Discussion on music
The Indian Music Experience (IME) in collaboration with the Museum of Art and Photography will host an online session on examining the cultural and political significance of different musical traditions and how they transverse over time. On May 8, at 6 pm, IME is organising a session via Zoom featuring featuring documentary filmmaker Surabhi Sharma (director of
Bidesia in Bambai and
Jahaji Music), Namita Waikar (from the Grindmill Songs Project) and Shruthi Veena Vishwanath (whose work celebrates mystic musical traditions), in conversation with Manasi Prasad, the director of IME. The session will examine the cultural and political significance of different musical traditions and how they transverse over time.