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MUSIC FROM QUIET CONTEMPLATION TO ROMPING ECSTASY!
The Asian Connection
May 1, 2009 8 pm at Rich Forum
Jin Hi Kim on the Korean komungo, with Miya Masaoka on the Japanese koto, and Samir Chatterjee on the Indian tabla, will present a multimedia performance. The work begins with a contemplative hypnotic video, "Mandala" and the ancient 4th century acoustic komungo that is rooted in Buddhist meditation. The multimedia collaboration gradually moves into a video mix with extraordinary juxtapositions, fast cut swirling images of a deconstructed electric komungo, that becomes a reconfigured live performance through contemporary digital technology. These three Asians virtuosi will connect different traditions and create a new Asian sound for a digital age.
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The second half of this concert will be traditional North Indian classical music by Pandit Soumitra Lahiri on sitar. Pandit Lahiri's is a name held in high esteem by the connoisseurs. His actual strength lies in presentation of the Ragas, without compromising their pristine character. Armed with many years of devotion to the sitar, resulting in many prestigious awards. Lahiri will perform with Samir Chatterjee on tabla.
A SPECTACULAR DISPLAY OF VIVID AND VIBRANT MUSIC & DANCES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
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