Fête de la Musique : World Music Day

World Music Day – Fête de la Musique
Presented by Alliance Française de Delhi

On the occasion of the World Music Day, The Alliance Francaise de Delhi brings the celebration of music on Saturday June 26, 2010 .
The evening will witness mix genre of indoor and outdoor performances at the premises of Alliance by three musical performances namely – Jaipur Beat’s  from the heritage of Rajasthan’s city Jaipur , Bangla Natak.com’s Folk Orchestra from the rich land of Bengal and Sridhar /Thayil- the cutting edge band  from the metropolitan city Mumbai! The evening will be kick started by some French songs by Antoine Redon.
Adding more festivity to the World Music celebrations will be the delectable food and drinks. It shall be celebrated the French way with cheese, wine and other French delicacies.

About the Bands

Jaipur Beat’s
Jaipur Beats is the young group from Jaipur presenting the Rajasthani songs basked in traditional folk music producing some foot tapping music to be liked by one and all.
The performers:
DINO :  Cajon, darbuka, udu, farsi daf, khartaal
FARUKH KHAN : Sarangi
ARIF KHAN : Sitaar
FIROJ ALI : Saxophone
KAYAM ALI : Tabla
Added to their musical treat is the enthralling traditional dance performance by a special guest Rakhi Sapera .

Banglanatak dot com’s Folk Orchestra
Ethno-magic Going Global (EGG) is a Project started in Dec 2009, by banglanatak dot com and funded by the European Union, to develop creative enterprise at grassroots, based on intangible cultural heritage of rural and tribal communities. A key objective is to promote cultural diversity and forge multiregional partnerships for revitalization and propagation of folk art and culture. Cross cultural exchange is being facilitated to revitalise cultural heritage and build harmony across communities and nations. 
Starting 2004, banglanatak dot com has an initiative of making art a livelihood and works with 3200 folk artists across 6 districts of West Bengal covering 6 art forms (Chau, Jhumur, Patachitra, Gambhira, Domni and Baul-Fakiri).
The Performers from Rural Bengal
? Dhol : Sanatan Das from Nadia, Mahadev Roy from Bankura
? Dhamsa : Sarat Kisku from Bankura, Bhagabat Mahato from Purulia
? Tabla : Piyash from Nadia, Shiv Shankar Kalindi from Bankura
? Madol : Shiv Shankar Kalindi from Bankura
? Flute : Mohan Patra from Bankura
? Clarinet : Shiv Shankar Kalindi from Bankura
? Dotara & Vocal : Noor Alam, Babu Fakir from Nadia, Sourav Mondol from S-24 Pgs

Sridhar / Thayil
Formed in late 2007 in Bangalore, Sridhar/Thayil is a lyrical pop duo from Bombay-NY-NJ-Hong Kong. Their "cutting edge urban grime" concocts sweet jazz vocals with mean gravely talk over wailing blues guitar and electronic back beats. S/T has been known to combine sounds from opera to Hindustani sargamto electropop; and they play a range of characters as part of theirlive act: a demented preacher, a three year old, a drowning man...
S/T has performed internationally and in India at venues such as the Galle Festival (Sri Lanka), Sula Fest (Nasik), Prithvi festival (Mumbai) etc. LISTEN @ myspace.com/sridharthayil

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