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A Rare Iranian-Indian Collaborative Santur Concert:

Tarun Bhattacharya, Indian Santur(Satatantri Veena)

Roozbeh Nafisi, Iranian Santur

Arup Chatterjee, Tabla

Three virtuosi come together from around the world for

this collaboration. A duet of santur, a universal

hammer-dulcimer instrument, will be featured with

tabla accompaniment. Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya, a

world-class musician of India plays with Roozbeh

Nafisi, a young santur virtuoso from Iran, and Arup

Chatterjee, an outstanding tabla artist who has

accompanied the legendary Ravi Shankar. The styles and

classical traditions of Indian music and Iranian music

come together in this unique collaborative project.

Elements of both rich cultures will be explored, their

similarities discovered, and their differences worked

to create a new musical language.

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Sacramento Concert Info:

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Friday

September 14, 2007

7:00 p.m.

Sacramento City College

Auditorium, Little Theatre(room A6)

3835 Freeport Boulevard

Sacramento, CA 95822

Ticket prices: $20 general/$15 student

For ticket reservations and information please call

(916)595-3361

Directions: From Hwy 99 - exit 12th Ave - right turn -

road turns into Sutterville Road. Go over the bridge.

Entrance to the college is on the right, just past the

football stadium. The Little Theater (Room A6)

entrance is just to the left of the front

entrance of the Auditorium. There are maps of the

campus here and there.

The Sacramento performance is partially funded by a

grant from the Los Rios Foundation through kind

supports of the Sacramento City College Music

Department.

From: Roozbeh Nafisi

Posted by 7rooz () at September 14, 2007 3:00 PM