Press Release
DATED : February 28, 2019
An Instrumental Music Ensemble (Jugalbandi) by India’s first female professional Tabla and percussion virtuoso, Anuradha Pal, is being organised by the Embassy of India, in partnership with Katara Cultural Village and Qatar Museums, at Drama Theatre (Hall No 16), at the Katara Cultural Village Complex on 1st March 2019 at 18.45 hrs and on 2nd March at 19.30 hrs at Ashoka Hall of ICC.
The musical evening will contain interactive narrations through innovative rhythmic dialogue on the Tabla, Violin, Flute, and followed by an Ensemble between Tabla, Dholak, Kadtaal, Pakhawaj, Udu, Djembe and Darabuka. The concert will also give an insight into folklores of Rajasthan.
Anuradha Pal is an internationally acclaimed accompanist with top Indian classical musicians and an enthusiastic collaborator with Jazz, African, Latin, Flamenco, Crossover Classical, Percussion, Pop, Rock & New-age music. She holds the honour of being the Youngest and first female Indian Musician to perform at two of the most prestigious music festivals in the world – Woodstock Festival (2008) & WOMAD Festival (1999).
Her band consists of 5 talented musicians including 2 instrumentalists, carnatic violin and Hindustan flute, one performer of Rajasthani folk songs, a keyboard player and percussionists playing various instruments, as Anuradha leads on the Tabla, Pakhawaj, Handsonic and Djembe.
The event will provide a glimpse of India’s rich musical heritage and the immense cultural and artistic diversity that India offers. Indian music, which has interacted and benefited from external influences over many centuries, is one of the finest examples of the abiding links between India and the Arab world in the field of culture and music.
