Art of Peace Concert October 2nd!

Art of Peace

A performance featuring sitar and poetry hosted by Dakshina,

Celebrating Gandhiji's birthday and contributions to peace.

Alif Laila  ~ Sitar

Shripad Jail ~  Tabla

Gowri Koneswaran ~ Poetry

The concert will open with a short audio-visual presentation of water color paintings and classical sitar music by Alif Laila.

October 2nd, 2011

3:30 p.m.

Westminster Presbyterian Church

400 I Street SW, Washington, D.C.

The  event is free 

RSVP to rsvp@dakshina.com

New Album - "I Am A River" out now!

A musical story of the 'river of life' in Indian classical and Jazz music.

The theme/music - The river aptly symbolizes human existence. Like life, it continues to flow, depicting different moods & rhythm through its course.
Spontaneous and unwritten, the deep musical connection of the artists gave birth to a seamless tapestry of emotions.
 
The CD is availablable at http://cdbaby.com/aliflaila2
Artists' links: www.aliflailasitar.com www.tanmoybose.com www.myspace.com/bernhardullrich 

Fall Concert Announcements!

Oct. 2nd : Concert in Washington D.C.

 

November: India /Bangladesh Tour

 

More details soon.

Upcoming Concert in June!

Amnesty International Fund Raising Event

Alif Laila - Sitar

Debu Nayak - Tabla

Plain Path Farm in Western Loudon County

14386 Purcellville Road

Purcellville VA 20132 

Date: 25th June '11

Event Time : 3:00pm to 8:00pm

Ticket: $20

The event includes variety of music, food & beverages and much more.

For tickets and more info email  Eric at plainpath@rstarmail.com

Click here to view Facebook event page

"I Am A River" (Part 2) - New Clips From The Upcoming Album!

"I Am A River" - Preview Clips Part 2: "Conflict", "Compromise", and "Freedom".

Alif Laila - Sitar

Bernhard Ullrich - Saxophone

Tanmoy Bose - Tabla

An Afternoon of Music and Poetry!

"My feeling about raag-based Tagore Songs:
The flow of artistry in the raag-based Tagore songs seem as flawless as the beauty in nature.The theme and lyrics of the songs portray the essence and the emotion of the raags with completeness in the rhythm and in melody. The bonding of the structure of the raag and the verses are seamless. The naturalness and the spontaneity of the compositions are such that every time I listen, sing and play them, I cherish it with all my heart."
- Alif Laila

Please join for an afternoon of Music and Poetry hosted by Dakshina!

Review of Alif's Recent Performance At Hood College

Alif Laila presented a beautiful and elegant concert of classical Indian music at Hood College this week.  The large and appreciative audience was mesmerized by her renditions of three raags, accompanied by the excellent tabla player, Amit Kavthekar.  She sprinkled her concert with commentary about the music, her instrument, and the great tradition of Indian music.  It was a wonderful evening and it was definitely one of the high points of our concert year.

 

Dr. Noel Lester, Professor and Chair, Department of Music

Hood College