How we evolved and what we do?
Christened by its founder and avid music lover, Shankar Krishnan - who is currently a resident of the Twin Cities (Rosemount, MN) in the US of A - the Minnesota Friends Karaoke band comprises of a bunch of like-minded music lovers with versatile talents and a passion for singing and playing musical instruments right from their childhood days. Frequent family-oriented social get-together among the current members of the band brought out hidden talents and one idea led to the other with the cascade of thoughts culminating into the successful formation of the band which started its musical journey on the auspicious occasion of "Diwali" (also referred to as the "Festival of Lights" among the Hindu community of India) in the year 2008 at the Hindu Temple of Minnesota. Thanks to the Hindu Society of Minnesota and its cultural committee, the Minnesota Friends Karaoke band got to perform its first stage program on this day - the October 17th - as a part of "Diwali" celebrations in the temple auditorium - which was witnessed and supported by a limited bunch of devotees visiting the temple in addition to the vociferous support from the immediate family members of the artists.
Since that day, the band has grown in stature to get recognition and accreditation from the large Indian community living in the Twin Cities and its suburbs. As evident from its name, initially the band consisted of singers who lead voices to "karaoke" tracks from popular songs of the Indian film industry. But by keeping its doors open, the band now has a bunch of energetic teens playing instruments such as the keyboard, drums & guitar to accompany the lead singers which would go on to replace the karaoke tracks and provide "live musical" entertainment instead.
Please take time to browse through our pages to get to know our organization - by clicking on the appropriate links. Also watch the videos from our programs so far as a testimony for our commitment to making each of our program enjoyable to watch for each & every avid music lover and critic from the audience.
IF YOU WANT TO BE A PART OF THIS MUSICAL JOURNEY AND FAMILY, PLEASE CLICK ON "CONTACT US" LINK ABOVE, FILL IN YOUR CONTACT DETAILS AND CLICK ON "SUBMIT" TO SEND US AN EMAIL WITH YOUR INTERESTS.
Since that day, the band has grown in stature to get recognition and accreditation from the large Indian community living in the Twin Cities and its suburbs. As evident from its name, initially the band consisted of singers who lead voices to "karaoke" tracks from popular songs of the Indian film industry. But by keeping its doors open, the band now has a bunch of energetic teens playing instruments such as the keyboard, drums & guitar to accompany the lead singers which would go on to replace the karaoke tracks and provide "live musical" entertainment instead.
Please take time to browse through our pages to get to know our organization - by clicking on the appropriate links. Also watch the videos from our programs so far as a testimony for our commitment to making each of our program enjoyable to watch for each & every avid music lover and critic from the audience.
IF YOU WANT TO BE A PART OF THIS MUSICAL JOURNEY AND FAMILY, PLEASE CLICK ON "CONTACT US" LINK ABOVE, FILL IN YOUR CONTACT DETAILS AND CLICK ON "SUBMIT" TO SEND US AN EMAIL WITH YOUR INTERESTS.