FULL HOUSE SHOW
THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND SUPPORT
There is nothing better than good friends, some lovely music, plenty of cool and soothing drinks on a hot evening like this. Imagine yourself miles outside Jaisalmer in the middle of the endless sand dunes sitting in the hot sand in the shade of camels sipping cups of cool raab with the setting sun behind you and an energetic Kalbelia dancer swaying to the tunes of Langa and Manganiar music right in front of your eyes. Ahhh.... such a bliss.
This is the epitome of a Rajasthan tour and we are bringing it right here at your doorstep. Except for the props, you will find everything at the Rhythm of Rajasthan concert - world class Langa, Manganiar, and Kalbelia artists performing in concert at the Ohlone Smith Center, in Fremont on September 18, 2009.
From the windswept Great Thar Desert in Rajasthan in northwestern India comes Rhythm of Rajasthan with its mesmerizing music and dance. The musicians, from the Langa (“song giver”) and Manghaniyar hereditary communities of itinerant entertainers, perform a program of vibrant and joyous folk music, encompassing driving percussion, ecstatic Sufi songs, and hypnotic sarangi (bowed lute) and algoza (double flute). They are joined by the famed Sua Devi, a dancer in the film Latcho Drom, who performs the sensuous Kalbeliya Sapera snake-charming dance and the spectacular Bhavai folk dance. San Francisco debut.
