INDIA - Nirtyda Nadadan

INDIA  - Nirtyda Nadadan

NORWAY - Hat-trick and fiddle

NORWAY

Hat-trick and fiddle

Picture a cockfight without bloodshed. Halling is a highly competitive music and dance tradition, where men are like roosters, trying to impress women with their skills. Meet two up-and-coming performers offering a small taste of the Norwegian folk tradition.

The halling dance is the most ancient documented dance of North Europe, and it´s roots go back to 2500 years old cave paintings. It is a show-off dance involving displays of prowess and acrobatics. The drama of the performance is build up by a fiddler who has to give the dancers enough impetus to perform the various challenging moves that are involved in the dance: “The neck jump”, “going over the head” - and especially the “throw”. The moves are seen as a test of strength, one of the characteristic tricks involves kicking down a hat that is held about 230 to 280 cm above the floor. The most famous move from the halling dance worldwide is probably the head spin performed by Norwegian dancers in The United States of America around 1910-1920. Later the break dance has made this move known to the whole world. Ulf-Arne Johannessen has won the national championship in traditional dance twice and has toured the world with a halling dance ensemble aiming to popularize the traditional folk dance. He is coming to the Jaffna festival to perform together with fiddle player Erlend Viken, who has won several prestigious national folk music competitions. 

Morning Programmes: 00:09am-12:00pm

Day 1 (Friday - March 01, 2013)

Folk Stage

09.00 am – 09.45 am       :               Pappiravahan  Koothu (Chulipuram)

09.45 am – 10.30 am       :               Pakkeer Baith (Ampara)

10.30 am – 11.15 am       :               Ritual Songs of Batticaloa

11.15 am – 12.00 pm       :               Parai Mela Koothu (Mulliyawalai)

Contemporary Stage

09.00 am – 09.45 am       :               Naadro

09.45 am – 10.30 am       :               Harmonia Do Brasil (Brazil)

10.30 am – 11.15 am       :               Sapthami

11.15 am – 12.00 pm       :               Collaborative Music Performance;

                                                      Chirkutt (Bangladesh) & Casa Murilo (Norway)

Classical Stage

09.00 am – 09.45 am       :               Traditions Meet

09.45 am – 10.30 am       :               Natharanjanee

10.30 am – 11.15 am       :               Phoolan Devi Opera

11.15 am – 12.00 pm       :               Colombo Brass Ensemble

Children Stage

09.00 am – 09.30 am       :               Ad libitum

09.30 am – 10.00 am       :               Shivananda Vidyalayam (Batticaloa)

10.00 am – 10.30 am       :               Chundikuli Girls' College and St John's College (Jaffna)

10.30 am – 11.00 am       :               Ananda College (Colombo)

11.00 am – 11.30 am       :               Hat Trick & Fiddle (Norway)

11.30 am – 12.00 pm       :               Shalini and Kids

Day 2 (Saturday - March 02, 2013)

Folk Stage

09.00 am – 09.45 am       :               Marai Kaatha Maaveerar (Pasiyoor)

09.45 am – 10.30 am       :               Ila Arun Troupe (India)

10.30 am – 11.15 am       :               Vezhalam Padutha Veerankani (Mulliyawalai)

11.15 am – 12.00 pm       :               Sanni Yakuma (Benthara)

Contemporary Stage

09.00 am – 09.45 am       :               Ranwala Brigade

09.45 am – 10.30 am       :               The Musicmatters Collective

10.30 am – 11.15 am       :               Ravibandu Vidyapathi Drum Ensemble

11.15 am – 12.00 pm       :               Sabreen Association (Palestine)

Classical Stage

09.00 am – 09.45 am       :               Mangala Isai (Thavil, Nadaswaram)

09.45 am – 10.30 am       :               Oriental Music Orchestra

10.30 am – 11.15 am       :               Nirtya Nandan (Bangladesh)

11.15 am – 12.00 pm       :               Hat Trick & Fiddle (Norway)

Children Stage

09.00 am – 09.30 am       :               Jaffna Hindu Ladies College

09.30 am – 10.00 am       :               Muslim Maha Vidyalaya (Vavuniya)

10.00 am – 10.30 am       :               Nattakooththu (Mannar)

10.30 am – 11.00 am       :               The Musicmatters Kids (Colombo)

11.00 am – 11.30 am       :               Shakthika on Keyboard

11.30 am – 12.00 pm       :               Ila Arun Troupe (India)

INDIA Ila Arun’s Musical Sandstorm

INDIA

Ila Arun’s Musical Sandstorm

ILA ARUN a leading folk and Bollywood singer has been working with Rajasthani folk artists for last 30 years and has brought folk music and folk dance of Rajsthan in the mainstream of Indian Music Scene and made it popular all around the world.

The group consist of folk singers folk dancers and musicians playing rare folk instruments, like Sindhi Sarangi, Kamaycha, Khadtaal, Sarangi, double flute, Morchang, Been, Satara and many more. Dancers like Kalbelias (snake charmers) Bhat’s (Puppeteers), Bhopa and Bhopi (Pad singers) who narrates the story in musical form of Rajasthan., Bhavai and Sansi Kanjars, Tera taali, Ghoomars etc., …

Folk music reflects the traditions and life style of a particular community at a particular time as its roots lie deep in day to day life. Ila Arun supported by these group of musicians, singers and dancers from different walks of life, have been innovating and experimenting with these various forms of folk music, folk singing and dance which gives us the feel of moods and seasons, fairs and festivals, the sensuousness of the monsoon, the romance of the desert, the beauty and the elegance of the palace life, the rusticity of the gypsy, and the gay abandon of youth. These experiments make folk music relevant to the young and modern audiences of today. The outstanding result of this innovation is ‘Rain and the Rowdy Rajas’ a Fusion of Folk and Jazz music.

Jaffna Music Festival

Jaffna Music Festival

BRAZILHarmonia Do Brazil

BRAZIL

Harmonia Do Brazil

A musical group composed by four Brazilians who have been performing together for the last 14 years throughout the main cities in Brazil. They, together with a dynamic vocalist will play mNanda Garcia will perform together with the Brazilian group Harmonia Do Brasill. Nanda is a young singer who has had a musical career of over 10 years. She started as a member of the vocal group Nikit Kids, after which she joined the crew of The Walt Disney Company musical. Recently she was a finalist in the Brazilian TV show ‘Idols’. Besides that, Nanda has participated in several Brazilian concerts and music DVDs.iscellaneous Brazilian music such as Samba, Bossanova and Choro to name a few. 

BANGLADESH Chirkutt Band

BANGLADESH

Chirkutt Band

With powerful lyrics, energetic and unique compositions, varied use of eastern and western instruments and musical scales, elements of fusion and folk music together with a very distinct local sound, Chirkutt has managed to fascinate audiences from all over Bangladesh. They will now combine their vibrant sounds with indie- rock band Casa Murilo. 
They will also be joined by a dance duo who are versatile dancers in Manipuri, Bharatha Natyam and Oddissi. This duo are also popular Bengali folk dancers.