"Gypsy Music" an Illustrated talk by Dr. Punita Singh as part of the 'Music Appreciation Promotion' Series at Lecture Room - 2, Annexe Building, India International Centre (IIC), Lodhi Estate > 6:30pm on 16th January 2015

Time : 6:30 pm Add to Calendar 16-01-2015 18:30:00 16-01-2015 20:00:00 68 "Gypsy Music" an Illustrated talk by Dr. Punita Singh as part of the 'Music Appreciation Promotion' Series Event Page : http://goo.gl/Cx6vtQ Lecture Room - 2, Annexe Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003 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 : "Gypsy Music" an Illustrated talk by Dr. Punita Singh as part of the 'Music Appreciation Promotion' Series.

“Gypsy" and "Music" are words that pair together harmoniously but conjure up different images and sounds for different people.  From traditional Romani songs associated with events, festivals and rites of passage, to music expressing existential angst; from syncopated foot-tapping Flamenco to Manouche Swing and Gypsy Jazz; from Hungarian 
Cigányzene, Romanian Lăutari, Fanfare and Manele, to Bulgarian Chalga and Balkan Pop, gypsy music defies being confined within boundaries. In this illustrative talk, Dr Punita Singh will present an overview of the diverse genres and hybrid styles often clubbed under the rubric, “gypsy music". The India connection and influence of gypsy music on western classical composers will also be discussed.

Punita is a musicologist, linguist, psychoacoustician, editor and educator based in New Delhi. Special areas of interest and expertise include Christian sacred music, music of the Renaissance, twentieth-century music, Flamenco, and contrastive aspects of Indian and Western classical music.

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