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INDIA
Silk Road Project planning trip to Delhi and Rajasthan
September 3-9, 2007
Silk Road Project staff traveled to India in preparation for a Silk Road Ensemble cultural exchange scheduled for January/February 2009. Program Director Isabelle Hunter and Production Manager Aaron Copp met with Silk Road Ensemble member Sandeep Das and traveled to Jaisalmer in Rajasthan.
Rajasthan is known for the remarkable quality of its folk music, which is passed down through generations. The exchange in 2009 will encourage the sharing of musical traditions
through workshops with musicians such as the noted Rajasthani khartal player
Gazi Khan.
The Silk Road Project's cultural-exchange activities are supported in part by the United States Department of State's Bureau of Educational Affairs.
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Sandstone objects, hand-carved by contemporary Rajasthani artists, are reminiscent of the historic Silk Road
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At the Khuri dunes, Aaron inspects a possible site for a performance by local musicians.
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Ghazi Khan is a master player of khartal, a percussion instrument consisting of simple wooden blocks, held two in each hand.
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A sandstone sculpture in a Jain temple inside Jaisalmer Fort
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Jaisalmer Fort has been continuously inhabited for 800 years. Some of today’s residents are descendents of the original 12th-century citadel, a hub of Silk Road trading and cultural exchange.
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Sandeep tours the abandoned Khaba Fort and village, originally occupied by Paliwal Brahmins.
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All photos by Isabelle Hunter.
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