Daira

Mumbai based four piece Art Rock band Daira release Mazaar where they get personal about the power of words, misinformation, and corruption.

Daira is a high energy Hindi ‘Art-Rock’ band that interprets rock music with desi sense of humor. Daira pioneered the ‘Awadhi Rock’ genre, which emulates sounds from the Awadh mainland through powerful vocals, tasty riffs and groovy bass lines. The band has been active in the music fraternity for over 5 years, releasing music and actively playing venues and festivals throughout the country. Daira has released 3 full length albums namely ‘ Daira’, ‘ Vipreet Buddhi ’ and ‘ Itni Jurrat ’.

Written and composed by Daira with Ashwin Lal, ‘Mazaar’ is a follow-up to their recent optimistic single ‘Basar’. The track is due to release on Friday, 23rd July 2021 across all audio streaming platforms along with an official music video on their YouTube channel. 

‘Mazaar; which translates to a ‘tomb’ in English emphasises on the power of words, conversations, opinions and the impact caused by it. On this single, the band is heard musing through a personal and social point of view on – how words lose their meaning and how relevant matters get overshadowed by saleable, trivial sentiments. The lyrical content further shifts to a socio-political perspective and comments on the nature of corrupt rulers and mass leaders – who’ve been using persistent falsehood and bogus claims to divert attention from real issues and manipulate innocent followers. Talking about the single’s inspiration, Daira’s vocalist and lyricist – Piyush Kapoor says “Words can make or break you. As artists we get inspired by all the positive comments but one troll or a destructive feedback hampers the self-confidence massively as much as you try not to pay any heed to them.” With this single, the band will also release its fourth official music video – one featuring the band members performing in an intimate setting, interspersed with illustrations and video clips.

Listen to Mazaar – Official Music Video

“Words can make or break you. As artists we get inspired by all the positive comments but one troll or a destructive feedback hampers the self-confidence massively as much as you try not to pay any heed to them.”

Daira’s vocalist and lyricist – Piyush Kapoor

Song Credits

Drums – Pratik Kulgod
Guitars – Shivam Pant
Guitars – Vikalp Sharma
Bass – Sourya Mukherjee
Vocals & Lyrics – Piyush Kapoor
Mixed and Mastered by – Arsh Sharma (FuzzCulture)
Composed by – Daira with Ashwin Lal
Album Artwork – Shikhant Sablania

Music Video Credits

Music Video Director – Fahad Sheikh
DOP – Nikhil Patil
Animation by – Kashyap Purshottam
Executive Producer – Savi Shrivastava
Edited by – Fahad Sheikh