Public Lecture on Indian Women and Their Journeys from the Salon to the Studio Vidya Shah, (Composer, Musician, and Writer, New Delhi) Nana Shirgaokar Chair Professor In Indian Music, Goa University

  • Goa University

    Visiting Research Professors Programme

     

    Public Lecture on

    Indian Women and Their Journeys from the Salon to the Studio

    Vidya Shah,

    (Composer, Musician, and Writer, New Delhi)

    Nana Shirgaokar Chair Professor In Indian Music, Goa University

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    Date & Time Venue Co-host
    18th October, 4.00 PM MPH Convention Centre, Sanquelim Campus, Goa Institute of Management Ribandar Talks
    19th October, 5.00 PM Multipurpose Hall, Sanskruti Bhavan, Patto, Panaji Directorate of Art & Culture, Govt of Goa
    20th October, 5.30 pm Conference Hall, Ravindra Bhavan Ravindra Bhavan, Margao
    21st October, 5.45 PM Auditorium BITS Pilani Goa

    This performance-lecture takes you through the journeys of women performers in India from the salon to the studio. It attempts to give an insight into and a perspective on the beginning of the interface of technology and entertainment, and the irreversible impact this has had on how we listen to, enjoy and consume music, the making of the music market in India.

    The advent of sound recording changed the listening experience of music forever. It paved the way for the making of singing sensations and stars, and redefined the world of entertainment in ways that still have an impact in the 21st century. And clearly, women were at the forefront of this phenomenon. This project highlights the biographies (and the challenges of documentation) of the singing Ladies or the Baiji’s as they were known in the early twentieth century Gramophone era and their contributions in making of the social history of Indian music India..The lecture will be a multi-media presentation that uses a narrative, vocal music- Folk music, thumri, Geet and film songs, anecdotes and videos with archival images

    More about the project on  www.womenonrecord.com.

    INK talk on Women in Music by Vidya Shah:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vKVeHIEsUc

    Vidya Shah

    VIDYA SHAH is a composer, musician, and writer from New Delhi, India. She was initially trained in Carnatic music, and later received guidance in the North Indian genres of Khayal (from Shubha Mudgal and Mujahid Hussain Khan) and Thumri Dadra, and Ghazal (from Shanti Hiranand). She has performed at national and international forums, including the Tansen Samaroh in Gwalior, The Kennedy Centre in Washington D.C, The Asia Society in New York and the British Museum in London.
    A popular performer and a prolific composer, she is a recipient of the Charles Wallace Award and a Senior Fellowship  from the Government of India for her project “Women on Record”, a performance highlighting the contributions of the forgotten women performers in the Gramophone era. Her special performances include The Last Mughal (In performance) with author William Dalrymple, “Akhtari- the Life of Begum Akhtar” with Actor/Story Teller Danish Husain, and “Rung- Sufiana”a rendition of Sufiana Kalam.
    She writes and speaks on music and is the Author of Jalsa: Indian Women’s Journey from the Salon to the Studio (Tulika Books)

    Dr Anuradha Wagle                                                                Ramrao Wagh

    Course Coordinator                                                                VRPP Coordinator

     

    For details- www.vrpp.unigoa.ac.in  email- [email protected]