Music with master musicians
First set 8pm, Flamenco India
Oliver Rajamani (flamenco guitar, Oud, Voice), Rajib Karmarker (Sitar),Gourishankar Karmarker (Tabla), Steve Husted (Bass), Pablo Lopez (Percussion)
Second set 9:30pm, Traditional Classical Indian Hindustani Concert
Rajib Karmarker (Sitar) & Gourishankar Karmarker (Table) Flamenco is an art form of Southern Spain where the Indian, Middle Eastern and Iberian cultures unite through historic experiences of conquest, persecution and exceptance.
It is a culture and a music that is filled with pain, joy, passion and spirit.
Flamenco India is an innovative musical journey into the Indian roots of Spain’s Romani (Gypsy) Flamenco.
Oliver Rajamani - Rajamani has created a sound of his own with the cultural and musical threads of Gypsy/folk India, European Romani (Gypsy), and Texas Americana while bringing recognition to the historical Indian origins of the Romani people. He sings in various languages including English, Romani and languages of India. www.oliverrajamani.com -
Rajib Karmarker-Rajib Karmakar, a renowned Indian Musician , composer and sitarist, Rajib has collaborated with music legends like Herb Alpert, Chris Martin of Coldplay, Beck, Sandeep Das, Sugar Blue, and Wu Tong www.sitarrajib.com -
Gourisankar Karmarker-Gourisankar a leading tabla Maestro He has toured internationally for the last 30 years and has V.G. Jog, Pdt A.T. Kannan, Lakshmi Shankar, Ustad Shahid Parvez, Ustad Shujat Khan, Pdt Buddhaditya Mukherjee, Ustad Aasish Khan, Pdt. Tejendra Narayan Mazumdar, Pdt. Ronu Majumdar, Rahul Sharma, Rakesh Chaurasia, Ustad Nishat Khan, Pdt. Debashish Bhattacharya....www.gourisankar.com -
Pablo Lopez- raised in Vieques, Puerto Rico and later Crestview, Florida, is a freelance jazz drummer an percussionist. Pablo has performed with many prominent musicians including Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez, Andy Narell, Oscar Albrieu Roca, Javier Nandayapa, Tom “Bones” Malone of The Blues Brothers, and Bill Summers of The Headhunters. www.canopusdrums.com -
Steve Husted- By the time Steven was 23, he was one of the top call bassists in the San Francisco Bay Area, including 6 years teaching at the acclaimed Stanford Jazz Workshop. Steven has played with many jazz greats including Kenny Burrell, Billy Higgins, and Vince Wallace. Now residing in Austin, TX, Steven remains an in demand bassist/composer and band leader. www.stevehusted.com