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Heart of Drums : Tribal, Drums and Electronica>

Performers: Sidi Goma Tribe (Drums & Dancers) Taufiq Qureshi (Djembe/Percussion) Sridar Parthasarathy (Mridangam/Kanjira/Darbuka ) Giridhar Udupa (Ghatam) Anirudh Sankaran (Chenda / Idakka ) Ranjit Barot (Drumset / Zendrum/Electronica) Having inherited a unique blend of African tribal ethnicity with Sufi mysticism, the Sidi Goma drummers and dancers are joined on stage by path-breaking maestros of percussion […]

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Young Stars | Project by Colin D’Cruz>

Goa has some amazing budding talent that needs a platform like this. Some of the most talented youngsters will get the opportunity to take the stage with a professional backing band for the first time. Performers: 1. Aman Singh – tabla/vocals 2. Noah Fernandez – violin 3. Nathan Fernandez – keyboards 4. Sylvia, Shanice an […]

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Young Stars | Project by Colin D’Cruz>

Goa has some amazing budding talent that needs a platform like this. Some of the most talented youngsters will get the opportunity to take the stage with a professional backing band for the first time. Performers: 1. Aman Singh – tabla/vocals 2. Noah Fernandez – violin 3. Nathan Fernandez – keyboards 4. Sylvia, Shanice an […]

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Jazz Junction | Project by Colin D’Cruz>

Over the last twelve years the band featured some phenomenal visiting talent from America, Germany, Canada, England, France and Italy to name just a few of the countries. The band’s line up for the Serendipity Arts festival will include Marina Xavier from Singapore on vocals, Oleg Kasper from Russia on saxophone, Jason Quadros on keyboards, […]

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Latin Connection – A musical evening in collaboration with Colin D’Cruz>

The band’s repertoire includes popular Portuguese and Konkani songs that are set to Indian classical dance forms besides the regular Goan folk dances. The four dancer are featured on three of the 10 songs that are performed and adds a whole new dimension to the band’s performance. Performers: Singers Veeam Braganza Verphina Dias Queenie Fernandes […]

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Karavaan – The Gypsy Trail>

The Spanish Andalusian Gypsies have been described as having roots in the wandering tribes of Rajasthan, who are believed to have migrated across the borders of our land many centuries ago and settled in parts Southern Europe. This will be a musical exploration of that ancient link between these two traditions, designed around the theme […]

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Love Ballads>

Sonia Shirsat from Goa presents the fado, a Portugese song form said to have emerged in the early part of the nineteenth century. Monali Thakur presents love songs from Hindi films and popular music, while Arko Mukherjee sings of love, longing and loss in Bengali.

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Satrangi>

The experimental dance project showcases six dancers from across the world – exponents of different techniques and styles – coming together to explore various vocabularies through a unique collaboration. This production has been conceptualised by Tanusree to promote sharing and appreciation across cultures, in the process lifting the invisible barriers across various styles. The performers […]

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Satrangi>

The experimental dance project showcases six dancers from across the world – exponents of different techniques and styles – coming together to explore various vocabularies through a unique collaboration. This production has been conceptualised by Tanusree to promote sharing and appreciation across cultures, in the process lifting the invisible barriers across various styles. The performers […]

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Satrangi>

The experimental dance project showcases six dancers from across the world – exponents of different techniques and styles – coming together to explore various vocabularies through a unique collaboration. This production has been conceptualised by Tanusree to promote sharing and appreciation across cultures, in the process lifting the invisible barriers across various styles. The performers […]

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River Raaga Cruise>

Hindustani classical music is closely associated with Nature, and with seasonal, diurnal and nocturnal cycles. SAF presents music lovers with the opportunity to experience this association in a special concert by khayal artist Omkar Dadarkar, a senior disciple of leading vocalist and guru Ulhas Kashalkar. He presents a special concert where the artist and audience […]

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The Spoken Word Project | Kommune>

Remember the good old days of sitting around a campfire sharing stories? The Storytellers is our modern day take on that. At a time when interactions primarily take place across screens, The Storytellers encourages people to look up and connect with one another by sharing their personal life experiences face to face, without inhibitions and […]

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The Spoken Word Project | Eight Moons>

The Eight Bamboo Visions and Stories of the Yeti is an enchanting storytelling series which brings together a very rare collection of original and traditional stories by Koitso, delicately woven into a session of mountain sounds and music. The stories not only provide a beautiful way to explore the elusive Himalayan cultures but also open […]

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The Spoken Word Project | Dastangoi>

Nanni ki Naani by Ismat Chughtai Nanni ki Naani survives her destitution using a combination of courtesy, cunning and grit. She wears a namesake burqa; artfully takes multiple shares when food is distributed to the poor; wages war on the neighborhood monkeys; and quietly sings praises to her dearest companion: her favorite pillow. Adapted for […]

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Singularity – Meeting of the Minds>

Myriad cultures collide to make one joyous sound, a living expression of ‘Singularity’, the oneness of all things, but each retaining its unique personality. Designed as an exploration in bringing together Indian ethnic styles in vocals and instrumentation with the western influences of jazz, funk and contemporary. Saxophone meets Jazz vocals and Hindustani flute, and […]

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Sandhi: The harmony of dance and music>

This commissioned production would be a confluence of dance, music and literature. The collaboration between a classical dancer and a classical vocalist addresses a serious lacuna in the field of dance — the scarcity of creative dance music. Even though music is an integral part of dance, there is a growing absence of powerful dance […]

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Sandhi: The harmony of dance and music>

This commissioned production would be a confluence of dance, music and literature. The collaboration between a classical dancer and a classical vocalist addresses a serious lacuna in the field of dance — the scarcity of creative dance music. Even though music is an integral part of dance, there is a growing absence of powerful dance […]

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Sandhi: The harmony of dance and music>

This commissioned production would be a confluence of dance, music and literature. The collaboration between a classical dancer and a classical vocalist addresses a serious lacuna in the field of dance — the scarcity of creative dance music. Even though music is an integral part of dance, there is a growing absence of powerful dance […]

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Sandhi: The harmony of dance and music>

This commissioned production would be a confluence of dance, music and literature. The collaboration between a classical dancer and a classical vocalist addresses a serious lacuna in the field of dance — the scarcity of creative dance music. Even though music is an integral part of dance, there is a growing absence of powerful dance […]

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Sandhi: The harmony of dance and music>

This commissioned production would be a confluence of dance, music and literature. The collaboration between a classical dancer and a classical vocalist addresses a serious lacuna in the field of dance — the scarcity of creative dance music. Even though music is an integral part of dance, there is a growing absence of powerful dance […]

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