Home › Arts › Performing Arts › Music

Journeys with Kabir: Prahlad Singh Tipanya in Concert

Share

Prahlad Singh Tipanya performs at the Asia Society on Mar. 21, 2009.
enlarge image

Prahlad Singh Tipanya performs at the Asia Society on Mar. 21, 2009.

NEW YORK, March 21, 2009 – Asia Society's day-long symposium Journeys with Kabir culminated with a musical performance inspired by the 15th-century Indian poet and mystic.

Renowned Indian folk singer Prahlad Singh Tipanya, who is increasingly recognized as a remarkable exponent of Kabir's music and meanings, took to the stage at Asia Society headquarters, expounding on some of Kabir’s best-known poetry and playing the tambura (a five-stringed plucked and strummed instrument originally from Rajasthan), and kartal (a percussion instrument played with the fingers of the left hand).

His younger son Vijay Tipanya accompanied him on vocals and played manjira (small cymbals), while his older son Ajay Tipanya played dholak (two-headed drum), and his brother Ambaram Tipanya played manjira, kartal, and occasionally harmonium. Devnarayan Sarolia accompanied on violin.

Tipanya represents a stream of creativity renowned in India for its introspection and commitment to acts of devotion, and in 2008 he received the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi award for music.

The national tour of Journeys with Kabir is made possible in part by the generous support of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). Soul of Asia is made possible by Harold and Ruth Newman.

Post new comment

Your comments are welcome, please adhere to our guidelines

Be respectful. Personal attacks will not be tolerated; nor will profane, abusive or threatening posts.

Keep it short (150 words or less), Stay on topic.

Asia Society reserves the right to moderate all comments and remove or edit for guideline violations. Thank you.

The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
Type the characters you see in this picture. (verify using audio)
Type the characters you see in the picture above; if you can't read them, submit the form and a new image will be generated. Not case sensitive.