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NOVEMBER 2010
- MONDAY NOVEMBER 1 @ 6:30 PM
Asia Society presents Ravi Shankar. Award Ceremony and Film Screening.
Ravi Shankar and George Harrison in Raga: A Film Journey into the Soul of India.Asia Society honors one of Asia's greatest living artists, sitar master Ravi Shankar, with a Legacy Award.Introduced by Philip Glass. Asia Society presents Ravi Shankar with a Cultural Legacy Award followed by a special screening of the re-release and DVD premiere of the 1971 film Raga: A Film Journey into the Soul of India which documented the life of Ravi Shankar in the late 1960's and 1970 as he revisited his guru Bab Ustad Allauddin Khan and performed across Europe and the United States, initiating Western audiences into the exceptional world of classical Indian music. DVDs of Raga will be on sale.
UPDATE, 10/29:
Ravi Shankar deeply regrets that he cannot attend the award ceremony due to illness. His daughter Anoushka Shankar will accept the award on his behalf.
6:30-7:00 pm: Award ceremony
7:00-8:30 pm: Raga screening
Related link:
Ravi Shankar: A Life in Music (AsiaSociety.org slideshow)Watch a trailer for Raga: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvaY3-E7ToI&feature=player_embeddedAsia Society
725 Park Avenue @ East 70 Street
New York, NY
http://asiasociety.org/events-calendar/ravi-shankar-award-ceremony-and-film-screening
Tickets: $10 Asia Society members; $12 students with ID and seniors; $15 nonmembers.
- WEDNESDAY NOV. 3 @ 9:30 PM
Vocalist Lee Torchia celebrates the Birthday of her Guru, Pandit Pran Nath!
Maitreya Padukone will accompany on Tabla.
Live Cable TV Hindustani Vocal Concert:
MNN Cable TV Channels 56/83/34
MNN2 Lifestyle (56/83/34) Watch MNN2 LiveAlso Broadcast Live on the Internet:
For More Info on Lee Torchia - www.jazzraga.com
- SATURDAY NOVEMBER 6 @ 7:30 PM
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music presents a Sarod Concert by:
Sougata Ganguly - sarod
Ehren Hanson - tabla
Sougata Ganguly is an outstanding sarod player from Kolkata. He hails from a family of legendary musicians and started his training at the age of six under the tutelage of his grandfather, Pandit Shyam Kumar Ganguli, a student of Ustad Karmatullah Khan and Baba Allaudin Khan. This gives Sougata knowledge of the styles of two gharanas: the "Lucknow" gharana and the "Maihar Rampur" gharana. Over fourteen years of intense training under his grandfather, Sougata inherited his unique knowledge and developed a deep understanding of both gharanas.Chhandayan Center for Indian Music
4 West 43rd Street, Room 616 (between 5th and 6th Avenues), New York, NY 10036 www.tabla.org
Tickets : $20, $16 (students and seniors with valid ID)
- SATURDAY NOVEMBER 6 @ 9:00 PM
The Just Alap Raga Ensemble presents Pandit Pran Nath 92nd Birthday Memorial Tribute!
Two Evening Concerts of Raga Darbari in the MELA Dream House.
Saturdays, November 6 and 13 @ 9 pm
The Just Alap Ensemble will perform Pandit Pran Nath's special arrangement of a traditional composition, "Hazrat Turkaman" set in Raga Darbari.
Featuring:
La Monte Young, voice
Marian Zazeela, voice
Jung Hee Choi, voice
Naren Budhkar, tabla
The Tamburas of Pandit Pran Nath from the Just Dreams CD.
MELA Foundation Dream House
275 Church Street, 3rd Floor, between Franklin & White Streets in Tribeca
Info and reservations: 212-219-3019; mail@melafoundation.org
Limited seating. Advance reservations recommended.
Tickets: $24. MELA Members, Seniors, Student ID, $18. - SUNDAY NOVEMBER 7 @ 4:00 PM
Shruti Laya presents a Carnatic Music Concert by:
Pantula Rama (Vocal)
M. S. N. Murthy (Violin)
Tanjore Murugabhoopathi (Mridangam)
Dr. Pantula Rama is an eminent Carnatic Music vocalist. Her initial training was given to her by her father, and advanced training under Sangeeta Kalasagara Ivaturi Vijayeswara Rao. Apart from being an A grade Vocalist, Dr. Rama has a B High in violin and viola from All India Radio in the carnatic style. Rama has been described as having an easy-flowing voice capable of traversing low and high octaves with ease and vocal comfort, unerring command over laya, and helped by Bhashagnana. Her concerts reveal that she understands the beauty of the Saints' sangita and the depths of the sahitya sentiments, for compositions of all Vaggeyakaras.
http://www.youtube.com/v/AWv3Am-hTRE (Javali in Kapi)
http://www.youtube.com/v/tG9mmzfOzHU (Navanita Chora)PS 115 - Elementary School
80-51 261 Street,
Floral Park, NY 11004
Admission: $15 - Free for Members and under 18
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 12 @ 6:30PM
Sitar Concert by Indrajit Roy Chowdhury with Naren Budhakar on tabla.
YogaMaya
135 West 20 Street (B/W 6th and 7th ave. 6th Floor)New York, NYFRIDAY NOVEMBER 12 @ 8:30 PM
Presented by Carnegie Hall in partnership with World Music Institute. Persian & Indian Improvisations by the Ghazal Ensemble.
Featuring maestros:
Kayhan Kalhor on Kamancheh
and Shujaat Husain Khan on Sitar,
two master musicians from the Persian and Indian classical traditions. Kalhor (kamancheh-spike fiddle) has worked with Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Project, the Kronos Quartet and Masters of Persian Music. Khan (sitar-lute), son and disciple of Ustad Vilayat Khan, is a top-ranking artist in North Indian music who recently recorded with Asha Bhosle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bckvBBUPVJw
They are joined by Samir Chatterjee on tabla (drums). Rare NY appearance.
Zankel Hall at Carnegie HallWest 57th Street and 7th Avenue
New York
Carnegie Charge (212) 247-780
Tickets: $38, $46
$34, $41.50 WMI Friends
Photo credit: Ira Landgarten
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 12 @ 9:30 PM
IAAC presents the10th Annual Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival with "Films on Music".
Community Sponsor: HarmoNYom.
Documentary: Songs of Mashangva
Rewben Mashangva, a blues musician and composer from the Tangkhul Naga tribe of Northeast India begins to explore past the folk music that his tribe had abandoned when they converted to Christianity. Making his own traditional instruments, Mashangva single-handedly begins to revive a musical form before his musical heritage fades completely away. This documentary portrait offers a rare look at the impact of Western style education on the Naga customs and on how a rich tribal musical tradition has slowly been replaced by Christian hymns and choirs.
Featuring Rewben Mashangva.
Directed by Oinam Doren, India, 2010, 72 mins, US Premiere, English.
For more information about all films and panels at the10th Annual Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival (November 10 to 14): http://miaacfilmfest.org/
SVA - Silas Theatre
333 West 23rd Street (between 8th & 9th)
NYC.
Discount Ticket: $12 (with code: MIAACMMN)
General Admission: $15
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 13 @ 12 PM
IAAC presents the10th Annual Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival with "Films on Music".
Community Sponsor: HarmoNYom
Documentary: Leaving Home (The life and Music of Indian Ocean)
Leaving Home is the story of four men who make music together as Indian Ocean, the most significant music band from India. Based in Delhi, this band has been making path-breaking, timeless music outside the mainstream for almost 20 years. Using primarily Western instruments, Indian Ocean has created a very Indian sound which is uniquely their own. Their music is showcased in three different ways – in concert with all their stage finery, a casual performance in their own neighborhood, and raw improvisations from inside their rehearsal room.Featuring Indian Ocean.
Directed by Jaideep Varma. India, 2010, 115 min. NY Premiere. English, Hindi, & Bengali (with English subtitles)
For more information about all films and panels at the10th Annual Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival (November 10 to 14): http://miaacfilmfest.org/
SVA Theater 2 (Beatrice)333 West 23rd Street (between 8th & 9th)
NYC
Discount Ticket: $12 (With code MIAACMMN)
General Admission: $15
SATURDAY NOV. 13 @ 6:00PM
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 14 @ 4:00 PMVedic Heritage presents its Annual two days Festival on November 13th and 14th bringing doyens of Indian Classical Music and Dance and young and upcoming artists from India, the winners of Its Annual Competition.Saturday from 6.00 PM onwards
Sitar Recital by Sweekar Katty – young artist
Pakhawaj Recital – Rishishanker Upadhyaya – young artist
Kathak Dance – Dhanashree – young artist
Kuchipudi Dance – Prateeksha Kashi - young artist
Vocals – Padma Vibhushan Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj
Sunday from 4.00 PM onwards
Sitar Recital by Ustad Shujaat Khan
Vocals by Asawari – young artist
Awards
Odissi Dance Recital by – Padma Vibhushan Dr Sonal Mansingh
Vedic Heritage Annual Festival of Music and Dance
@ Pt Jasraj Auditorium
111 – Jerusalem Avenue, Hempsted, NY 11550
Buy tickets online at www.vedicheritage.org
Or Vedic Heritage – 516 539 9055
Kusum Gupta - 516 769 0172 or Nayan – 516 240 6506
Tickets – VIP $150 / $50 / $35
SATURDAY NOV. 13 @ 7:00 PM
Yoga Anand Ashram presents The Music of North India.
Dee Harris - Slide Guitar and Mandolin
Nitin Mohan - Tabla
concert at 7pm
Yoga Anand Ashram
42 Merrick Road,
Amityville, NY 11701
(North side of the street - next to cvs - take southern state pkwy to rt. 110 south make a right on Merrick rd. and pass two lights)
Tickets: $15.00
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 13 @ 8 PM
DUE TO VISA ISSUES, CONCERT IS CANCELED & POSTPONED TO FEBRUARY 2011.CANCELED! HarmoNYom proudly presents Sitarist Maestro Ud. Shahid Parvez Khan
to perform at the THE MUSIC ROOM.
Accompanied on Tabla by Nitin Mitta.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DilpMCw9sKc&feature=relatedBecause of international travel restrictions, the Ud. Shahid Pravez Khan's concert on Saturday November 13 2010 as part of the MUSIC ROOM project has been canceled. We are heartbroken over this unfortunate situation. Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan is one of the most important Indian Classical musical artists of our generation, and it has always been a privilege to present him to the New Yorkers and Music Lovers! The Concert is postponed to the end of FEBRUARY 2011. Upon request, tickets will be refunded where they were purchased. For more information, please contact HarmoNYom at contact@harmonyom.org.Thanks.Ustad Shahid Parvez khan's Concert in NYC on November 13 2010 as part of The Music Room Project has been CANCELED and will be POSTPONED end of February 2011!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqFnWOIF3Yw&feature=related
Tickets and memberships for The Music Room:
More details and Venue to be announced!
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 13 @ 9 PM
The Just Alap Raga Ensemble presents Pandit Pran Nath 92nd Birthday Memorial Tribute!
Two Evening Concerts of Raga Darbari in the MELA Dream House.
Saturdays, November 6 and 13 @ 9 pm
The Just Alap Ensemble will perform Pandit Pran Nath's special arrangement of a traditional composition, "Hazrat Turkaman" set in Raga Darbari.
Featuring:
La Monte Young, voice
Marian Zazeela, voice
Jung Hee Choi, voice
Naren Budhkar, tabla
The Tamburas of Pandit Pran Nath from the Just Dreams CD.
MELA Foundation Dream House
275 Church Street, 3rd Floor, between Franklin & White Streets in Tribeca
Info and reservations: 212-219-3019; mail@melafoundation.org
Limited seating. Advance reservations recommended.
Tickets: $24. MELA Members, Seniors, Student ID, $18.SUNDAY NOVEMBER 14 @ 4.00 PM
Vedic Heritage presents its Annual two days Festival on November 13th and 14th bringing doyens of Indian Classical Music and Dance and young and upcoming artists from India, the winners of Its Annual Competition. Sitar Recital by Ustad Shujaat Khan
Vocals by Asawari – young artist
Awards
Odissi Dance Recital by – Padma Vibhushan Dr Sonal Mansingh
Vedic Heritage Annual Festival of Music and Dance
@ Pt Jasraj Auditorium
111 – Jerusalem Avenue, Hempsted, NY 11550
Buy tickets online at www.vedicheritage.org
Or Vedic Heritage – 516 539 9055
Kusum Gupta - 516 769 0172 or Nayan – 516 240 6506
Tickets – VIP $150 / $50 / $35
SATURDAY NOV. 20 @ 10:00 AM
14th Saraswathi Award Festival 2010 - Attended by Distinguished Guests.
Competitions Start at 10:00 AM.
Presentation Ceremony at 6:00 PM - Saraswathi Award Winners Performance
A Competition for Indian Children who live in the
United States & Canada. For the Age Group 4 to 20.
Every Participant Receives Trophy:
Indian Language Song
Classical Song
Folk Dance
Classical Dance
Instrumental Music
The Queens High School of Teaching
74-20 Commonwealth Blvd (Corner of Union Tpke & Commonwealth Blvd)
Bellerose, NY 11426.
E-Mail: saraswathiawards@gmail.com
Jojo Thomas (516) 455-9739
FREE ADMISSION
SATURDAY NOV. 20 @ 3PM to 8PM
Ragachitra presents
RagaChitra's 6th Annual Day Celebrations with diner and light music. RagaChitra Students have a line up of wonderful performances - classical (Carnatic) & light music and classical dances. All welcome!
Tamil Cultural Center, Tamil Church
79-11 Caldwell Avenue,
Middle Village, NY 11379.
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 20 @ 5PM
Kalavant Center presents Indian Music!
Featuring:
Javed Khan - Sitar
Neermala Balkaran - Vocal
Joe Kaminski - Trumpet
Ustad Kadar Khan - Tabla
Imran Khan - TablaSt. Mark's Church (in the Bowery)
10th St, 2nd Ave
New York, NY 10003
More information: www.kalavant.org Call: 212-475-2348
Tickets: $35, $20SATURDAY NOV. 20 @ 6:30 PM
SangeetSabha proudly presents Tabla Solo by
Pandit Nayan Ghosh accompanied by Pandit Ramesh Mishra on Sarangi.
One of India's front-ranking Tabla players, Pandit Nayan Ghosh is widely acknowledged as a brilliant soloist and a refined accompanist. The hallmarks of his musicianship are a ringing tonal resonance, powerful yet superfine dexterity and an enviable traditional repertoire of the Farukhabad, Delhi, Ajrada and Lucknow styles. He has received intensive and immaculate training from his late father, the renowned maestro 'Padmabhushan' Pandit Nikhil Ghosh, who was considered an important figure in the Indian music scene of the 20th century. Nayanji's elder uncle was the legendary flautist Pannalal Ghosh. Nayanji grew up listening to such maestros like Ustad Ahmedjan Thirakwa, Ustad Amir Hussain Khan, Ustad Jahangir Khan, Ustad Habibuddin Khan, Ustad Inam Ali Khan and several others.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0MAXPEt0oc
Also, thrilled to present the emerging young talent, Ishaan Ghosh, student and son of Nayan Ji on Tabla, making his solo NYC debut.
Helen Mills Theater
139 West 26 Street (6/7 Aves)
New York, NY 10001
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/774577783/efblike
Tickets: $20, $35, $50
SATURDAY NOV. 20 @ 7:30 PM
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music presents a vocal concert by:
Smt. Suchismita Das - vocal
Sri Kedarnath Havaldar – tabla,
Sri Sandeep Jadoonandan - harmoium
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music
4 West 43 Street # 618 (5/6 Ave), New York, NY www.tabla.org
Tickets: $20, $16 (students and seniors with valid ID)
SATURDAY NOV. 20 @ 8:30 PM
Tickets and more details: $100 (including diner)
http://cities.sulekha.com/new-york/events/Music/2010/11/mehfil-e-ghazal-with-habib-wali-mohammad.htm
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 21 @ 6:00 PM
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music presents a Sitar concert with Maestro:
Pt. Nayan Ghosh. 
Pandit Nayan Ghosh is an Indian Tabla & Sitar player. Nayan Ghosh was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra to the legendary Tabla Maestro Padmabhushan Pandit Nikhil Ghosh, the founder of Sangeet Mahabharati. He was trained by his father, and practiced under the watchful eye of Ustad Ahmedjan Thirakwa, who lived with them for many years towards the end of his life in Mumbai. Nayan Ghosh is regarded by many as the greatest performer of the traditional tabla repertoire of the Farrukhabad style. He has accompanied many of the all-time greats, such as Pandit Ravi Shankar, Pandit Nikhil Banerjee, Ustad Vilayat Khan and Pandit Buddhadev Das Gupta. Presently he is also working as guest music professor in Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, where he teaches tabla, sitar and vocal music. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6705912558216557503#docid=6705516992911074777
Accompanied by Samir Chatterjee - tabla
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music
4 West 43 Street # 618 (5/6 Ave), New York, NY www.tabla.org
Tickets: $20, $16 (students and seniors with valid ID)
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 21 @ 8:00 PM
"Conversations in Taal" is a world music project 
lead by sitarist GARGI SHINDE featuring noted international guest artists as pianists Rod Williams, Adam Klipple, drummer Mark Johnson, Flamenco danseuse La Conja and Indian classical dancer, Aditi Bhagwat. The project uses rhythmic percussion cycles or "Taal" to bridge the tradition of Indian classical music with jazz. With exciting original compositions, visual and rhythmic confluence of dance and music, and improvisational moments among musicians on stage, "Conversations in Taal" is a unique collaboration among veteran and future NYC jazz & world music artists that brings together artists and audiences across cultures and musical tastes.
Guest artist Gwen Laster on Violin
the dazzling Kathak danseuse Aditi Bhagwat on foot percussion - she is not to be missed!
Featuring Bassist & Composer Masataka Odaka
and Naren Bhudakar on tabla.
Tenri Japanese Institute
43 West 13 Street
New York, NY
http://www.reverbnation.com/conversationsintaal#!
SATURDAY NOV. 27 @ 8:00 PM
Indian Classical Music performance at the Kleinart Gallery by notable sitarist
Nayan Ghosh. Accompanied by: Ray Spiegel, Tabla, Ishaan Ghosh (son), Tabla Klienert James Gallery 34 Tinker Street Woodstock, NY 12498 Tel: 845.679.2926 info@pondi.biz http://pondi.biz Admission $15 
Neel Murgai (sitar), Arun Ramamurthy 
(Carnatic violin) & Sameer Gupta
(Tabla) will be joining us for a night of Indian classical and originally composed pieces played on the sitar, violin and tabla respectively. This triad of musicians bring with them influences from American jazz, western composition and ancient classical Indian music. The music will be accompanied by the spontaneous drawings of Joshue Ott via his visual instrumentation program, superDraw. The entire event will be broadcast live to SeoulArts in South Korea. Following the performance will be a question and answer period with our live audiences in both New York City and South Korea.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ2_9g_KDnw&feature=player_embedded
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