Experimental Sound Project has a new track exclusively available on this edition of Dream Creation Magazine. Dream Creation has been publishing news and views from the underground music, arts and consciousness network in London since the early 1990′s. It’s a magazine for hyperspacial dreamers, dakini dancers and surreal psychedelicists. Reflecting on the contemporary state of the Global Psychedelic Trance scene and dazzling us with insights and interviews from some of the worlds leading lights in the modern electronic music epoch.
Come and join us one and all. Sangita Sounds host another cosmic family gathering at the ever marvellous Inspiral Lounge this weekend. A chance to chill and chat, to gather and groove and share the delectable euphonic euphoria of the magic that is Sangita Sounds.
With original music from Haladhar, Experiemental Sound Project and Noodreem, with DJ sets from Jaya Jai and Darren Sangita this is sure to be another dip into the holographic magic of Love in Light.
(Special Thanks to Rahul Khatri for “Lotus Blossoms of the Mind” artwork)
So if Babylondon done get you down, come taste the Ital Vibrations with the Sangita Soundsystem an ting inna rub-a-dub stylee!!! We gonna tear down the veil of illision and set dem free. Big Up the Sangita Massive!
Time : 8pm till 2am
Venue : Inspiral Lounge. Camden High Street. London. UK
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
Danse Odissi (Auditorium du Musee Guimet) by Dalbera. Available under an Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
Dipanwita Roy and Priyadarshini Roy will be performing Odissi dance at the Nehru centre in Mayfair, London. Odissi dance is one of the eight forms of Indian classical dance.
VENUE : Nehru Centre, 8 South Audley Street, London, W1K 1HF
DATES : Fri 22 May 6.30 pm ADMISSION : Free
An eminent Odissi dancer and a disciple of the great Guru Padmavibhushan Kelucharan Mohapatra, Dipanwita Roy has performed at major venues in India, and has extensively toured Europe, UK and the USA, for dance, workshops and demonstrations. Since 1985, she is conducting a school of Odissi dance, Shibaranjani, teaching nuances of Odissi to students. For her contribution to Odissi Dance, Dipanwita has received many awards and accolades.
One of the most talented Odissi dancers from India, Priyadarshini Roy was tutored in the nuances of Odissi by her mother, Dipanwita Roy. Priyadarshini started performing at a young age. She has a first class degree (Prabhakar) in Odissi from Prayag Sangeet Sammity, Allahabad.
Our pre-launch party is coming! This coming friday will see a cosmic ensemble of musicians, producers, friends and family gather together in the mystic melting pot of Inspiral Lounge.
SANGITA SOUNDS
Present
ASHIRVAD
(album launch)
LIVE
Ashirvad, E.S.P, Noodreem
DJ
Jaya Jay , Darren Sangita
VENUE : Inspiral Lounge, 250 Camden High Street, London
DATES : Friday 9th October 2009. 8pm – 1am.
ADMISSION : Free
Sangita Sounds present Ashirvad, a kaleidoscopic musical mandala of sonic nectar. Join us for a celebration in sound fusing and innovating in the traditions of Bengali dub, indian devotional & classical music, ambient raga and psychedelic electronica. The extended soundtrack to our journey will be provided by our hand picked selection of sonic sorcerers and musical magicians.
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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