There were many memorable moments at this year’s Sacred Spirit Festival , held recently at multiple venues around the Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur. Audiences, mostly from far off locations, witnessed a musical treat that was often more than an auditory experience.
From the sacred spirit festival 2024.
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From Shehnai players, who have had the instrument’s celebratory sound in their family for 350 years (Shankar Brothers), to the synchronised voices of Kelam and Dariya, two sisters who sing the songs of saint-poets such as Kabir and Ravi Das in the Rajasthani bhajan tradition; from folk music by the Manganiyar and Langa communities, whose songs inhabit more than one country, to flamenco rhythms from Spain; from men in swirling red skirts doing the rhythmic Gair dance to the luminous Sufi whirling dance of the Nile, the festival was a multi-course musical spread. The early morning concerts brought warmth and relief from low…
