SUNDAY JANUARY 6 @  1:00 PM

The CoSM presents art making and Indian Classical music by Eric fraser on Bansuri Flute and Naren Budhakar on tabla.

Eric is an exponent of a unique vocal style of North-Indian flute playing, which is known for it’s depth and purity. He has been learning intensively in the guru/sishya parampara tradition under the training of his guru Pt. Gopal Roy since 2003. With authenticity, pure tone, subtlety and maturity, Eric's playing is both emotionally and technically compelling, which immediately takes listeners on a journey. Eric is a 2011 Fulbright senior research scholar for Indian music, and has a diverse background playing for Indian classical dance, as well as in projects ranging from Jazz, World, New Age, Indie and more. Aside from playing Indian classical flute, Eric is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and a music therapist (MA, MT-BC) working with children. www.ericfraser.com

Naren Budhakar was born in Pune, the cultural capital of western India to a musical family. His hometown provided him with many opportunities to listen to great musicians. He was trained by Shabbir Nissar, the tabla wizard from Hyderabad and the son of legendary Ustad Shaikh Dawood. Naren's aesthetic sense allows him to complement his percussion to many different music forms. He has performed with Indian and American artists such as: Vocalists Pundit Jasraj, Dr.Alka Deo Marulkar, Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan, Anup Jalota, Terry Riley, and La Monte Young.

Please bring your own art supplies.
A sketch book and colored pencils, pens or a watercolor set is plenty.
To paint with acrylic, you must bring a drop cloth and a portable easel.
No canvases larger than 40" in either dimension, please.

Chapel of Sacred Mirrors

46 Deer Hill Road

Wappingers Falls, New York 12590
$10 at the door (Free to CoSM members)

THURSDAY JANUARY 10 @ 9:30 PM

Samita Sinha @ Joe's Pub with Dave Sharma and Sunny Jain. 

In this evening at Joe's Pub, Composer and vocal artist Samita Sinha, joined by sound artist/engineer Dave Sharma and drummer Sunny Jain, will perform a series of songs that bring together the subtlety and precision of Indian classical vocal music with a raw and visceral exploration of voice and emotion to create an otherworldly sonic landscape. The program will merge analog and digital electronics and acoustic instruments with Sinha’s practice of body-sound—a way of singing that unites voice, language, tone, gesture and space.

Samita Sinha is an artist and vocalist/ composer based in New York. She combines tradition with experiment to create new forms, drawing from a deep grounding in North Indian classical music, a contemporary vocabulary, folk and ritual music, and songs and texts in several languages. Her work reconfigures given inheritances, and combines raw, visceral energy with knowledge garnered from classical tradition. As a composer/ performer and improviser, Sinha uses her voice as her primary instrument, along with tanpura and analog and digital electronics. She has performed her solo and ensemble work at PS 1, Roulette, Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concerts, Blue Note, and Issue Project Room, at universities such as UC Berkeley, NYU, Macalaster College, and St. Olaf, as well as abroad in India and the Middle East. www.samitasinha.com

Joe's Pub

425 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10003

Buy Ticket Online

Tickets: $15



SATURDAY JANUARY 12

Taalim School of Indian Music presents a Lecture: "Unraveling the Poetry of Kabir"
A Talk conducted by scholar/lecturer by

Pandit Divyang Vakil.

The mystic 15th century poet-saint Kabir is perhaps the most quoted author of India, known for his thought-provoking poems. Kabir’s work speaks of identity, nationalism, religion, death, impermanence more. In this special lecture, teacher scholar Pt. Divyang Vakil will delve into some of Kabir's beautiful work.

Long Island, NY

Lecture is free, RSVP is required. RSVP by emailing info@taalim.com. Addresses/details provided upon RSVP.
More info: Taalim School of Indian Music
(732) 89-TABLA, www.taalim.com, info@taalim.com

MONDAY JANUARY 14 @ 8:30 PM

TUESDAY JANUARY 15 @ 8:30 PM

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 16 @ 8:30 PM

Carnatic Sundays presents ~  Sangeet Utsav: An Indian Music Festival. 

In January 2011, South Indian Classical music landed at Cornelia Street Cafe with a new series called Carnatic Sundays. This January 14th-16th, its second 3-Day Festival, SANGEET UTSAV, will feature a stellar line up of vocalists & instrumentalists who will present concerts exploring Indian music's traditions and it's possibilities.

Monday, January 14th - Sets 1 & 2
Kiran Ahluwalia – vocals www.kiranmusic.com
Rez Abbasi – guitar www.reztone.com
Nitin Mitta – tabla www.nitinmitta.com
Rob Curto – accordion www.robcurto.com
Nikku Nayar – bass

Tuesday, January 15th
ART featuring Marc Cary; special guest Trina Basu
Arun Ramamurthy - violin www.arunramamurthy.com/arq/
Marc Cary – piano www.marccary.com
Perry Wortman – bass
Sameer Gupta – drums www.sameergupta.com
Trina Basu - violin www.trinabasu.com

Wednesday, January 16th
Roopa Mahadevan – vocals http://us.myspace.com/roopama
Nishanth Chandran – violin
TBD - mridangam

Cornelia Street Cafe

29 Cornelia Street (@Bleecker Street), NYC 10014

For reservation: 212.989.9319 - Seats are limited!

http://corneliastreetcafe.com/Performances.asp?sdate=1%2F14%2F2013&from_cal=0

Tickets: $20 per night, includes free drink/food. 

THURSDAY JANUARY 17 @ 7:30 PM

"Brooklyn Nights" - Concert by Taalim Musicians

Featuring:

Zen Tambour/Tabla Duet by Kaumil & Vinnie,

Tabla solo by Mike,

and Taalika-Women of Tabla (Jin Won, Sejal Kukadia, Heena Patel)

Taalim School of Indian Music is the premiere institute for tabla and kathak in northeastern United States.  Classes in guitar, drum set and yoga are also offered at the Edison, NJ branch. Led by senior professional disciples of world-renowned tabla guru Pandit Divyang Vakil, the school prides itself on providing high quality instruction in the teaching methodology of Pandit Divyang Vakil.  Founded in 2002, the institute has grown to become one of the largest tabla schools in the region, with over 15 locations for regular group classes in New York (NY), New Jersey (NJ), Pennsylvania (PA) and Virginia (VA), and private lessons in countless more locations. http://taalim.com/

Congregation Beth Elohim
274 Garfield Place (8 Ave)

Brooklyn, Prospect Park, NY 11215

Free (donations appreciated)



SATURDAY JAN. 19 @ 12:30 PM

Young Indian Culture Group presents:

Classical Tabla recital by Students of YICG, Taalim - NY and Taalim - NJ.

Finale performance: a drum kit & tabla duet by Taalim musicians Ray and Brian.

Herricks Middle School

7 Hilldale Dr., Albertson, NY 11507

More info: yicgroup99@gmail.com or 516-739-1575

All are invited! Free (donations appreciated).

Refreshments to follow.



SATURDAY JANUARY 26 @ 8:00 PM

Navatman-Anamika presents an Hindustani Vocal concert by Samarth Nagarkar.

Opening act by Anupama Komaravolu and Sridhar Shanmugam (veenas)

Samarth Nagarkar is a Hindustani (North Indian) classical vocalist known for his captivating performances and an authentic, traditionally rich approach towards raagdaari (raga exposition) and gayki  (stylistic distinction). Trained under Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar and Pandit Dinkar Kaikini, he is a former scholar of the ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata. Currently based in new York, pursuing a full-fledged career as a performing vocalist,  Samarth is  described by critics as one of the most prolific and promising young artistes of today. http://www.samarthnagarkar.com/

Anamika Navatman (New Studios)
355, 7th Avenue (West 30 Street), Suite 206, New York, NY 10001
Phone: 646.559.2207
https://www.navatman.org/tickets/event.php?id=103

Tickets: $15