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JANUARY 2010
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| Tibetan Mountains Songs with Soname |
| Wednesday 13 January, 6.30pm-7.30pm |
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Asian Music Centre, £3 1-2 Bradford Road, London, W3 7SP, www.amc.org.uk
Born in the Tibetan countryside, Soname moved to England where she has been developing a singing career and brought to European audiences the traditional music from her distant homeland. Her songs reflect different styles including both powerful mountain songs, and songs with a spiritual influence. Soname's voice is awesomely powerful with a haunting passion that reflects the joy and beauty of the Tibetan landscape.
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| A night of Iranian, Afghan and Indian traditional Music at Café Oto |
| Wednesday 20 January, 8.00pm |
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A night of Iranian, Afghan and Indian traditional Music at Café Oto
Wednesday 20 January, 8.00pm
Enjoy and learn more about traditional music in the relaxed atmosphere of
Café Oto, 18-22 Ashwin Street, Dalston E8 3DL.
Price £5 (£2 for people who can prove they're on benefits)
£5: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/64845
£2: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/64846
Musicians and instruments:
Veronica Doubleday will be singing traditional Afghan folk and popular songs and playing the daireh (frame drum), with John Baily (Emeritus Professor of Ethnomusicology at Goldsmiths) on Afghan rubab, a short necked double chambered plucked lute with sympathetic strings, and dutar, a two-stringed long-necked lute.
Debipriya Das, Sitar and Vocals Debipriya, vocalist/ sitarist for Tarang (UKs first National South Asian Ensemble) will be performing light-classical musical forms in both Hindi and Bengali on her plucked stringed lute, which derives its resonance from sympathetic strings, a long hollow neck and a gourd resonating chamber. She will be accompanied on the tabla by 13 year old Janan Sathiendran.
 
Please listen to 104.4 fm Resonance radio on Jan 18, and 19th from 8-9pm and hear the musicians talk and play!
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| Strings of Asia Series Okinawan Court Music from Japan with Shinjin Kise |
| Wednesday 27 January, 6.30pm-7.30pm |
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Asian Music Centre, £3 1-2 Bradford Road, London, W3 7SP, www.amc.org.uk
The Sanshin (literally meaning Three strings) is an Okinawan musical instrument and precursor of the Japanese Shamisen. Its close resemblance in both appearance and name to the Chinese Sanxian suggests its Chinese origins. Shinjin Kise is one of the foremost Okinawan classical Sanshin musicians and former professor at the Okinawan Arts University. He is also the President of the Restoration of the Uzagaku 7 Music and of the Royal Court of Ryukyu Arts Association, as well as a member of the Council of the Association of Traditional Arts of Okinawa.
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FEBRUARY 2010
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| Beijing Opera Demonstration and Workshop with Qin Liang |
| Wednesday 3 February, 6.30pm-7.30pm |
- Asian Music Centre, £3 1-2 Bradford Road, London, W3 7SP
Professional Beijing Opera actor, Qin Liang, will introduce Beijing Opera history, role types, painted-faces, costumes, voice, movements, and show a short video. She will demonstrate movements and voice in part costume with a 15-meter long ribbon. The audience will be invited to join in basic movements and singing at the end.
Qin Liang graduated in Daomadan (military Lady's role) from the Performance Department of the National Academy of Chinese Opera, Beijing, in 1999. She graduated in 2002 from the Music Education Department of the Wuhan Conservatory of Music, majoring in Dance, after which she worked as a teaching assistant for the Hubei University of Technology for three years.
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| RONU MAJUMDAR AND NATHAN 'FLUTEBOX' LEE |
| Feb 6 |
- Wolverhampton, Arena Theatre, £8 (£6), 7.00pm
With the special participation of Nathan "Flutebox" Lee, Wandan and Hanif Khan.
Wulfruna Street, WV1 1SE
Tel. 01902 321321 or www.arenatheatre.info
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| Feb 8 |
- London, The Elgar Room, Royal Albert Hall, £17, 7.45pm
Flute Encounters: Bansuri to Beatbox with Ronu Majumdar and Nathan "Flutebox" Lee (press release).
Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP
Tel. 020 7589 8212
www.royalalberthall.com
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| Feb 13 |
- Corsham, Pound Arts, £12 (£11), 7.30pm
The Pound, Pound Pill, Corsham
With the special participation of Nathan “Flutebox” Lee, Wandan and Hanif Khan.
Wiltshire
SN13 9HX
Tel. 01249 701628
www.poundarts.org.uk
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| UK’S FIRST HIMALAYAN FILM AND CULTURAL FESTIVAL |
| Feb 10 |
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MARCH 2010
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| The Asian Music Circuit Presents.....at Café Oto |
| Wednesday 3 March, 8.00pm |
- Traditional Indian music, traditional Jewish music from Eastern Europe, and an exploration bringing the two together
Café Oto 22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, London, E8 3DL
The third night in a series constantly evolving. This time AMC hosts an eclectic night featuring:
Jyotsna Srikanth on violin, accompanied by mridangam, the London Klezmer Quartet and finally a newly composed piece with Francesca Ter-Berg on cello, Camilo Tirado on tabla, Ewan Bleach on saxophone, and a Dhrupad singer (TBC)
£5 (£4 conc.)
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/71681
Also: Listen to resonance radio 2 March 8.00pm-9.00pm to hear the artists talk about how they composed their piece.
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APRIL 2010
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| The Essence of Krishna featuring Hariprasad Chaurasia with Alarmel Valli |
| Saturday 17 April, 7.30pm |
- Presented by the Lions of Moor Park in association with Asian Music Circuit in aid of The Chain of Hope.
Cadogan Hall
5 Sloane Terrace, London, SW1X 9DQ
The Bansuri flute was the instrument used by Lord Krishna to invoke the call of divine love. Today no living person personifies this call better than Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia who has devoted his life perfecting winning worldwide acclaim, and making him the most sought after contemporary musician in the world today. Also featuring the internationally acclaimed dancer, Alarmel Valli who interprets the fables of Krishna through dance. Her dance is reputed to be vibrant, joyous and sensuous without losing the deep spirituality.
Tickets*: £35, £25, £15 Super Seats: £50 (first 8 rows)
To book and choose your seat visit: https://esro.cadoganhall.com/peo/chi2007/integrate.php?page=event&peocode=1240
or telephone: 020 7730 4500
*Note: Certain ticket prices are currently only available via telephone.
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| Courtly Love - Indian poetry, music and dance from the palaces of the Maharajahs |
| Thursday 29 April, 2010, 7.00pm |
- Organised jointly with Poets in the City
Ondaatje Wing Theatre at the National Portrait Gallery
St Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HE
This amazing event will be hosted by the leading expert Viram Jasani , and will feature the acclaimed Dhrupad singer Ritwak Sanyal , who will be accompanied by Shrikant Mishra on the traditional double-headed drum the pakhawaj. The event will feature rarely heard recitals from the bardic tradition by Rajendra Singh Barhath and Kalla Khan Manganiyar ,
followed by Hannah Mannila and Hetel Gokal performing kathak , a stylish
and exciting dance which also formed an important part of these sophisticated courtly entertainments.
Tickets are available from the National Portrait Gallery.
£5.00 (£4.00 conc.)
• Call 020 7306 0055
• Book online at www.npg.org.uk/events
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MAY 2010
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| India Noir: LATE |
| Friday 14 May 2010, 6.30pm |
- National Portrait Gallery
St Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HE
India Noir is an evening filled with a rich and illuminating mix of contemporary Indian culture. Enjoy live Indian music programmed by the Asian Music Circuit; a fascinating panel discussion about Indian Crime Fiction delving into the dark side of Delhi and Calcutta with well known authors and writers and British contemporary artists, The Singh Twins will be in conversation to discuss their work which fuses Indian traditional and contemporary Western influences. With a range of exciting Gallery tours, art and dance workshops added to the mix this will be a truly memorable night.
Part of the Indian Spring events season accompanying The Indian Portrait 1560 – 1860 exhibition
FREE event
Shah Jahan as a Prince by Mughal
Abu'l-Hasan ('Nadir al-Zaman'), c.1617
©V&A Images/Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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| Activities at the Asian Music Centre |
| Wednesday 5 May, 6.30pm |
- Talk and demonstration on Chinese Lute with Cheng-Ying Chuang
£3
Taiwanese lutenist/countertenor Cheng-Ying Chuang studied Chinese lutes liuqin & zhongruan since 12 and finished MMus at Birmingham Conservatoire in vocal performance in 2007. He won prizes on Chinese lute solo, conducting and voice in both Taiwan and UK and was the first countertenor to be awarded as the Young Star 2008 of the National Concert Hall in Taipei. In this talk, he will introduce the history of liuqin and zhongruan , including the reformation of the modern instruments he is using and the comparison between Chinese plucked instruments. He will also perform music/songs selected from Han (206 BCE–220 CE), Tang (618-917), 20th Century and contemporary styles.
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| Sunday 30 May, Sunday 6 June, Sunday 13 June, 2 screenings starting from 3.00pm |
- Asian Film Season: Music in Movies
£3
What would movies be without music and songs? How does soundtrack layer and enhance a filmic narrative? How much does a film music reflect its context and culture? What is special about Bollywood song and dance? A special season of film screenings which explore the use of music and soundtrack in feature films from South Asia. In addition there will be some documentaries on Indian music and musicians.
Each film will be book-ended by an introduction and a post-screening discussion.
Curated by filmmaker and film historian Sangeeta Datta.
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JULY 2010
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| Summer School 2010 |
| Saturday 24th July – Sunday 1st August |
- This year the summer school will be held at the Royal Academy of Music from Saturday 24th July – Sunday 1st August 2010. As part of the annual summer school there will also be a wonderful series of concerts and seminars held at the Southbank Centre which will be open to the public. For more information contact the Education Team: Jasel@amc.org.uk
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