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friday 4th march at 6:30 pm
Shye Ben-Tzur
'Shekhinah'
The Feminine Attributes of God - A Collaborative musical
performance with , Fernando Perez and Rajasthan
rhythms.
Musicians:
Shye Ben-Tzur composer & flautist
Fernando Perez classical guitar from Spain
Rajasthani musicians
- Chuga Khan - Khartal, Bhpang, Morchang
- Nihal Khan - Dholak.
- Munshi Khan - Vocal, Harmonium
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friday 4th march at 8:00 pm
'Lai Haraoba' Merrymaking of Gods
& Goddesses
a Manipuri dance recital by Meitei Jagoi
Lai
haraoba is an ancient traditional festival of the Meiteis
living in the fertile valley of Manipur. The Meitei culture of
Manipur is unusually rich having its own language and
cosmology and producing a range of artistic expressions in
dance, music, theatre, literature, film and even television,
little known even in India. When the Meitei converted to the Bhakti sect of Vaishnavite Hinduism they retained their
earlier belief?s and rituals which came to co exist with
Vaishnavism.
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Ranjani - Vocal
Gayatri - Vocal
H N Bhaskar - Violin
N. Manoj Siva - Mridangam
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saturday 5th march at 6:30 pm
'The Mystic Force of Devi a Carnatic' vocal recital by
Ranjani and Gayatri
One of the most striking characteristics of the
ancient and multi-faceted Hindu religious tradition is the
importance of Goddess worship. From the earliest Hymns of the
Rig-Veda to the popular films of Bollywood the number and
popularity of goddesses are remarkable. In spite of the
theological assumptions that all female deities are different
manifestations of an underlying feminine principle, Hindu
'Devis' are very different from each other. Some have very
strong maternal natures; some are strong, independent and are
great warriors; others are domestic in nature and closely
identified with male deities; some are associated with wild,
untamed fringes of civilization; others are the very
embodiment of art and culture.
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saturday 5th march at 8:00 pm
'Saraka'- Sacrifice
Traditional Griot, Kora and traditional songs and dancing of
West Africa by Dafra Accoustics of Burkina Faso
Djeneba Kone
of Mali Griot, storytelling and dance
Dembele Flatie from Burkina Faso - Grandmaster griot,
Balafon, Kora, Djembe, vocal and acoustic guitar.
Wilfried Souly from Burkina Faso
- Calabash and Dundun
Olivier Tarpaga from Burkina Faso
- Composer,
Choreographer, Djembe, Tama and Calabash
Saraka, translated in Bambara
as The Sacrifice, is the event that always takes place at all
traditional and familial ceremonies such as coronations,
coming of age ceremonies, baptisms, etc. The Saraka have been
an ancient tradition for centuries, and are led by Griot or
feticheurs (sacred magicians) in the Manding Empire.
The word Saraka is a derivative of the Arabic 'Sadakat' and
variations of this word exist in at least 50 languages
stretching from West Africa to Sudan. Sacrifices are common in
all cultures. Human sacrifices have given way to other animal
sacrifices or vegetables (water melons) and the use of wine
and bread in Christianity.
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sunday 6th march at 6:30 pm
'Bhagavathy, the Devi of Kerala' a Mohiniattam performance by
Neena Prasad
C.P. Madhavan Nampoothiri (Vocal)
P M Satheesan (Mrudangam)
P.P. Subramanion(Edakka)
P.N.
Murali Krishnan (Veena)
Bhagavathy
is the way that Hindu goddesses are referred to in Malayalam.
The name can refer to any of the goddesses Durga, Kannaki,
Parvati Saraswati, Lakshmi or Kali. Their temples are referred
to as Bhagwaty temples. The most famous are the Attukal
Bhagwaty temple, Kodungalloor Bhagavaty temple and
Chottanikkara Amma. Kerala is a land of villages and every
village has its Kavu, the sacred grove, the abode of the
mother goddess, Kavilamma. People worship her in her various
forms as Devi, Kali, Durga or Chamundeswari, as kind, angry,
protective or benevolent. Both the Shakti cult and the Tantric
practices strongly influenced the various ritual and folk
traditions leading to an outpouring of art, music and dance
forms dedicated to the mystical power of the feminine.
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sunday
6th march at 8.00 pm
'Tara Goddess of Compassion'
ancient songs & hymns from Tibet by Ani Choying Drolma
Ani Choying Drolma is an exceptional singer with a purity of voice
given only to the truly gifted. Her haunting melodies based on
ancient songs and hymns from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition gives
her music a spiritual resonance which comes from an inner core of
truth and beauty.
Born in Nepal, she joined the Nagi Gompa, a Buddhist nunnery in the
mountains of the Kathmandu valley at the age of 13. Her education
and spiritual training was supervised by the renowned meditation
master, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. She was educated in Buddhist
meditation, chants, rituals and ceremonies and quickly advanced to
the position of the chanting master in the nunnery.
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