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15 Colourful And Culturally Significant Festivals That Need To Be On Your Bucketlist

November 10, 2015

Every region of the world, lauds its most interesting culture through grand parties, parades and often quirky events that you need to see to believe. From the elaborate Chinese New Year, to the stunning Carniva...

10 Audiences Who Sang It Better Than The Artists On Stage

Dhriti Menon

November 6, 2015

Culture, FS Features, Music

ALL THE FEELS IN THE WORLD. Nothing feels better than watching your favourite bands/musicians, belt out their most iconic songs to a crowd full of people like you : ardent fans. What's better? When you get t...

Indulge Your Inner Jack Sparrow At The Whimsical Pirates Week Festival

Meher Manda

November 5, 2015

Culture, FS Features

If movies like Pirates of the Caribbean and Hook spoke to your soul, then the quirky British festival, Pirates Week, will get you ahoy-ing. The Caribbean islands of Cayman, with jurisdiction under the Britis...

10 Things Festival Ravers Will Regret 40 Years From Now

Meher Manda

November 5, 2015

Culture, FS Features, Music

While edm-loving ravers are the flavour of dance music festival culture today, we got to thinking about the things they might regret 40 years from now. To be fair, The Sherp is all for individual choices. B...

Throwback To These 5 Memorable Music Festivals That Never Made It To The ’00s

Anupama Khedkar

November 4, 2015

Culture, FS Features

These festivals embody the quintessence of the era of love, peace and music. The sixties and seventies were the golden decades of rock n roll, giving rise to music festivals that would be spoken about rever...

In Pictures : The Halloween-Themed Rave Of HARD Day Of The Dead

Meher Manda

November 4, 2015

Culture, FS Features

This year too, the Hard Day Of The Dead festival brought together three things that are most celebratory - Halloween, rave culture and dance music, proving to be a party like no other. You know what happens w...

10 Life Lessons That You Learn At A Music Festival

Meher Manda

November 4, 2015

Culture, FS Features, Music

Trust us when we say this, a music festival can be a great place to rake in some pretty worthy life lessons, and The Sherp lists up the 10 you really need. Apart from what you think usually goes on at festiv...

For The Eloquent Soul: 7 Brilliant Poetry Festivals Around The World

Anupama Khedkar

November 4, 2015

Culture, FS Features

Unleash the unsolicited muser in you. Here are some poetry festivals that will change the way you perceive the spoken word. From tribute festivals for legendary poets to a festival that presents its poets a...

The 10 Most Splendid Acts From Bacardi NH7 Weekender, Kolkata

The Sherp

November 3, 2015

Culture, FS Features

The Sherp picks the ten most spectacular musical moments, brought upon by ten exhilarating and brilliant acts at the Bacardi NH7 Weekender Kolkata. The Sherp had lots to say about the Bacardi NH7 Weekender ...

India At ADE : The Sherp Talks To The Indian Contingent

Meher Manda

November 3, 2015

Culture, FS Features

With ADE being the most important electronic music gathering in the world, it’s only fair that prominent names from the Indian electronic scene would be there for good measure! Electronic music is going thro...

6 Reasons Why You Need This Beautiful Psytrance Festival In Your Life

Anupama Khedkar

November 2, 2015

Culture, FS Features

Earthcore is one of the biggest psytrance festivals in the world. Read more below! Victoria’s annual five day art-and-rave festival takes place later this month. With thousands of ravers joining forces for o...

Sherpagram : The Stunningly Royal Jodhpur Riff 2015

Meher Manda

November 2, 2015

Culture, FS Features

Jodhpur Riff is the uncrowned palatial music experience of India, as it exuberantly brings together the most variant folk music from around the world in a truly royal fashion. From The Manganiyars of Marwar t...

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