The Udaipur World Music Festival is a cultural event held at

Udaipur Udaipur (Hindi: , ) (ISO 15919: ''Udayapura'') is a city in the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan, about south of the state capital Jaipur. It serves as the administrative headquarters of Udaipur district. It is the historic capital of t ...

city in the state of

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...

. In this event, artists from around the globe joins to give a variety of performances. The World Music Festival is scheduled to be an annual event, conducted every year in February. The festival features live performances by international artists. Till date, two editions has been conceptualized, the first was held on 13–14 February 2016, the second edition was held from 10–12 February 2017.

General

The first version of India's World Music Festival is conceptualized by Sanjeev Bhargava, produced by SEHER and presented by Hindustan Zinc in association with

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and Rajasthan Tourism. The cultural organisation SEHER will be responsible for conceptualising and carrying out the event.

First Edition

The first edition of India’s first World Music Festival was held on 13 February 2016. It included global artists and ensembles from more than 12 countries, including Spain, Ghana, Venezuela, Italy, France as well as India. Featured artists joining the event include French composer

Mathias Duplessy Mathias Duplessy (born October 28, 1972) is a French composer and multi-instrumentalist. Career Duplessy started playing the guitar at age 6 and began appearing on stage from the age of 18, playing as a guitarist with artists from the French and ...

, Rajasthani vocalist

Mukhtiyar Ali Mukhtiyar Ali is a folk singer from Bikaner in the Indian state of Rajasthan Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of Indi ...

, Grammy-award-winning singer

Dobet Gnahoré Dobet Gnahoré (born 17 June 1982) is a singer from Côte d'Ivoire. The daughter of percussionist Boni Gnahoré, she plays with the group Na Afriki, consisting mainly of French and Tunisian musicians, who accompany her with the guitar, Mbira, san ...

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, the Sufi Gospel Project, the

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and many more.

Featured performers

Performers at the festival have included: * Mathias Duplessy * Mukhtiyar Ali *

* Sonam Kalra *

Schedule

As per official information, schedule will be as follows:

13 February 2016

Venue: Fateh Sagar Paal Afternoon (2pm - 5pm) Instrumental Quint by *

Saskia Rao-de Haas Saskia Rao-de Haas (born 1971) is a virtuoso cellist and composer from the Netherlands based in New Delhi, India. She is married to the sitarist Shubhendra Rao. Early life Saskia was born in Abcoude, the Netherlands in a family of music lovers. ...

, *

Shubhendra Rao Subhendra Rao is an Indian composer and sitar player. He is a classical musician as well as a collaborator working with musicians from different genres across the world. He has performed at venues and festivals such as the Kennedy Center, Carneg ...

, *

Sharat Chandra Srivastava Sharat Chandra Srivastava (born 17 October 1971) is a North Indian classical violinist and music composer. He represents the Senia gharana. Early life and training Srivastava was born in New Delhi on 17 October 1971. He started learning vio ...

, * FAKHRODDIN GHAFFARI Fado by *

Carminho Maria do Carmo Carvalho Rebelo de Andrade (born 20 August 1984), better known as Carminho (), is a Portuguese fado singer. She comes from a family of musicians, since her mother, Teresa Siqueira, was a famous fado singer. She can be considered a ...

Spanish Guitar by *

José María Gallardo Del Rey José María Gallardo del Rey (born 18 May 1961) is a Spanish musician, guitarist and composer. He has received international awards, both as a performer and for his compositions. Career Born in Seville, Spain, Gallardo del Rey started his caree ...

Evening (6pm - 10pm) Venue: Railway Training Institute Ground Flamenco Music & Dance by * JUANMA ZURANO & TAMARA. PASO A DOS African Beat Music by *

Fusion Rock Band by * THE RAGHU DIXIT PROJECT

14 February 2016

Venue: Fateh Sagar Paal Afternoon (2pm - 5pm) Fusion of Sufi & Gospel Music by * SONAM KALRA & THE SUFI GOSPEL PROJECT Moroccan Saharian Soul by * OUM Fusion of Sufi & French Music by * MATHIAS DUPLESSY &

Evening (6pm - 10pm) Venue:Railway Training Institute Ground Jazz Fusion by * ITALY MEETS INDIA Afro Beat Venezuelan Cumbia by * FAMILY ATLANTICA Fusion Rock Band by *PAPON AND THE EAST INDIA COMPANY

References

External links

* {{official website, http://www.udaipurworldmusicfestival.com World music festivals Culture of Udaipur Music festivals in India