The Carnatic Alchemy Project announces its first concert production – ‘Carnatic Cadenzas’ on February 22^nd.

We have a stellar line up of artists for the concert, artists from the Indian diaspora and beyond – Mahalingam Santhanakrishnan on mridangam, Rajesh Pai on tabla, Dilip Acharya on the harmonium. As special guest, we have well-known poetess Sunayana Kachroo, with whom I will present some interesting mix of word, poetry and music.’ quipped Deepti Navaratna, Carnatic vocalist and artistic director of the Carnatic Alchemy Project. The concert promises to present some eclectic fare of inter-cultural explorations –a thumri with Carnatic text, a Ghalib ghazal tuned to Carnatic raagas, poetry and recitation that’s inspired by Carnatic text, a medley of Turkish and Persian songs interwoven with Carnatic improvisations. With the goal of introducing audiences to Carnatic music, there will be traditional Carnatic compositions as well.  Their flyer summarizes it as ‘world music with a Carnatic twist’.  Guest artists Nima Janmohammadi playing Persian oud, Jacob Means (Mandocello) and Abby Swidler (Western Violin) will bring in sounds of the world into the concert.  Sunayana Kachroo describes her experience with intercultural experiment thus ‘I am  hooked on to Carnatic music, thanks to this production.  It was a unique challenge to write new poetry inspired by Carnatic text, I think the concert will feature some new vistas on how Carnatic music can  embrace world music’.

Listen to some concert teasers here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEGkfOGDtqA&feature=youtu.be

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTtVvwWlRq0

The Carnatic Alchemy Project differentiates itself by focusing on broader community engagement – public libraries, assisted living centers and venues of mainstream American impact. Carnatic Cadenzas if their first effort to take Carnatic inspired music to a pan-Indian and South Asian audience. It has received fiscal sponsorship from Fractured Atlas recently, all contributions in support of CAP are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

For more details about the production, please visit: www.deeptinavaratna.com

RSVP at: https://www.facebook.com/events/593771507338026/

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