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Parikrama | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Delhi, India |
Genres | Indian rock Blues |
Years active | 1991–present |
Labels | Rock Street Journal, Channel V |
Members | Nitin Malik Saurabh Choudhary Subir Malik Sonam Sherpa Gaurav Balani Srijan Mahajan Shambu Nath Bhattacharya Suhail Ali Khan Shashank Singhania Dhruv Bedi |
Past members | Vipin Mishra Dilip Ramachandran Chintan Kalra Prashant Bahadur Rahul Malhotra Rajat Kakkar Steve Namchyo Valentine Shipley Sharat Chandra Srivastava Imran Khan Gyan Singh |
Website | www |
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]