The Raga Samay Festival Presented by Crossroads Music in collaboration with the Sangeet Society and the University of Pennsylvania South Asia Center
Film Screening Wednesday, April 3 Concerts Saturday, April 6 to Sunday, April 7, 2013 Panel Discussion Monday, April 8 Reserve tickets now! - http://www.ragasamay.org/category/tickets -- Tonight: screening of "Play Like A Lion: The Legacy of Maestro Ali Akbar Khan " Wednesday, April 3 at 7:00 pm International House, 3701 Chestnut Street American born Alam Khan, son of legendary Indian sarodist Maestro Ali Akbar Khan, is traveling from California to India on his first concert tour without his ailing father. Alam finds it's not always easy following a legend, so when he feels the weight of living up to his family's North Indian Classical music tradition, he remembers his father's advice: "Don't worry, Play like a Lion!" Featuring Carlos Santana, Mickey Hart, Derek Trucks, John Handy, Zakir Hussain, Swapan Chaudhuri, G. S. Sachdev, Aashish Khan, and Alam Khan. With narration by Mark Cohen. Tickets and more information - http://ihousephilly.org/events/play-like-a-lion-the-legacy-of-maestro-ali-akbar-khan/ -- This Saturday and Sunday: The first 24-hour concert of Indian classical music in the Americas in decades. Saturday, April 6 at 6:00 pm to Sunday, April 7 at 7:30 pm Main Building, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street Ten soloists from India and the US will perform fifteen consecutive concerts, each improvised within a raga (melodic system) traditionally reserved for that time of day or night. The festival will include vocal solo performances accompanied by tabla and harmonium, instrumental solo performances accompanied by tabla, and instrumental jugalbandi (duets), and other activities that will add to the enjoyment and understanding of novices and experts alike. Highlights include: • sunset performances by top vocalists Arati Ankalikar and Kaivalyakumar Guruv • a unique sunrise duet dedicated to the memory of Pt. Ravi Shankar, featuring santoor maestro Tarun Bhattacharya (his student) and mandolin virtuoso Snehasish Mozumder (who performed with his ensemble) • a midnight sarod solo by Alam Khan, American-born heir to a legendary family of Indian musicians • a noon performance on flute from Steve Gorn, jazz saxophonist turned bansuri adept • Kala Ramnath's famous "singing violin" • the versatile Nayan Ghosh, one of the few masters of both sitar and tabla • concerts by two world-class Philadelphia-area artists: vocalist Sanhita Nandi and sitarist Allyn Miner • Philadelphia's first screening of "Play Like a Lion: The Legacy of Maestro Ali Akbar Khan" • a panel discussion on "Keeping Time: Ragas in Contemporary Settings" Tickets, audio and video, and schedule - http://www.ragasamay.org -- Panel Discussion - "Keeping Time: Ragas in Contemporary Settings" Monday, April 8 at 5:00 pm 200 College Hall, University of Pennsylvania Hosted by the University of Pennsylvania South Asia Center. The Raga Samay Festival will conclude with an informal discussion reflecting on how the weekend’s concerts fit into the world of Indian classical music today. Panelists will include scholars, artists, concert organizers, and teachers who have worked in India, the US, and other countries and represent a variety of generational and geographical backgrounds. Free and open to the public. More information at http://www.ragasamay.org/category/panel-discussion/ The Raga Samay Festival has been supported by the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage. ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity-Announce." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. You may post announcements to this list, but this list attempts to prevent discussion. Please use univcity to discuss messages on this list. Subscribers of univcity receive all mail to this list.
