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A North Indian Hindustani
Classical Recital by India's first
and only professional female Tabla player (disciple of Ustad Alla Rakha
and Ustad Zakir Hussain) and the most exciting Sitarist to come out of
Afghanistan (disciple of Sarod Maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan).
Canberra Sunday 19 September 7pm.
Erindale Theatre, Wanniassa.
Sydney Tuesday 21 September 7.30pm.
The Everest Theatre, Seymour Centre, Chippendale.
Perth Friday 24 September 7.30pm.
Kulcha, 1st Floor 13 South Terrace, Fremantle.
Saturday 25 September 8.00pm. The Studio, Subiaco Theatre Centre.
Melbourne Thursday 30 September 7.30pm.
Melba Hall, Conservatory of Music, Melbourne University.
Brisbane Friday 1 October 7.30pm.
Cremorne Theatre, Queensland Performing Arts Complex.
Bellingen
Global Carnival 2 - 3 October.
Radio and television appearances:
- ABC TV – "The 10.30 Slot" on Friday 17 September at about 11pm
Radio National – The Music Show on Saturday 18 September 11am (See below for the audio of this interview and performance.)
Asian Festival at Darling Harbour Sydney Saturday 18 September at about 6pm
Channel 7 – "The Denise Show" on Monday 20 September 10am
2SER Sydney Monday 20 September 8.30pm, live interview and performance
Triple J – World Music Show on Monday 20 September 10pm
SBS Radio – World View on Monday 20 or Tuesday 21 at about 7am
An A Grade Artist of All India Radio, Khalil has performed live in India and Afghanistan. He brings together two major disciplines – Afghani and Hindustani music. This work has earned accolades including:
- 1982 Gold medal Afghan Artists Union Festival
1983 Musician of the Year
1992 Trophy from composer Silipi Parishad
1995 Trophy Ganesh Festival, Poona
1997 Trophy Golden Jubilee of India, Banaras
Anuradha Pal http://www.anuradhapal.com/ has established herself, internationally, as one of the brightest young stars amongst the Tabla players of the young generation, both as an accomplished soloist and a versatile and sought after accompanist. An irrepressible creativity, tremendous clarity and a fine tonal quality along with exciting rhythmic improvisations and spontaneity are the hallmarks of her style. A disciple of world renowned Tabla maestros, Ustad Alla Rakha and Ustad Zakir Hussain, Anuradha is recognised as the only female professional Tabla player in India, and the only disciple to have learnt and played in concert with both.
An A Grade Artist of All India Radio, Anuradha has been performing since she was eleven. In addition to solo recitals, she has accompanied veterans performers including Pandit Jasraj, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Sultan Khan, Vishwamohan Bhatt, Shahid Parvez, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and Lalith Rao. Anuradha is a recipient of major awards like the Tal Ratna from Bhatkhande Lalit Shiksha Samiti (Raipur), Pandit Jasraj award for 'excellence in Music', Mahakal Samman (Ujjain) and Tal Mani (Mumbai) amongst others.
Here are some links to articles about her:
- Biographical notes: http://www.umiacs.umd.edu/users/sawweb/sawnet/bios.html#anuradha_pal
, part of the South Asian Women's Network Who's
Who of Indian women.
A short article from Femina magazine http://www.feminaindia.com/archive/1october97/featur3a.htm
A profile of the artist http://www.vcan.com/sur-saaz/anuradha.html and some press releases: http://www.vcan.com/sur-saaz/apalpress.html
Two Japanese pages: http://www2.tky.3web.ne.jp/~tanc/anuradha.html and http://www.kochi-kg.go.jp/~bizyutu/india/pal.htm .
Her listing in the Punjab gharana (aesthetic school or tradition?) of Tabla: http://www.aoe.vt.edu/~boppe/MUSIC/GHAR/ntgh.html