Krar Collective At London International Arts Festival - 09.11.14
Four exciting bands form the line-up of this very special evening, a highlight in the London International Arts Festival (LIAF) programme: acclaimed Susheela Raman, one of the UK’s best singers and among the most celebrated artists in the Asian diaspora. With six albums to her name and a reputation for incandescent live performances, her set will ooze a rhythmic sense drawn on South Asian and African sources, rich with harmonically and sonically adventurous music.
Krar Collective serve up a colourful feast of mind-blowing Ethiopian grooves. Led by Temesgen Zeleke, a former student of Ethiojazz legend Mulatu Astatke, they perform a rootsy yet contemporary take on traditional music from Ethiopia based on other-worldly modes and driven by hypnotic rhythms. The innovative band Nordic Raga, made up of three of Sweden’s leading folk musicians Par Moberg, Mata Eden & Dan Johnny Percy Svensson, explores the little taken path of improvisation within Nordic traditional music. As their source of inspiration, they turn to Indian classical music.
Bangalore Dreams from Jyotsna Srikanth Project is a collaboration that continues to push musical boundaries. Led by the award-winning Jyotsna Srikanth on violin, their captivating improvisation is rooted in Indian Carnatic Jazz, interwoven with electronica, funk, Celtic folk, Bollywood and even hip hop, creating divine harmonies and dazzling rhythms.
Krar Collective serve up a colourful feast of mind-blowing Ethiopian grooves. Led by Temesgen Zeleke, a former student of Ethiojazz legend Mulatu Astatke, they perform a rootsy yet contemporary take on traditional music from Ethiopia based on other-worldly modes and driven by hypnotic rhythms. The innovative band Nordic Raga, made up of three of Sweden’s leading folk musicians Par Moberg, Mata Eden & Dan Johnny Percy Svensson, explores the little taken path of improvisation within Nordic traditional music. As their source of inspiration, they turn to Indian classical music.
London International Arts Festival (LIAF) is a festival presenting Carnatic (South Indian), Jazz, World and other contemporary forms. Dhruv Arts, the producer of LIAF was established in London in 2004 to promote the traditional arts of South Asian music, dance, storytelling and visuals. As Dhruv Arts evolved, it saw the need to provide a bigger platform for complimentary cultures and art forms, from which LIAF was born. This will be the third year it brings together a fantastic array of international artists.
