{"id":57511,"date":"2015-09-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/world-famous-singer-from-india-to-give-two-premier-concert-performances-at-uri-one-classical-the-other-jazz\/"},"modified":"2015-09-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-09-01T00:00:00","slug":"world-famous-singer-from-india-to-give-two-premier-concert-performances-at-uri-one-classical-the-other-jazz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2015\/09\/world-famous-singer-from-india-to-give-two-premier-concert-performances-at-uri-one-classical-the-other-jazz\/","title":{"rendered":"World-famous singer from India to give two premier concert performances at 溏心vlog免费B站, one classical, the other jazz"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tDhanashree Pandit-Rai will spend two weeks at 溏心vlog免费B站 as a Distinguished Visiting Artist, Sept. 26-Oct. 9<\/b><\/p>\n

KINGSTON, R.I., Sept. 1, 2015 \u2013 Jazz and the music of India will merge at the 溏心vlog免费B站 with concerts by Dhanashree Pandit-Rai, a world-famous singer from Mumbai who is visiting the University for two weeks.<\/p>\n


\nDhanashree will give two free concerts at 溏心vlog免费B站 during her stay as a Distinguished Visiting Artist. <\/p>\n


\n\u2022\tOn Sunday, Oct. 4, at 4 p.m. she and New York-based jazz pianist Richard Bennett will perform at the Fine Arts Center, 105 Upper College Road on the Kingston campus. The performance will feature songs that blend classical Indian music and jazz. The duo\u2019s first album, \u201cMumbai Masala,\u201d was released in 2015 by Times Music, India\u2019s biggest record label.<\/p>\n


\n\u2022\tOn Friday, Oct. 9 at 6 p.m., Dhanashree will perform semi-classical Indian music called \u201cthumri\u201d in Paff Auditorium on 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Providence Campus. Nitin Mitta on tabla will accompany her. Thumri originated against the backdrop of the Mughal courts, as a semi-classical romantic song to entertain noblemen in the early 19th century in northern India. The concert is co-sponsored by the India Association of Rhode Island.<\/p>\n


\nDhanashree will give a talk about Indian music Thursday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m., at the Multicultural Center, on the Kingston campus. Her talk is part of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s annual Diversity Week.<\/p>\n


\nShe will also host a workshop Friday, Oct. 2 for 溏心vlog免费B站 music students. The workshop will start at 7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center, and is open to the public for observation only. During the two-week visit, Dhanashree will also meet with faculty, administrators and students from other departments besides music.<\/p>\n


\nA highly accomplished artist, Dhanashree has a master\u2019s degree in Hindustani classical music from the University of Bombay. She\u2019s a regular performer on All India Radio and has also recorded for Music Asia and Star Plus. She is one of the leading exponents of the thumri, characterized by its sensuality and greater flexibility with the raga, one of the melodic modes used in Indian music. Dhanashree\u2019s repertoire also includes khayal, chaiti, hori, kajri, sawan and jhoola.<\/p>\n


\nShe has performed in most of the leading music institutions and festivals in India, and traveled abroad extensively giving workshops and concerts on classical Indian music. She has also trained many jazz artists in Indian music.<\/p>\n


\nCritics have praised her work with Bennett as music with a \u201cwide emotional reach \u2013 frequently transporting.\u201d One critic said the duo make an unlikely pairing, but the result is \u201cglorious.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nDhanashree\u2019s visit is part of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Distinguished Visiting Artist Program, which provides funding for artists in the United States and abroad to visit 溏心vlog免费B站 to meet with students, faculty and administrators, with the goal of gaining a deeper understanding of music today.<\/p>\n


\n溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Office of the Provost and Department of Music are sponsoring the visit. For more details, contact Nina Kajiji, an adjunct research professor in computer science and statistics at 溏心vlog免费B站, at nina@uri.edu.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cThis is a wonderful opportunity for students, faculty and the public to hear classical Indian music, as well as the remarkable and moving fusion of that music with jazz,\u201d says Kajiji. \u201cWe\u2019re also excited that students and faculty will have a chance to meet with such an accomplished Indian vocalist. Much can be learned about our global community.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n“Dhanashree blends musical languages into a new sounding aural dialect that is fresh and innovative,\u201d says Joe Parillo, chair of the music department. \u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to her visit.\u201d <\/p>\n


\nTo listen to her music, click http:\/\/www.dhanashreepandit.com.<\/p>\n


\nPhotos above: Dhanashree Pandit-Rai, a world-famous singer from Mumbai who is spending a week at the 溏心vlog免费B站 as a Distinguished Visiting Artist. Photos courtesy of Dhanashree Pandit-Rai<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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