Mar 26 2022 to Mar 26 2022 midnight

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Where

Chowdiah Memorial Hall

16th Cross Rd, Vyalikaval, Kodandarampura, Malleshwaram 560003

Event Description

A treat awaits Bengaluru audiences as Bhoomija’s signature bhakti music event returns! In this edition of Shabad Dhun Laagi, let folk artistes Mahesha Ram and the Jagariya Mandli family take you on a spiritual journey as they bring the compelling beauty of mystic poetry to the stage. Singer, researcher and filmmaker Shabnam Virmani curates the evening, while also presenting audiences with translations and stories. An opportunity to lose oneself in an evening when time slows down!

About the Artistes:

Mahesha Ram

Known for his meditative and mesmeric music, folk singer Mahesha Ram belongs to the Meghwal community of Rajasthan who keep alive bhakti poetry through a powerful oral tradition. Brought up in an environment rich with the songs of mystic poets such as Kabir, Gorakh, and Meera, Mahesha Ram takes the beauty of bhakti poetry to stages both national and international. On the ground his art practice thrives through participation in the ‘sant vaani’ traditions consisting of village satsangs and jaagrans, as well as singing at family ceremonies. Many have been inspired to learn from Mahesha Ram, from all over India and his own village, including his son, who now performs with his father, continuing a rich family legacy.

Jagariya Mandli

Practitioners of the ‘Aradhiya Bhajan’ tradition, members of the Jagariya Mandli are part of a deeply meditative tradition of singing mystic poetry, which has thrived in their families and communities for generations. The originality of the Jagariya mandli is the profound and haunting simplicity of their style which includes only tamburas, manjiras and several simultaneous vocals. There is no 'lead singer' in this inclusive satsang style of singing in which, Devjibhai, Devabhai, Damji, and Danabhai, all members participate fully.

Shabnam Virmani

An award-winning documentary filmmaker, Shabnam Virmani has been exploring mystic poetry and philosophy through a deep engagement with the oral folk traditions for two decades. Shabnam's inspiration in this poetry has found expression not only in films, but also writing and translations, singing, performances, curations, urban festivals, rural yatras, a sizeable digital archive, a schools program and a national-award-winning film, ‘Kabira Khada Bazaar Mein’ - all under the umbrella of ‘The Kabir Project’ that she founded and runs at the Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology in Bangalore.