal, Sukriti-Prakriti, Raghu Dixit and Shaan enthralled the audiences.
Pabitra Margherita, Honorable Minister of State for External Affairs expressed how music can dissolve boundaries but strengthen connections.