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Wednesday, September 23, 2009 | 8:30 PM
Gary and Laura Maurer Concert Hall :: 4544 N Lincoln Ave.
Rhythm of Rajasthan
Free ticketed event. $5 suggested donation.
BOX OFFICE: 773.728.6000 for reservations
The Old Town School of Folk Music and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs present this concert as part of this year's Chicago World Music Festival. From the windswept Great Thar Desert in Rajasthan ("The Land of Kings") in northwestern India comes Rhythm of Rajasthan with its mesmerizing music and dance. Composed of musicians from Langa ("Song Giver") and Manghaniyar hereditary groups of itinerant entertainers, the ensemble performs a program of vibrant and joyous folk music, encompassing driving percussion, ecstatic Sufi songs and hypnotic sarangi (bowed lute) and algoza (double flute.) Joining the musicians is the famed Sua Devi, a dancer in the film Latcho Drom, who performs the sensuous Kalbeliya Sapera snake-charming dance and the spectacular Bhavai folk dance.
The artists will offer a workshop in our Thursday Workshop Series.
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