EXHIBITIONS: UTSAVAM - MUSIC FROM INDIA

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9 February to 2 November 2008

Experience the rich and diverse music of India in this major groundbreaking exhibition, which takes its name from the Sanskrit word ‘Utsavam’ meaning musical festivities. Utsavam – Music from India explores the cultural, musical and linguistic diversity of a land that is home to a sixth of the world’s population. Sound, film footage, musical instruments and objects including a spectacular Kathakali dance costume, take you on a journey to village India, where music traditions are under threat at a time of rapid change in the subcontinent.

Encounter the temple musicians of rural Kerala, instrument makers of the Punjab, musician-farmers of the Sora groups of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh, fishing communities in Assam and artisans from the mountains of Arunachal Pradesh on the border with China. Plus marvel at stunning classical and traditional instruments from across the country.

Utsavam - Music from India is a major exhibition looking at music and culture across the sub continent. It is the culmination of five years of research in India by Horniman curators in collaboration with the British Library Sound Archive, and we are delighted that Nitin Sawhney, Horniman Patron, has agreed to lend his name to this important project.