Percussion pundit Sivamani, jazz legend Louiz Banks, & ‘zitar’ prodigy Niladri Kumar fuse genius with joy at Times Ahmedabad Festival The captivating tunes of ‘Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram’ — one of Gandhiji’s favourite bhajans — zapped the large audience at Times Ahmedabad Festival’s Asia Electrik performance on Sunday evening at the Vastrapur Amphitheatre. Asia Electrik […]
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Chaiya Chaiya-fame Chennai based percussion pundit Sivamani, who has been drumming since the age of 7, is to set the city on fire with his ‘Asia Electrik’ mates ‘Zitar’ legend Nilathri Kumar and jazz king Louiz Banks. “We are all set to surprise city with fresh fusion notes especially composed for the Times Ahmedabad Festival,” […]
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Creative writing is born out of excruciating pain for some, while for others creation itself is simply celebration and pleasure. At the two-day national meet of women writers in Ahmedabad, experts and authors discussed enriching varieties of textures of women’s writings and paradoxes of processes that prompt women in to pursuing writings. The meet organised […]
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City Schools Teaching Performing Arts Go Global Don’t be surprised if a Japanese mesmerizes you with a Kathak performance or an American captivates you with a t a bl arecital!. Music and dance schools from Ahmedabad are testing international waters to reach out to foreign aspirants who have no qualms in giving in to India’s […]
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Three patterns of poetries – Music, Literature and Dance – merged Infusing fresh idioms into the evocative language of Bharatnatyam, Alarmel Valli, Chennai-based foremost exponent of the Pandanallur style dance form, created a seamless blend amongst three patterns of poetries, poetry in verse, poetry in dance and poetry in music during a one-half hour presentation […]
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