The HIT Music Festival, which features top South Indian artists, will stage a return at Expo 2020 Dubai on Saturday, following its debut in Sharjah in 2020. The Jubilee Stage’s marathon seven-hour show will feature performances in a variety of genres and languages, ranging from Malayalam to Tamil.
On the bill are Suchetha Satish, a young Keralite singer, Remya Nambeesan, a singer and actress, and Sachin Warrier, best known for his song Muthuchippi Poloru from the Malayalam film Thattathin Marayathu. Nambeesan is well-known in the Tamil and Malayalam film industries.
Suchetha, 16, will kick off the festival with a multilingual set at 5 p.m., after breaking a Guinness World Record by singing in 102 languages at the age of 12. Rock and blues trio Rock Paper Scissors, as well as vocalist, poet, and social media frenzy Arya Dhayal, will perform her debut single Try My Self, are also on the bill. Jyotsna Radhakrishnan (a famous singer) and Siddharth Menon (co-founder of an acclaimed South Indian Band).
KS Harisankar, a music producer and singer will also take the stage. The evening’s final performer will be Harish Sivaramakrishnan, the lead singer of the rock band Agam. All Expo 2020 Dubai ticket holders get free admission to the festival.
