Join Supriya to take a meditative journey into the world of Indian Ragas as they move through the day. The special journey transcends countries and cultures effortlessly jumping from the Kantele in Finland, piano in the UK and Khannum in Iran to the Koto in Japan. A demonstration of how music flows sublime through this planet. Featured in this alongside Supriya and Duncan Chapman are Satu Sopanen, Yshani Perinpanayagam, Niloufer Habibian and Sumie Kent.
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For her anniversary show, Supriya takes you on a journey into Portugal, playing back her recent concert at the Casa Da Musica as part of their “Season of Love” programming. The mood remains mediatative, calm and refreshing as is the brand of Supriya’s music. Sit back, enjoy your cuppa and relax into the musical world.
Luke Jerram’s touring art work “The Museum of the Moon” to the Secret Forest; a 7m diameter internally lit sphere that has perfect images of the surface taken by a NASA satellite will be at The World of Art WOMAD 2022.
This amazing installation will be celebrated with a performance programme by the light of the moon each night for everyone who likes a little lunar love in their life; poetry, astrophysics, star-gazing and with the Lullaby: Sonic Cradle project by musicians Supriya Nagarajan and Duncan Chapman.
Maddie Morris, winner of the BBC Radio 2 young folk award 2019 and Lilian Grace Recipient of the 2017 Bernard Davey award are a folk duo from Yorkshire. Their current project “The Sticky Monsters” Is influenced by the artwork of Swedish artist John Kenn, and their compositions surround childhood, poverty, and more general reflections on our culture and the idea of ‘fear’.
In their duo ‘Death and the Daughter’, Maddie and Lilian create opportunities for audiences to reflect on their own lives and traditions. Lilian Grace specialises in unaccompanied traditional English folk song. Her songs are full of haunting vocals and rich harmonies, augmented by her minimalist use of concertina, and Maddie Morris uses powerful, poetic and insightful storytelling and folksong to tackle issues of social inequality.
The two have been described as “Thought-provoking, challenging and incredibly haunting.”
Maddie Morris on Instagram / Lillian Grace Website
Thursday 12 July / 12pm / Dewsbury Minster, Dewsbury
Satnam Galsian (vocal) and John Hogg (guitar) make up two thirds of Leeds trio, Kinaara. Expect to hear Punjabi folk songs and Celtic songs arranged in a distinctive cross genre style.
Kinaara on Instagram / Satnam on Instagram / John on Instagram
Thursday 9 June / 12pm / Dewsbury Minster, Dewsbury
Returning from a spiritually refreshing trip to India, Supriya discusses her latest work on the subject of Water and also ponders on the magic of the fragrant flora at the height of the Indian summer. Night flowering jasmines, frangipani and ylang ylang feature in the thoughts . The music is also meant to refresh and rejuvenate the listener first thing in the morning.
Are you a storyteller, musician or performance artist based and/or working primarily in Dewsbury / Kirklees? Would you like to take part in an exciting new project working with local communities to talk about their experiences of flood or drought? If so this may be the ideal opportunity for you.
Manasamitra is looking for local artists to take part in our TERRARIUM project and to form a part of our local team for more work as a part of Kirklees 2023. TERRARIUM is a project that has our relationship with our environment, specifically water, at its heart, looking at the impact on our lives of too much or too little water. The project ‘kicks off’ our Kirklees 2023 contribution, engaging local communities in conversation and creative activities.
The selected artists will collaborate with Supriya Nagarajan, Duncan Chapman and other artists to produce an immersive event planned for December 2022 in Dewsbury and online. We are giving special consideration to artists who are working with local community groups and would like their groups to be a part of the wider Kirklees 2023 activities.
To apply, please submit a brief CV and details of any community groups with whom you work.
Send to: Jacqueline Greaves on jacqueline@manasamitra.com
Deadline 20 May 2022
Stiofán Ó Treabhair is an Irish-Scottish vocalist, guitarist and bouzoukist inspired by heritage and eclecticism in equal measure. His set encompasses traditional Celtic folk, jazz fusion and cross genre compositions executed with an intricate and ethereal touch.
Drawing disparate influence from the likes of Lenny Breau, Shakti and Nina Simone, his performances reflect connections to music far beyond his roots in Irish and Scottish folk traditions, inescapably indebted as he is to Cathy Jordan, Tony McManus and Planxty.
Prior to launching his solo project, Stiofán has performed across the UK and been featured on BBC Music as a member of folk/klezmer/gypsy jazz fusion trio Hatchet, Pike & Gun.
He is currently writing his debut solo album.
March is a month of contemplation, marking the end of winter and seeing some early signs of spring so Supriya ends the winter season with two long concerts both recorded live and intended to create an oasis of peace. A perfect start to a Thursday morning!
Following the success of the first Tunes & Talk, we are back in March with Hebble.
Celtic tales of wonder and woe swept from over sea and hill into the Yorkshire valleys. The deep thud of skin drum, the soaring sweep of the cello, the light breeze of the guitar and bouzouki. The music will take you to a time when streams bubbled clear, when grass was left untrampled, and in the corner of your eye you might see the flicker of a faerie. Folk standards, catchy choruses, belting rhythms, and tunes to make the heart sing.
Hebble
Thursday 10 March / 12pm
Dewsbury Minster