The Asian Music Circuit has a set of events planned for the coming months, to transport you to the best musical trip of your lifetime. The agency that brought the stage prodution of 'Umrao Jaan Ada' in English, and later, 'Tawaif' to the UK, has a fascinating set of events for the remainder of 2016.
Under its 'Sangeet Ka Safar- An Asian Music Odyssey', the AMC is set to produce a series of events which will focus on 'The Genders of Indian Music' exhibition. Commencing from 24th November, the first event is a concert at the Cadogan Hall, where one of India's most brilliant tabla players, Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri will perform a solo in the first half, and the second half will feature Kathak dancer Deepak Maharaj, son of Birju Maharaj. The evening will be compered by founder of Vatayan, Divya Mathur.
The second event is scheduled for 11th December, a Sangeeta Datta/Baithak production of Rabindranath Tagore's 'Tagore's Travelling Trunk'. Tagore's works are mostly influenced by Indian classical music, Bengali folk, and Sufi music. The production brings together the poet's musical treasures to London, combined with new music composed to his poetry. It is dedicated to Pashawar John Singh OBE, the late trustee/Director of the Asian Music Circuit Ltd.