Lucknow, Sep 23 (PTI) Soulful renditions by singers of Sufi and folk traditions, combined with curated food and beverage menu, fragrances, and cultural conversations will mark the departure of the monsoon from north India at an evening of ‘Baarish’, a multi-sensory experience here on September 26.
Curated and produced by Excurators Events, the evening at Clarks Avadh will explore how the monsoon finds expression through music, storytelling, craft, food, memory and local traditions.
“Baarish is our way of looking at the monsoon beyond weather to understand it as a season of memories, music, stories, flavours and shared cultural experiences. Every region in India has its own relationship with the rains, and that is what makes this journey so exciting.
“… In Lucknow, we discover the poetry, music, food and tehzeeb of Awadh. Through Baarish, we hope to create experiences that are deeply rooted in their local cultures while remaining contemporary, immersive and relevant to audiences today,” Minhal Hasan, founder and managing director, Excurators Events, said in a statement.
The evening will open with singer and dastango Askari Naqvi, who will present a specially curated ‘Megha Re’ a musical ode to the monsoon of Awadh, followed by celebrated Hindi poet and scholar of music and cinema Yatindra Mishra, who will present “Kahaani Geeton Ki: Baarish Edition”, an exploration of the enduring relationship between rain, music, poetry and memory in Indian culture.
The evening will culminate with the Kutle Khan Project, bringing together Rajasthani folk and Sufi traditions with contemporary sounds and creating a musical bridge between the folk heritage of Rajasthan and the cultural warmth of Awadh.
In its earlier editions this monsoon in Delhi, ‘Baarish’ featured performances by Midival Punditz, Shubha Mudgal, Malini Awasthi, Pavithra Chari, and Ao Naga Choir.
On September 19 in Jaipur, the experience drew from Rajasthan’s relationship with the rains, its traditions of Sawan and Teej, folk music, crafts, textiles, food and storytelling.
The Jaipur edition featured the Barmer Boys, artist Wamiq Saifi, and The Jogi Experience. PTI MAH
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