MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION

Music of the Desert

An introduction to the musical traditions of Western Rajasthan and Kutch

Speaker: Shubha Chaudhuri, Associate Director General (Academic) of the Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology, American Institute of Indian Studies and co-authored Bards, Ballads and Boundaries: An Ethnographic Atlas of the Music of West Rajasthan

This lec-dem will present an introduction to the musical traditions of the western Rajasthan and Kutch with a view to provide connections and linkages. Bordering Sindh and with a shared history, these regions have a lot in common. The presentation will be based on the speaker’s own field experiences in Rajasthan over a number of years, and her recent incursions into Kutch

Event starts on Friday, 19 September 2014 at 05:30 hrs

Type

Talks

Dates

19 Sep 2014, 05:30 AM

Venue

MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION