Ghazal US Tour 2003

09/18/2003 01:00AM

New York, USA - The international group Ghazal will be touring the United States in the fall of 2003. Ghazal plays Persian and Indian improvisations. Created and led by Kayhan Kalhor and Shujaat Husain Khan, the Ghazal Ensemble has created an Indo-Persian fusion which blends two distinctive classical musics: Persian (Iranian) and Hindustani (North Indian). Intertwined for centuries in Northern India, these musics share some formal elements which allow for an exquisute and harmonious dialogue between the two traditions. The ensemble that will visit the US includes Kayhan Kalhor - kamancheh (spike fiddle), Shujaat Husain Khan - sitar, and Sandeep Das - tabla

You can read a review of Ghazal's latest CD here. You can also click here to read more about the style of music known as Ghazal.

This is the latest tour information as of September 12th:

Friday      October 24      Washington, DC      Lisner Auditorium
Saturday    October 25      Atlanta, GA     TBA
Sunday      October 26      Middlebury, VT      Middlebury College
Saturday    November 1      Houston, TX     Hobby Ctr / Zilkha Hall
Sunday      November 2      Austin, TX      UT Hogg Auditorium
Friday      November 7      Santa Cruz, CA      UCSC Rio Theatre
Saturday    November 8      Bellingham, WA      Wstrn.  Washington U.
Sunday      November 9      Seattle, WA     Earshot Festival
        TBA         Minneapolis, MN
TBA         San Francisco, CA
Saturday    November 15     Paris, FRANCE       Theatre de la Ville
Monday      November 17     London, ENGLAND London Jazz Festival       

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