Performances from our Showcase 2008, 25 October 2008, Assembly Rooms, George Street, Edinburgh |
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Vocal group: bandish in raag yeman Our vocal group perform khyal set in tintal (16 beats). Khyal (meaning 'thoughts' or 'fantasy') is one of the two main classical vocal forms in inorth indian music. Prakriti Dutta, Ally Price, Nigel Richards, Lopa Sirur (vocal), Ad Howells (sitar), Dave Beards, Vijay Kangutkar (tabla) Click here to find out about our vocal classes |
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Tabla group: layakari Our tabla students perform a series of rhythmic compositions and improvisations set in tintal (16 beats). Tabla are a set of tuned drums and form the main percussion instrument in north indian music. Vijay Kangutkar, Clive Paul, Dave Beards, Mike Black, Des Travis (Chaugada) Click here to find out about our tabla classes |
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Vocal solo: bandish in raag yeman Prakriti sings in both Dhrupad and Khyal style. Here she sings in khyal style. The main line of the bandish (composition) is interspersed by short improvisations . Prakriti Dutta (vocal), Vijay Kangutkar (tabla) Click here to find out about our vocal classes |
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Sitar solo: Dhun in raag khamaj Dhun is a common instrumental form. It is basically nothing more than an instrumental version of a folk song. In this case the Dhun is set in Kerewa (8 beats). Sonal Mann (sitar), Vijay Kangutkar (tabla) Click here to find out about our sitar classes |
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Bharata natyam: tartan See how the rhythmic footwork born in India long ago smoothly joins with the vibrancy of modern Celtic music! Gargi Kanabar, Anjali Gangadharan Click here to find out about bharatanatyam classes |
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Bharata natyam: Mushika Vahana Dance in praise of Lord Ganapethy, the elephant-headed god. He is the remover of obstacles, fear and misery, his big belly contains all the universes past, present and future. Gargi Kanabar, Anjali Gangadharan, Ashwini Arvind, Neha Zamvar, Soma Parananathan, Sulaimina Bharwani, Anjali Jayanty, Nikita, Niranjana Gopalakrishnan, Prithi Natarajan, Malaivisha Click here to find out about bharatanatyam classes |
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Bollywood Bollywood, is an exciting fusion of dance forms set to popular film soundtracks. The movements are drawn from South Asian classical forms and influenced by many of the world's popular dance styles. Click here to find out about bollywood classes |
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The performers Thanks to all the performers and organizers Special thanks to Dave Beards for sound and lighting without which the performance could not have gone ahead |
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