Rajasthan has become a central hub of dynamic events which showcase vibrant hues, cultural nuances and artistic explorations. With a battery of festivals and cultural events culminated successfully, leaving the audience wanting for more. After an eye-popping success of the first edition of Udaipur World Music Festival in February 2016, the extravagant festival gears up for it’s much awaited second edition which promises more zing and fervour. The captivating event has been scheduled for Feb 10-12, 2017.
This time, UWMF 2017 will be a three day event which will bring together more than 150 artists from over 16 countries including United Kingdom, Italy, South Africa, Senegal, Canada, Armenia, Turkey, Macedonia, Mozambique, Norway, Iran, Cuba, Switzerland and India among other nations who will gather at multiple venues across the city of lakes, Udaipur.
Music exudes a heart-wrenching hymn which soothes the soul and calms the heart. The first day of the UWMF 2017 will commence at Gandhi Ground where Iranian American Singer Azam Ali will usher in the spiritual world of Electro Sufi World Music with her music partner Niyaz.
The notable singer known for his top-bollywood numbers, Kailash Kher and Kailasa will stem up Sufi numbers to spell a the audience with a melody that strikes just the right note. For an international zing, a plethora of musicians from Mozambique, Norway, Sweden and Zimbabwe Monoswezi will suffice the crowd with a fresh tale of traditional African songs.
On the second day, the festival venue will be all brightened up, given the fact that there are going to be a collection of amazingly phenomenal artists who would grace the audience with their unprecedented charm. The Fateh Sagar Paal lake of Udaipur will create sounds with the magical poetic renditions of Ablaye Cissoko from Senegal who will collaborate with the Constantinople Ensemble from Canada. This collaboration is extremely momentous as it is for the first time that these two impressive artists are coming together in India. The day will conclude with an enthralling performance by Bangalore based folk-cum-fusion band, Swarathma.
This multi-venue music festival, cutting across several genres of music will usher in more than 100 global artists and ensembles from over 12 countries including Spain, Ghana, Venezuela, Italy, France and India among many others. Amusingly, this festival also marks the celebrations of 60 years of the diplomatic relations between Spain and India.
On the final day, there will be events in the evening at Gandhi Ground with three performances: Italian band Officina Zoe will navigate you to the world of trance with the Trance Therapy Music of Taranta; guitarist and composer Dhruv Ghanekar’s new project Dhruv Voyage will join force with some of the exciting musicians in the country and London Community Gospel Choir will give the festival a spiritual finale.
As a cheery on the cake, the already created extravaganza will be accentuated with Kabir Café, the band which infuses the great Saint Kabir’s writings. In evening, Gandhi Ground will spell life-filled renditions with up-beat rock numbers of Indian band Parvaaz and South African World Music band Hot Water.
Udaipur World Music Festival, presented by Hindustan Zinc in association with Wonder Cement and Rajasthan Tourism and conceptualized and produced by SEHER will take place on Saturday and Sunday, February 10 & 12, 2017.
