MUSIC TALK "Nilina's Song: The Music of Naina Devi" > 6:30pm on 20th December 2017

Venue : Annexe Building, India International Centre (IIC), Lodhi Estate

Time : 6:30 pm Add to Calendar 20/12/2017 18:30 20/12/2017 20:00 Asia/Kolkata MUSIC TALK "Nilina's Song: The Music of Naina Devi" Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2017/12/music-talk-nilinas-song-naina-devi-iic.html Lecture Room - 2, Basement, Annexe Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003 DD/MM/YYYY

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served Basis)
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Venue : Lecture Room - 2, Basement, Annexe Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003
Landmark : Annexe Building is Next to Alliance Francaise
Venue Info : Events | About | Annexe Map | Nearest Metro Stations - 'Khan Market(Vilolet Line)' & 'Jor Bagh(Yellow Line)'
Area : Lodhi Road Area Events

Event Description : MUSIC TALK "Nilina's Song: The Music of Naina Devi" as part of 'Music Appreciation Promotion' Series. 

We celebrate Naina Devi and her music in this, her centenary year. The importance of music, and very particularly forms such as thumri, chaiti, kajri, barahmasa, is discussed with some excerpts from recordings to highlight ? the quality of her voice and exposition style. There will also be detailed references to her life and the extraordinary social and musical paths it followed 

Illustrated lecture by AshaRani Mathur, writer and music lover and has been fortunate enough to work in both fields. She has written and edited books on a variety of topics, and was the Producer, for seven years, for the record label Music Today

Chair: Partha Chatterjee, music and art critic

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