Events : Special Events
Rupayan: “Sacred Music of the Sufis” Folk Music of Rajasthan, India
The program Rupayan will be presenting "Sacred Music of the Sufis” has a focus on the lyrics of Sufism. The poetry of Bulesha and Shah Latif is performed alongside songs about Heer Ranja and Laila Majnun. Not only are the artists extraordinary and wonderful to look at, but they are powerful musicians whose lyrics tell of love, separation, heroism, patriotism, respect for nature, marriages, birth and death and every aspect of life and human expression.
Date: 09/15/08
Start Time: 7:00 PM
Schedule Notes: Join us for two East Indian music events at Indian Boundary Park & Cultural Center. Rupayan: “Sacred Music of the Sufis” Folk Music of Rajasthan, India Lecture/Demonstration Monday, 9/15/08 @ 7 p.m. Concert Sunday, 9/28/08 @ 2 p.m. Special thanks to our sponsors - Illinois Art Council and Kalapriya Center for Indian Performing Arts. This program is partially supported by a grant from the Governor’s International Arts Exchange Program of the Illinois Arts Council.
Cost: free
Location : Indian Boundary Park & Cultural Center