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Jodhpur RIFF '09 - Full Schedule
Jodhpur RIFF '09 - Full Schedule
Jodhpur RIFF '09 - Full Schedule
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21 - 25 OCT 2010
MEHRANGARH FORT
& JODHPUR CITY
Jodhpur RIFF (Rajasthan International Folk
Festival) is India's leading international folk
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Next year, RIFF will attempt to hold together
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interlinked strands of deep musical music festival. For five days in October each
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connections that have somehow appeared year, the festival brings together more than 150
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disjointed and frayed... a most unusual weave. musicians and performing artists from across
- a percussion minefield, with explosions from Rajasthan and around the world to celebrate
Rajasthan, Kutch, South and North east India, their musical heritage and create new sounds
Mehrangarh
Africa and Asia through innovative collaborations. Museum Trust
- old and melodious spiritual music from rural Timed to coincide with the brightest full moon
India, from South Asia and afar
of the year in north India, Jodhpur RIFF features
- a 'homecoming', where some of the more a series of spectacular concerts and events
traditional and curious gypsy musicians of west based in and around Jodhpur City and the
MARUDHAR
Asia and the Roma of central Europe will come JODHANA HERITAGE RESORTS
Mehrangarh Fort, voted “Asia's Best Fortress”
back to the place where they trace their roots
by Time magazine.
to - Rajasthan... to meet with their cultural
cousins, many, many times removed.
In addition to interactive daytime sessions for BAL SAMAND LAKE PALACE, JODHPUR
SARDAR SAMAND LAKE PALACE
Under the full moon at Sharad Poornima, in the families and visitors, staged against the EMBASSY OF
SPAIN
FORT CHANWA, LUNI
THE AJIT BHAWAN, JODHPUR
U N E CO
enchanting environs of the stunning breath-taking backdrop of the Fort, Jodhpur IN INDIA ANNENBERG FOUNDATION
1 - 5 OCT '09 MOONLIT NIGHTS,
Mehrangarh Fort, in a blue city blessed by the RIFF includes performances by Living Legends MCARTHUR FOUNDATION
RAJASTHAN PALACE GARDENS,
Sun... we will be touched in our hearts and - master musicians from Rajasthan’s artistic INTERNATIONAL CLASSICAL & GYPSY MUSIC...
minds. God willing. communities; sensational headline acts FOLK FESTIVAL FOLK, BLUES &
showcased each night on Main Stage; cutting- BOOKINGS MEHRANGARH FORT GLOBAL DANCE GROOVES
For more information log onto
www.jodhpurfolkfestival.org edge global dance grooves that will keep the Jaipur bookings & enquiry at: JODHPUR CITY AT CLUB MEHRAN...
party going late into the night at Club Mehran. Jaipur Virasat Foundation
in March 2010
+91 141 2222728 (weekdays - 10:30 am to 5:30 pm)
Mumbai bookings & enquiry at:
Red Box Productions
+91 98200 75874, +91 22 2202 1250 / 60 / 70 MORE THAN 150 ARTISTS
Jodhpur bookings from 20th Sept at:
Mehrangarh Museum Trust, FROM ACROSS RAJASTHAN
Mehrangarh Fort (Booking Office)
Tour operators please contact Rajasthan CAN:
& AROUND THE WORLD...
+91 141 2222728, 2222140,
creativealliancenetwork@gmail.com
For more information emall us at:
info@jodhpurfolkfestival.org
PATRONS
P R O G R A M A N D O N L I N E B O O K I N G S A T
HHM GAJ SINGH II, MAHARAJA OF MARWAR - JODHPUR
w w w . j o d h p u r f o l k f e s t i v a l . o r g
SIR MICK JAGGER
A MEHRANGARH MUSEUM TRUST & JAIPUR VIRASAT FOUNDATION INITIATIVE
PEOPLE’S PLATFORM FOR CREATIVITY & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SUPPORTED BY UNESCO
CMYK - JODHPUR RIFF FLIER INSIDE (5000 copies)
1 OCTOBER 2009 2 OCTOBER 2009 3 OCTOBER 2009 4 OCTOBER 2009 5 OCTOBER 2009 RIFF '09 Special Concert:
THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY EK SHAAM LANGON KE NAAM
5:45am | MORNING BLUES 5:45am | TWO TOGETHER 5:45am | DAWN DEVOTIONS The Langa are one of the better known traditional
Guru Rewben & Saka Mashangwa Morning ragas: Sarod & Sitar by twins, Prahlad Tipanya & Party folk singers and musician communities of the
(Imphal, Manipur) Amit and Asit Goswami (Bikaner) (Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh) desert state of Rajasthan.
Jaswant Thada | Entry Free Jaswant Thada | Entry Free Jaswant Thada | Entry Free
MORNINGS
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Both the Surnaiya Langa (who play the Surnai, an
Jason, Sumitra, Juma, Bhungar, Kirk, the Old Town School of Folk Music, with Sivamani. Featuring artists – Ek Shaam Langon ke Naam. Don't miss it!
Dayaram, Kutla & Sardar plays multi-ethnic folk tracks, from Rajasthan & abroad
(Rajasthan/UK) Woody Guthrie, blue grass, (Chennai/Rajasthan/Spain/UK)
Honky Tonk, old time rock & roll, etc.
11:00pm | SWARATHMA (Chicago, USA)
Urban ‘folk’ and Rock
(Bangalore)
Zenana Deodhi | Club Mehran Pass Zenana Deodhi | Club Mehran Pass Zenana Deodhi | Club Mehran Pass