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6th St. Louis Indian Music Festival

September 20, 21, 22 -2019 

6TH SAINT LOUIS INDIAN MUSIC FESTIVAL PRESENTS THE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC FROM INDIA. THIS IS A THREE EVENING MUSIC FESTIVAL SHOWCASING DIFFERENT LANGUAGES, DIFFERENT STYLES, DIFFERENT MUSIC CONTENTS. THIS IS A FAMILY EVENT. COME AND ENJOY WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS

VENUE
GANDHI CENTER, 727 Weidman Rd, Ballwin, MO 63011

Admission Free

Schedule of 6th St. Louis Indian Music Festival

Friday 20th September 2019
6:30 PM - Inauguration
6:45 PM – Soorya Music Students
7:15 PM – Narsi na pad – Gujarati Songs
7:45 – Punjabi Kirtan by Bhai Sohan singh and group from Sikh Circle
8:15 PM – Hindustani Music by  Todd Mosby on Imrat Guitar

Saturday 21nd September 2019

4:00 PM – Krishna Bhajan by ISKCON Temple devotees.
4:30 PM - Sai Bhajans By St. Louis Sai Center
5:00 PM – Annamayya Sankeerthanalu -Telugu Songs
5:30 PM -  Dances on Adigo Alladigo, Bhooshita Vanamala, Krishna Nee begane, Baagilanu Teredu
6:00 PM – Carnatic Classical Music - Guru Seema Kasthuri
7:00 PM – Dasa Pada Vaibhava  - Kannada Songs by Mythili Rochan and Friends
7:30 PM - "Ehsaas" Mehfil -e-Ghazal by Jagadambika Mathur – Hindi and Urdu Songs

Sunday 22rd September 2019

3:00 PM – Introductory Dances and Music by Soorya Dance and Music School
3:15 PM – Tamil Traditional Music directed by Vidya coordinated by Bala
3:45 PM - Carnatic Vocal based on Kannada poetry by Guru Prasanna Kasthuri
4:30 PM – Abhang Gaayan – Marathi Songs led by Kalpana and Deepali
5:00 PM – Yaadein – songs in memory of Kishore by Falgun Dave
5:30 PM – Veena Concert by Nithya Sai Ganesh Group
6:00 PM – Mera Bharat Mahan – A musical collage of 10 language film, folk and traditional music

Accompanying artists – Mrudangam by Shivananda (Kansas) and Shivakumar Akshintala (St. Louis); Violin by Kartik Balachandran
(Bentonville, AR) Ramesh Cherupalla (St. Louis), Tabla by Partha Karmakar (St. Louis) and other artists.

Curated by Gurus Prasanna Kasthuri and Seema Kasthuri with the help of enthusiastic music lovers.

Press Coverage

Gazelle magazine

9/17 “Experience Sounds of Indian Music at Annual Festival”

https://gazellemagazine.com/experience-sounds-indian-music-annual-festival/

KTRS

9/16 St. Louis in the Know in studio interview and performance

https://soundcloud.com/550ktrs/stlitk-with-ray-jay-9-16-19-6th-annual-indian-fest

STL Post Dispatch

https://www.stltoday.com/pr/entertainment/th-annual-st-louis-indian-music-festival-september/article_57683d4a-cf44-11e9-9229-1be51b76ac6a.html

Ladue News

https://www.laduenews.com/arts-and-culture/columns/things-to-do-sept-to/article_c8d71bd0-710b-5bba-a07b-e272b00c4007.html