Punjab Sounds

Punjab Sounds

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Workshop on Punjab's sonic histories, exploring affect, identity and technology, across region & tra

11/08/2021

You know of Punjab’s male Dhol players, but do you know the history of its powerful drumming women?
📢Join us on Day 2, Aug. 17 to trace the history of female Dhol(ak), Pakhawaj & Tabla playing with Radha Khurana Kapuria & others.



Register here - https://bit.ly/3kqMRAX

Image credit: Pahari school gouache painting, c. 1755-1760 of the Guler style of a lady seated on a terrace, entertained by her female attendants and musicians

(British Museum cat. number 1955,1008,0.51).

06/08/2021

You know the tale of Sohni-Mahiwal, but do you know how the fabled clay-pot becomes a metaphor of longing in Punjabi music?
🔊Join us from 📅August 16-18, 2021, as we trace metaphors of pottery in music🎶, with scholars including Sakoon Singh.

Register here - https://bit.ly/3kqMRAX

In Image: A painting of Sohni and Mahiwal
Image courtesy: Artist unknown, c1800. A Bharat Kala Bhavan, Varanasi, collection

30/07/2021

You know dhol, but do you know Parv Kaur, founder of the world's first female dhol ensemble ‘Eternal Taal’ based in Birmingham?
🔊Join us for an online concert 🎶🎤by Parv and her group, on 📆August 16, 2021, to groove to their music.

Register here - https://bit.ly/3kqMRAX

26/07/2021

The groovy beats of ‘Bajre Da Sitta’ 🎵recall how this folk song first attained fame in the 1950s with 🎤singer sisters Parkash & Surinder Kaur & a 1980s resurgence with Musarrat Nazir.

📢Join us as we trace agrarian metaphors in Punjab’s sounds🇮🇳🇵🇰

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/160554487795

In Image:
a) Rashmeet Kaur, Deep Kalsi, Ikka courtesy 'Bajre Da Sitta' 2021 music video https://youtu.be/EJwhVYx9VCc

b) Parkash & Surinder Kaur courtesy Saregama Punjabi https://youtu.be/6n-idEj-u7Y

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