[nyfoil-l] Reminder: Kabir Festival: Concert and Film Screening today @2pm, Jackson heights

[Ashwini Rao]

Join us for an afternoon of
Screening and discussion of excerpts from
Shabnam Virmani's documentary videos on Kabir
followed by
A very special
concert by visiting musicians Prahlad Singh Tipanya and Party.

Date:
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Time:
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Location:
Eagle Theater, Jackson Heights, Queens
Street:
73-07 37th Rd b/w Broadway & 74th Streets
City/Town:
Jackson Heights, NY

About Kabir
Kabir
was a 15th century radical mystical poet admired by Hindus, Muslims,
Sikhs, secularists, and atheists alike. Kabir denounced casteism, and
challenged religious orthodoxy in favor of a more universal
spirtuality. Kabir did not classify himself as Hindu or Muslim, Sufi or
Bhakta. The legends surrounding his lifetime attest to his strong
aversion to established religions. His poems drew upon both Hindu and
Muslim religious symbols. He is, as he says himself, "at once the child
of Allah and of Râm."

About the Artists
Prahlad Singh Tipanya
is a r rural schoolteacher from the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh, who
began singing in the late 1970s after being attracted by the sound of
the folk tambura. His rare talent, passion, and insight have caused him
to be increasingly recognized as a remarkable exponent of Kabir’s music
and meanings. Among many other honors, he received the prestigious
Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 2008.

Shabnam Virmani is a
prominent Indian documentary filmmaker, a co-founder of Drishti Media,
Arts & Human Rights collective in Ahmedabad, currently artist in
residence at Srishti College of Art and Design in Bangalore, where she
directs the Kabir Project. Her previous films include "When Women
Unite" and "Tu Zinda Hai". For More information on the Kabir Project,
visit: www.kabirproject.org.
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