SAZ and Friends: When the Desert Plays
Musical
- Fri, 08-Aug-2025
- 7 : 00 PM
Where the horizon blurs and time slows down, the desert sings. Its songs are shaped by wind, refined by time, and stirred by centuries of movement and improvisation. In the far reaches of Rajasthan, music becomes a way of seeing and feeling the world. It is a space where ancient verses and earthy rhythms converse with the contemporary, where oral traditions meet experimental sounds, and where heritage reveals its ever-evolving, playful spirit.
This evening is a doorway into that living tradition, a musical journey that moves through stories, dance, and interpretations, anchored by the versatile artistry of SAZ. It opens with Rang-e-Thar, offering a rich mix of desert sounds, from rare village songs to lively dance rhythms, woven together with engaging stories and insights. It is followed by Inayat: A Duet for Four, a unique jugalbandi, blending graceful Kathak movements with powerful music drawn from Langa traditions, set to traditional desert percussion, Sufi verses, and haunting strings. The closing act is The Cool Desert Project, a bold cross-genre collaboration that merges the earthy textures of the desert with the laid-back swagger of jazz, creating a soundscape that is at once rooted, experimental, and irresistibly groovy.
Join us and experience the desert like you have never before, alive with connection, reinvention, and artistic energy.