Music In Times Of Quarantine: Singers Live-Stream Mini-Concerts For Fans From Their Homes!
The number of positive cases of coronavirus has climbed to over 160 in India including 25 foreign nationals Three persons have died due to the infection in the country. Several states have already ordered closure of all places of public gatherings including schools colleges clubs swimming pools etc. While social distancing is being highly being recommended and followed to combat the spread of the contagious coronav virus musicians including John ...Read More
It's just been three months since 2020 began but looks like a lot has already happened. There is turbulence all around the world and pandemic Coronavirus has triggered everyone to stay at home and be safe.
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The number of positive cases of coronavirus has climbed to over 160 in India, including 25 foreign nationals.
Three persons have died due to the infection in the country. Several states have already ordered closure of all places of public gatherings including schools, colleges, clubs, swimming pools, etc.
While social distancing is being highly being recommended and followed to combat the spread of the contagious coronavirus, musicians including John Legend, Ankur Tewari, Baba Sehgal, and Chris Martin are taking to social media to perform their songs for anyone tuning into their live streams.
Here is a closer glimpse at 'music at the times of Quarantine."
1. Chris Martin
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin on Monday brought cheer through songs for fans after he announced an Instagram Live performance. The official page of 'Coldplay' put out the video of the live performance as a post on Tuesday. The singer was live with his fans for around 30 minutes, performing some of his hits including 'A Sky Full of Stars', and 'Trouble', and telling interesting stories about the tracks.
2. John Legend
Legend also took to Twitter to express his praise for Martin's idea and decided to follow the thread with a live stream from his personal account. "My friend Chris Martin did a lovely little concert from home today. I'll be doing one tomorrow at 1 pm Pacific time. See you soon. We'll try to get through this together! #TogetherAtHome," Legend wrote to his followers, adding that he'll be taking song requests from anyone joining in. He also asked his fans to let him know which other artists he should "pass the torch to."
3. Keith Urban
Keith Urban too surprised his fans by dropping a live performance on Instagram.
4. Pink
American singer-songwriter Pink on Tuesday followed up the effort to keep her fans engaged. The 40-year-old singer took to her Instagram to share the video of her singing and wrote: Free concert slash piano lessons from my heart to yours To make you feel my love rehearsals.
5. Ankur Tewari
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In India, Ankur Tewari, who was the music supervisor on Gully Boy, held an online jam on Sunday for his followers confined to their homes. The singer-songwriter said the trigger to Livestream a music gig was a mix of his concerts getting canceled and the general anxiety about India entering a crucial week with the number of coronavirus cases on the rise.
"It is essential for people to stay indoors and as much as possible, try and avoid being in social gatherings. I wanted to encourage that. I thought I'll do a gig so they don't feel that there's fun happening in the outside world and there's nothing for them," Tewari told Press Trust of India (PTI).
6. Baba Sehgal
Popular 1990s rapper Baba Sehgal released a new music video titled "Namaste", named after the no-contact Indian way of greeting gaining currency across the globe. "I saw Prince Charles coming out of the car and trying to shake hands with one of his colleagues and realized he isn't supposed to shake hands and does ''namaste''. Then I saw Trump also doing that with some minister. "I thought ''namaste'' should be the theme. Not that it''s a cure for coronavirus, but it''s a preventive step. I wrote the soundtrack in an hour's time, made music by 2 am and dubbed the song the next day," Sehgal told PTI.