“I would be at my innovative best tonight,” said Choli Ke Peeche-fame Ila Arun, popular Rajasthani folk-pop singer with a unique, husky voice, “as I have prepared an exclusive ‘funky-folk’ item for the Times Ahmedabad Festival.” Jaipur-based Arun, who is first time to appear at a public event at the city on Thursday, said, “I […]
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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 […]
Continue readingAsia Electrik promise to gift city a surprise
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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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 […]
Continue readingWhen Dhrupad singing took a new pattern
A vocal quartet (two male voices accompanied by two female voices) presenting Dhrupad singing was a new pattern presented at the AIAF special classical music concerts on Sunday at Grand Cambay and at Amit Ambalal’s Haveli. Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha opened the concert with raga Amrit Varshini heralding the beginnings of the soon-to-approach New Year […]
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