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MULTI-GENERATIONAL INDIAN MUSICAL TROUPE TO PERFORM AT HAVERFORD
IN NOVEMBER
Rangeela, a troupe of seven musicians and one singer/dancer
from the Thar desert of northwestern India, will be performing in
Founders Great Hall Monday, Nov. 14, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. as part
of its “Hearts with Hope” tour. This event is sponsored
by the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship, and will be presented
as part of South Asian Awareness Week, Nov. 14-18. The week’s
theme will be “Active Culture.”
The artists of Rangeela span 36 generations of musical tradition,
and carry a history of social discrimination and disenfranchisement
in their home country. The performers are considered the gatekeepers
of traditional Rajasthani music and culture, but they are relegated
to the lowest level of the Indian caste system. The “Hearts
with Hope” tour brings Rangeela to the United States for the
first time, playing at many venues across the East Coast during
its two-month stay. The troupe’s mission is to spread awareness
of its situation in India and encourage appreciation of its rich
cultural legacy.
Rangeela’s tour is made possible by Folk Arts Rajasthan (FAR),
a nonprofit that works with the India-based NGO Lok Kala Sagar Sansthan
(LKSS) to preserve the folk art and culture of the marginalized
Merasi (musician) community of Rajasthan, India. For more information,
visit FAR’s Web site at www.folkartsrajasthan.org.
The troupe’s Haverford performance is free and open to the
public. For more information, contact Janice Lion, Domestic Program
Coordinator for the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship, at
(610) 896-1308.
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