Aug 21, 2010
A Violin for the Monsoon
On the Friday, 27th of August at 7:30 pm, Hyderabad Western Music Forum, as part of the Music Alive series, presents Anwar Manuel Alam
A Violin for the Monsoon
Classical, Experimental-Blues, Rock & Cross-cultural Violin
Anwar Manuel Alam is of Pakistani and German parentage. He studied music at the Musikhochschule Cologne/Aachen and teaches music in Munich. He has studied Hindustani music with Wajid Ali (tabla, Lahore/Pakistan) and Carnatic with T.N. Krishnan (Chennai)
The program has three sections as follows
Section 1. Classical/European
Bach, Brahms, Pugnani-Kreisler, De Falla, Gershwin
Accompanied by: Joe Koster – Keyboard/Piano
Section 2. Experimental Music
Blues/Rock/Improvisational/Nagaland Folk Music
With: Daniel Engty – Acoustic Guitar
Section 3. Cross Cultural Music
Indian – Interdisciplinary Music
With: Aradhana Karhade – Vocal & Suhas Shastri – Tabla
About the accompanying artists:
*Aradhana Karhade A Khayal singer and music teacher based in Hyderabad. Studied Hindusthani Classical vocal from her mother the Late Smt. Usha Karhade then from from her father the Late Dr. N. K. Karhade and from Vasantrao Rajurkar.
*Suhas Shastri: Tabla Player and Music teacher. “Sangeet Alankar” “M-Music” from Akhila Bharatiya Gandharva Maha-Vidyalaya Mandal – Mumbai. “Sangeet Prabhakar” from Prayag Sangeet Samiti, Allahabad.
*Daniel Engty Professional lead guitar for Dimapur (Nagaland) based experimental rock band Abiogenesis” & Assam based folk-metal band “Jambili” from Diphu in Karbi Anglong, Assam. Plays the indigenous folk instruments of Assam.
*Joe Koster Swiss piano-player, Choir conductor and Music teacher, based in Hyderabad.
