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Festival Opening Friday
Evening September 15
7:30 PM Monterey Conference Center (Serra Ballroom) |
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| Experience bliss … Jai Uttal's eclectic East-meets-West music embraces a rich variety of cultures and traditions. Intrigued by ancient music, Uttal learned his craft from India's National Living Treasure, Ali Akbar Khan. Embracing Kirtan and Hindu dance, reggae, Motown, and Beatles' rock, Uttal creates a sacred, visionary chant in a Western groove. | ||
| Jai's latest work is both a progression and a departure, "Mondo Rama," confirms that Jai Uttal has evolved into one of the foremost artists communicating spiritual themes in truly original world music. The title, "Mondo Rama," conveys the presence of "an absolute all-pervading Being in a big crazy world." "Mondo Rama" takes the seeds of what I've been doing with Indian and world music and spreads them in various directions: dance music, sampling, turntablism, Appalachian, Brazilian, blues, and Middle Eastern. While the rhythms and melodies are consistently organic, the textures are tripped out and electronic." For years, Jai Uttal has occupied a special place in the vanguard of the world music movement, delighting an international audience by embracing an extraordinary variety of cultures and musical traditions. | ||
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On the Web:
http://www.jaiuttal.com/jai.html |
