Saturday, 16 November at 7:30 pm Crossroads Music presents
Shafi Mondol Baul folk music from Bangladesh "Calming the inner being, Shafi Mondol sings gorgeous praise songs to spiritual love. It's a rare privilege to hear music like this. - The Scotsman, Edinburgh 801 South 48th Street (in Calvary Church) More information, tickets, audio, and video http://crossroadsconcerts.org The Bauls of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal wander from village to village performing a unique devotional music that UNESCO has included in its register of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Members of a religious community influenced by both Hindu and Sufi mysticism, they sing songs that represent spiritual love with very earthly metaphors, all accompanied by the one-stringed ektara and four-stringed dotara, along with dhol drum and other hand percussion. Shafi Mondol is one of their leading practitioners, performers, and teachers. He received his training from Shadhon Mukherjee, and he specializes in the music of Lalon Phakir, a 19th-century Bengali Sufi saint and song-maker. Mondol tours internationally and runs the Bhabnagor Shongeet Ashram (school), where many of his disciples are among the foremost singers of Bangladesh. His contribution has been pivotal in the continuation of the Baul tradition. ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity-Announce." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. You may post announcements to this list, but this list attempts to prevent discussion. Please use univcity to discuss messages on this list. Subscribers of univcity receive all mail to this list.
