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

Watch Clips from Alif's Upcoming Album "I Am A River"

"I Am A River" - Preview Clips Part 1: "The Beginning", "Innocence", and "Romance".

Alif Laila - Sitar

Bernhard Ullrich - Saxophone

Tanmoy Bose - Tabla

From Alif:

I am happy to announce my upcoming new album 'I Am a River' with jazz saxophone (Bernhard Ullrich) and tabla (Tanmoy Bose). Here are some thoughts behind the creation of this musical story: the river..its flowing currents weave through land and people, joining objects and lives .... the river symbolizes the life of humankind.. I am imagining myself to be the river, traveling through time and space capturing its mood (melody) and physical being (rhythm) ... different stages of life are depicted in the music.

Part 2 coming soon!

Upcoming Concert!

Alif Laila on sitar and Amit Kavthekar on Tabla will perform at Hood College in Frederick, MD on April 5, 2011.

Brodbeck Music Hall

Hood College, Frederick MD

7:30 p.m.

Free

From the college site:

A concert of classical Indian music will be presented April 5 at 7:30 p.m. in Brodbeck Music Hall at Hood College.Alif Laila will perform on the sitar, a stringed instrument with a long hollow neck and a gourd-resonating chamber used throughout the Indian subcontinent. She will be accompanied by Amit Kavthekar on the tabla, a popular Indian percussion instrument used in Hindustani classical music and in popular and devotional Indian music.
Laila has performed in concerts in prestigious venues throughout the United States and worldwide. She taught sitar at the University of Maryland and is a faculty member of the Washington Conservatory of Music. Laila has released six CDs and two DVDs on classical sitar, and has recorded with world-renowned tabla maestros.
Kavthekar has accompanied many renowned artists and performed numerous solo tabla performances. He has toured Japan and Australia and is a recipient of several prestigious awards and scholarships.
The concert is free and no tickets are required.
For more information, contact Noel Lester, D.M.A., professor of music and concert pianist, at (301) 696-3429 or by e-mail at nlester@hood.edu.


Directions: http://www.hood.edu/about-hood/visit-campus/index.html

For more info on the artists please go to:
http://aliflilasitarmusic.blogspot.com
www.aliflailasitar.com
www.myspace.com/tablaamit