(Mumbai, India) – Known as Asia’s largest and finest Blues phenomenon, the Mahindra Blues Festival brings together some of the best Blues musicians in the world for 2 days of guitar-rippin’, soul-trippin’ action at the iconic Mehboob Studio in Mumbai.
In 2018, MBF returns for its eighth outing, with a fantastic line-up featuring the likes of British Blues legend John Mayall, New Orleans Bluesman Walter Wolfman Washington, Blues vocal powerhouse Layla Zoe and six string virtuoso Coco Montoya, along with Mumbai’s very own Blackstratblues and the winners of The Mahindra Blues Band Hunt 2018.
Since its inception in 2011, the Mahindra Blues Festival has been instrumental in bringing down international Blues legends like Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker Jr., Taj Mahal, and Walter Trout, among others, to Mumbai – fuelling a burgeoning interest in Blues music throughout the country. MBF has also become a great platform for Indian Blues bands to perform alongside the best Blues musicians in the world. MBF was also nominated in 2014 for the ‘Keeping the Blues Alive’ award presented by The Blues Foundation.
