American Institute of Indian Studies presents "Music of the Desert" a talk by Shubha Chaudhuri as part of 'Music Appreciation Promotion' Series at Lecture Room - 2, Annexe Building, India International Centre (IIC), Lodhi Estate > 6:30pm on 19th September 2014

Time : 6:30 pm Add to Calendar 19-09-2014 18:30:00 19-09-2014 20:00:00 68 American Institute of Indian Studies presents "Music of the Desert" a talk by Shubha Chaudhuri as part of 'Music Appreciation Promotion' Series Event Page : LINK HERE ADDRESS HERE DD/MM/YYYY

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Venue : Lecture Room - 2, Annexe Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003
Landmark : Annexe Building is Next to Alliance Francaise
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Event Description : American Institute of Indian Studies presents "Music of the Desert" An introduction to the musical traditions of Western Rajasthan and Kutch as part of 'Music Appreciation Promotion' Series.

This lec-dem will present an introduction to the musical traditions of the western Rajasthan and Kutch with a view to provide connections and linkages. Bordering Sindh and with a shared history, these regions have a lot in common. The presentation will be based on the speaker’s own field experiences in Rajasthan over a number of years, and her recent incursions into Kutch 


Speaker : Shubha Chaudhuri, Associate Director General (Academic) of the Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology, American Institute of Indian Studies and co-authored Bards, Ballads and Boundaries: An Ethnographic Atlas of the Music of West Rajasthan 

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