MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION

Nilina's Song: The Music of Naina Devi

We celebrate Naina Devi and her music in this, her centenary year. The importance of music, and very particularly forms such as thumri, chaiti, kajri, barahmasa, is discussed with some excerpts from recordings to highlight ? the quality of her voice and exposition style. There will also be detailed references to her life and the extraordinary social and musical paths it followed

Illustrated lecture by AshaRani Mathur, writer and music lover and has been fortunate enough to work in both fields. She has written and edited books on a variety of topics, and was the Producer, for seven years, for the record label Music Today

Chair: Partha Chatterjee, music and art critic

Event starts on Wednesday, 20 December 2017 at 05:30 hrs

Type

Talks

Dates

20 Dec 2017, 05:30 AM

Venue

MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION