Inclusive Music Band – “Pehli Baarish”
To invite the Pehli Baarish Inclusive Music Band, call Ms Ritika Sahni at +91 9769357390
Pehli Baarish is the brainchild of playback singer and Founder-Trustee of Trinayani Ms Ritika Sahni
- What?This inclusive music band brings together artists with and without disabilities
- When?Started in Mumbai in 2014 and Kolkata in 2018
- Why?Aims to provide a dignified livelihood to talented & professional musicians with disabilities as well as change the perception and representation of people with disabilities as mere receivers of support and welfare, to individuals, contributing and giving back to society
- Where?The band performs professionally upon the invitation. Here is a list of some places for whom we have performed:
Pro Bono
Leprosy Mission, Prerana, Urja, Chembur Children’s Home, Umerkhadi Remand home, YWCA-Asha Sadan, King George Memorial Hospital, Adhaar
Corporates
Bandra Durga Puja, Mumbai, The 10th year celebration of Fazlani Globale Academie, HPCL Diversity Month Celebration, Kalaghoda Arts Festival
and many more...
Enjoy some of our pro bono performances below
Check out a performance from the Pehli Baarish Music Band
Meet the Team
The Music Band Pehli Baarish is led Ms Ritika Sahni. It also comprises artists with and without disabilities which is the essence of diversity and inclusion.
Among our visually impaired musicians we have had Sachin Gaikar, Ashok Arya, Deepak Pandit and Sachin Patil on Tabla, Congo and Dholak, Augustine Chettiar on Octopads, Dhawal Bhavsar, Rahul Gujjal, Sarfaraz Quereshi, Mahesh and Nitesh Sonawane on Keyboards, Ashok Parmar, Jayant, Sapna, Mangala and Siddhesh Patil on vocals and Kishor Gohil and Budhha as the compere for our shows.
We are grateful to our friend Kishor Gohil, well known visually impaired compere and event organizer for all his support.
For several shows, we are also joined by two young talented guests- Rucha Shere and Ananya Halarnkar.
Rucha Shere has completed her Master’s in Sanskrit with first-class and has her own Sanskrit Academy and YouTube channel ‘संस्कृत रुचि with Rucha Shere‘. She has a congenital disability – Down syndrome.
Ananya Halarnkar has a YoutTube chanel called – “Voice of Ananya Halarnkar”. She is a Sangeet Visharad & wants to take up music as a career. Ananya is on the Autism spectrum.
Pehli Baarish Inclusive Music Band is available for performances.
All shows led by Ms Ritika Sahni are designed mutually in consultation with the client, the song list is decided to suit the taste of particular audiences and is rehearsed before the show. We hope to touch every soul with our music.