Mystic music from Pakistan with Sain Zahoor. Traditional magical melodies and spiritual and religious verses blend and weave a beautiful insight into the devotional musical traditions.
The University of Bradford is delighted to welcome back the transcendent and genuinely awe-inspiring music of Sain Zahoor and band, following the sell-out success of their concert in the University Atrium in June 2008. Sain Zahoor is a phenomenon. Winner of the 2006 BBC World Music Voice of the Year Award without ever having released a record, Sain’s music emanates from the Sufi tradition and was honed singing in dargagh (shrines) and mela in his native Ojara district of Pakistan. Since then Sain has travelled the world offering audiences the opportunity to come; the closest anyone alive will get to being in the presence of the Sufi mystics of yore, like Bulle Shah and Shah Hussain.
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Where : University of Bradford Atrium
When : Friday 11 June, 7.30pm.
Price : Tickets £7
More Information: 01274 233200 or theatre@bradford.ac.uk
The magical Music of Mali can claim no finer proponents of that incredible sound than these two Maestros, Ali Farke Toure & Toumani Diabate. Playing Guitar and traditional Kora, their mingling vibrations have long delighted listeners since their first collaboration, “In the Heart of the Moon” back in 2005. Now we have another beauty to enjoy in the form of this new release on the ever joyous World Circuit Records, simply titled “Ali & Toumani”.
Anyone who loves the beauty of music and the simplicity of melody and harmony should hear this.
We are delighted to share news of our good friend and fellow musician Tinoush Bahrami featuring at this Traditional Persian Music concert. The Magham Ensemble will see Tar, Setar, Oud, Percussion and Vocal playing together in this rare opportunity to enjoy Persian music. Magham Ensemble concentrates on Iranian regional and magham music, and not the Dastgah and Radif system.
Highly Recommended musical magic which will see all benefits from the program going to a very good cause. Unfortunately the concert is only open to students and University staff, however a guest can accompany a student or staff member of The University of Manchester. So…. it’s time to befriend a student at Manchester University!
Ranajit Sengupta, arguably Kolkata’s finest Sarod player will be appearing with his fusion music project, Anouraag, on 20th February for the Milapfest organised program in the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester. This fascinating project features Ranajit and Miguel Guldimann and his unique 8 Stringed guitar, adapted by him to feature resonant sympathetic strings similar to a Sitar or Sarod.
This event will take place in The Barbirolli Room at The Bridgewater Hall.
The Sarod is one of the most popular and prominent instruments in Hindustani (northern Indian) classical music, known for its deep, weighty and introspective sound. Ranajit Sengupta is a highly talented performer, composer and lecturer. At a young age, Ranajit has already captured a very respectable place in the hearts of Indian music lovers through his soulful solo performances.
The eminent Indian Music and arts organisation, Darbar, have just announced their line up for this years impressive Darbar festival.
The festival encompasses North and South Indian music traditions, along with film exhibitions, free workshops and a chance to meet and discuss with some of the artists.
A veritable feast of Classical Indian Musicians will resonate their marvellous music in the city of London for the main body of the events, from 1st – 4th April 2010. No doubt the city is blessed to have such a dazzling array of stars in its midst and I heartily encourage anyone with an interest in the magic of music to attend any of these excellent performances.
With such esteemed heavyweight musicians such as as Shiv Kumar Sharma (Santoor), Anindo Chatterjee (Tabla) and the Gundecha Brothers (Dhrupad Vocal) the line up is drenched in promise. Lesser know but no less talented appearances from artists such as the Canartic vocal duo Ranjani & Gayatri are sure to captivate British audiences and leave them spellbound. The magical tones of Kaushal Das on Sitar are also sure to delight the listener and reveal nuances of music that will illuminate and enthrall. I have blogged many times about the great Indian Classical Music festivals such as Dover Lane Conference in Kolkata or Dhrupad Mela in Varanasi, but this really is the closet thing we are going to get this side of the Indian Ocean.
The line-up is listed here with more details below:-
Festival elements…
Carnatic vocal and instrumental | North Indian Hindustani vocal | Dhrupad | Western Operatic | Free Workshops | Audience with the artists | Films | Mini-concerts | Concerts throughout the day
The line-up…
Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma | Patricia Rozario | Veena Sahasrabuddhe | Rohan de Saram | Dhruba Ghosh | Bhupinder Chaggar | Hari Sivanesan | T Pirashanna | Kousic Sen | Satyajit Talwalkar | Dharambir Singh | Sunil Kant Gupta | Shahbaz Hussain | Ranjani and Gayatri | Jyotsna Srikanth | H. S. Sudhindra | Sanju Sahai | Kushal Das | Pandit Anindo Chatterjee | Ravi Shankar Upadhay | A K Palanivel | Rajhesh Vaidhya | Arun Prakash | Anirudh Athreya | Pandit Venkatesh Kumar | Soumik Datta | Neyveli Venkatesh | Gundecha Brothers
Enjoy an evening session of Bansuri (Bamboo Flute) at the Nehru centre later this month. As the nephew of the worlds foremost proponent of Bansuri, we should expect a mesmerising experience of Indian Classical Music
Nephew and child prodigy of flute maestro Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, Rakesh Chaurasia is the most accomplished of disciples of his uncle, who shows all the promise to carry the Chaurasia legacy to new heights.
VENUE : Nehru Centre, 8 South Audley Street, London, W1K 1HF
Oumou Sangare is a sonic mystic singing the songs of eternity. As Mali’s most prominent female vocalist, her beautiful selection to releases to date are all mesmerising insights into the magical music of Mali and the rich cultural traditions of her ancestors. This is a rare oppotunity to enjoy her music at a free appearance at the new Rough Trade East store
NO WRISTBAND OR GUEST LIST NEEDED, JUST COME DOWN ON THE DAY
Oumou is an artist who is proud of her country and its diverse cultures, now recognised and appreciated throughout the world. “Mali is a country of oral tradition, which explains why music and society here are part of each other. The 32 different ethnic groups here each have their own well-developed culture. They don’t need each other to make good music, even though cross-fertilisation is always good. There should still be a lot more recognition for Malian music. I deeply respect each individual artist in Mali. Our potential is incredible. Mali and its music embody the symbol of a free and victorious Africa.”
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