Alright Mela Brings Mediterranean Electro-Trance to India for Fête de la Musique 2026
Groove, resistance, and trance collide as the French trio performs across five Indian cities in June.
As part of Fête de la Musique 2026 and the wider Month of Music celebration, French trio Alright Mela will tour India this June with a powerful live act built around rhythm, trance, movement and collective energy.
Fête de la Musique 2026 expands into a Month of Music driven by one central idea: music belongs everywhere. Not confined to concert halls or formal venues, this year’s edition transforms public spaces into sites of encounter, movement, improvisation, and shared emotion. Across cities, audiences will encounter immersive performances, roaming sonic experiences, collective dances, and musical interventions that interrupt the ordinary and invite participation. The city itself becomes part of the performance.
Alright Mela brings together Mediterranean influences, Gnawa traditions, oud, electronic beats and psychedelic synth textures to create a sound that is both rooted and contemporary. Their music carries the energy of the dance floor, but also the urgency of the world around us, with songs that reflect on migration, discrimination, war, identity, tolerance and the possibility of living together.
Formed by Markus, Cheb Xavi and Moroccan Gnawa artist Jaouad El Garouge, Alright Mela moves between Europe, the Maghreb and the Middle East. Their performances are built for movement, but not only for celebration. They invite audiences into a space where groove, resistance and reflection meet, creating a live experience that is hypnotic, socially conscious and deeply physical.
“Our music was born from unexpected encounters between traditions, instruments, and influences from different parts of the world. What matters most to us is the collective energy of a live performance, and India feels like the kind of place where that energy can take us somewhere entirely new.” — Alright Mela
This year, the French Institute in India is bringing three different artists who will tour across 15 cities. Alright Mela channels the collective energy of Mediterranean electro-trance, bAlllAd transforms public space into an immersive participatory performance, and Kelly ou moi offers an intimate musical journey shaped by emotion and storytelling. Together, they reflect the diversity of today’s French music scene and offer audiences across India three unique ways to experience music.
“Since 1982, Fête de la Musique has brought people together through a celebration of music that is both popular and universal. This June, it will resonate across fifteen Indian cities, highlighting the vitality and richness of the French contemporary music scene while creating new connections with audiences and artists across India. Blending eclectic sounds, poetic storytelling and immersive experiences, Alright Mela, Kelly ou Moi and bAlllAd will contribute to celebrating the enduring cultural dialogue between France and India.”
— H.E. Dr Thierry Mathou, Ambassador of France to India
Tour Schedule
• 21 June — Hyderabad
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