Chalupa Posted May 8, 2005 Report Posted May 8, 2005 I saw them perform last night here in Philly. It was amazing. They are playing one more show together tonight. If you're in NYC and you don't have plans for tonight do yourself a favor and go check these guys out. Here's the info... Asia Society presents World Premiere of Kinsmen/Svajanam by Kadri Gopalnath and Rudresh Mahanthappa Thursday, Friday and Sunday, May 5, 6 and 8, 2005, 8:00PM Asia Society and Museum 725 Park Avenue at 70th Street, NYC World premiere of Kinsmen/Svajanam, an exciting collaboration by two masters of the alto saxophone commissioned by the Asia Society. Kadri Gopalnath is a living legend of South Indian Carnatic music who introduced the saxophone to the Indian classical repertoire. Rudresh Mahanthappa is a fiercely innovative Indian American jazz musician. Together, they fuse a myriad of traditional and contemporary influences to create a ground-breaking artistic vision. The two are joined by their co-led Dakshina Ensemble with violin, guitar/sitar-guitar, mridangam (barrel drum), bass and drum-set. Rudresh K. Mahanthappa -Alto Saxophone Kadri Gopalnath - Alto Saxophone Kanya Kumari - Violin Rez Abbasi - Guitar/Sitar-Guitar Carlo de Rosa - Acoustic Bass Gautam Siram - Mridnagam Eliot Humberto Kavee - Drums $16 Asia Society and World Music Institute members/students/seniors $20 nonmembers For tickets and information, call (212) 517-ASIA or visit www.AsiaSociety.org Quote
Chalupa Posted May 8, 2005 Author Report Posted May 8, 2005 More info(including sound clips) here: http://wnyc.org/shows/soundcheck/episodes/05052005 Quote
Д.Д. Posted May 9, 2005 Report Posted May 9, 2005 Looks very interesting. Hope this band gets recorded. Quote
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