Parikrama (band)

Parikrama
Background information
OriginDelhi, India
GenresIndian rock
Blues
Years active1991–present
LabelsRock Street Journal, Channel V
MembersNitin Malik
Saurabh Choudhary
Subir Malik
Sonam Sherpa
Gaurav Balani
Srijan Mahajan
Shambu Nath Bhattacharya
Suhail Ali Khan
Shashank Singhania
Dhruv Bedi
Past membersVipin Mishra
Dilip Ramachandran
Chintan Kalra
Prashant Bahadur
Rahul Malhotra
Rajat Kakkar
Steve Namchyo
Valentine Shipley
Sharat Chandra Srivastava
Imran Khan
Gyan Singh
Websitewww.parikrama.com/home.html

Parikrama is a rock band from Delhi, India, formed in 1991 in Delhi. The band is considered to be one of Asia's biggest rock groups. Parikrama toured internationally with Iron Maiden in 2007, playing at the Download Festival in England. The band is known for its high-energy live performances, and has released many singles in its 3 decade long career.

In its 2014 listing of "25 Greatest Indian Rock Songs of the last 30+ Years", Rolling Stone India featured "But It Rained" (2001) by the band.[1]

In February 2020, the band's lead guitarist Sonam Sherpa died of cardiac arrest.[2]

On 8 October 2020 Parikrama relaunched their 2001 single 'But It Rained' with the entire solo, as was played by Sonam Sherpa.[3]

  1. ^ "The Search for Rolling Stone India's 25 Greatest Indian Rock Songs of the last 25 Years". Rolling Stone India. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Indian rock band Parikrama guitarist Sonam Sherpa dies at 48". www.businesstoday.in. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Parikrama relaunches their 2001 hit single But It Rained". www.flipsyde.live. Retrieved 8 October 2020.