Music and dance from a wide spectrum of cultures will be staged in Waterperry's new open air theatre. Art in Action would like to thank Event Power for their generous contribution to staging this event. Entrance is free.
Performances take place on all four days of the event. Highly recommended if you would like to experience a variety of music from around the world.
In the event of poor weather an alternative performance area will be announced.
Please use the dropdown box to find a schedule of performances for each day.
Thursday
12:15 - 13:00
Indian Classical Music - Rajkumar Misra, Parth Gharfalkar and Fida Husain Rajkumar Misra is arguably one of the foremost tabla players of his generation. A worthy heir to the heritage of the "Jaipur Gharana of Tabla & Kathak Dance", he has earned a reputation that breaks geographical and cultural barriers. A Fellow of Trinity College of Music, he teaches Tabla (North Indian Percussion) at the Bhavan Centre in London. 07958520876 /misrarajkumar@hotmail.com
In line with the traditional "Guru-Shisyha" parampara, he will be performing a "Tabla Duet" with one of his young & very talented disciples, Parth Gharfalkar (age 14). The audience will have a unique opportunity to enjoy this first of its kind duet between these two very talented musicians of two different generations. 07944322092 / mgharfalkar@yahoo.com
Fida Husain (harmonium)
13:15 - 14:00
Indian Classical Music - Saberi Misra and Rajkumar Misra Saberi Misra is the youngest member of Jaipur Gharana of Kathak Dance (age 13). She is not only a talented Kathak dancer, but also a gifted musician. She is learning north Indian classical vocal from her mother Chandrima Misra & the north Indian classical percussion called Tabla from her father Pandit Rajkumar Misra. She is performing a solo Kathak Dance, accompanied on Tabla by Pandit Rajkumar Misra & on Sarangi by Surjeet Singh. misrarajkumar@hotmail.com
Rajkumar Misra is arguably one of the foremost tabla players of his generation. A worthy heir to the heritage of the "Jaipur Gharana of Tabla & Kathak Dance", he has earned a reputation that breaks geographical and cultural barriers. A Fellow of Trinity College of Music, he teaches Tabla (North Indian Percussion) at the Bhavan Centre in London. 07958520876 /misrarajkumar@hotmail.com
15:30 - 16:15
Chinese Instrumental - Kimho Ip and Filip Davidse The inter-cultural collaboration of two musicians, Filip Davidse from Holland and Kimho Ip from Hong Kong. The duo has made possibly the world's first recording featuring the unique combination of 100-stringed Chinese dulcimer (Yangch’in) and a soprano saxophone.
The duo will be invited to perform in Shanghai Expo in June 2010, and a tour to Beijing, Hong Kong, Amsterdam and Warsaw is planned in 2010.
07786835528. ikhhkms77@yahoo.co.uk Web: http://www.imapimap.com
16:30 - 17:15
West African music - Kadialy Kouyate Kadialy Kouyate was born in Senegal into the "griot", or storytelling tradition which perpetuates the oral culture and history of a village or family.
Kouyate belongs to the great line of Kouyate griots, descendents of Balla Fasseke Kouyate, the first Mandinka diali, who became the official griot in the service of the emperor Sundiata Keita during the early thirteenth century. Being brought up in such a family, he played the kora instinctively from an early age.
After many collaborations with musicians around the world, Kadialy has finally assembled his own band, ‘Sound Archive’, comprising classical and jazz musicians, to play his original compositions based on the traditional griot repertoire from Senegal.
Since 2005 Kadialy has taught kora to undergraduate and postgraduate students at the School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London). 07716078837. kadialy@kksoundarchive.com Web: http://www.kksoudarchive.com
