THE SCHEDULE FOR THE 5TH WORLD MOUTH HARP FESTIVAL OF INDIA, 2017
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FRIDAY 10th FEBRUARY 2017
15:00 FESTIVAL OPENS
15:00 Festival Registration Opens
15:00 BAND SCRAMBLE REGISTRATION OPENS: Mixing Up Musicians & Creating New Bands
15:00 WORKSHOP: Singing Bowls for Meditation & Sound Healing (Russian) (120 Min)
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FRIDAY EVENING CONCERT
17:00 to 22:00
SHILAJIT (Russia)
Improvisational fusion: Ancient Russian & Siberian Tunes with Traditional Instruments & Live Electronics
WILFRED SAMUEL (India)
Mouth Harp from Kerala: Something New
MARTIN ARCHAMBAULT (Canada)
Mouth Harp from Quebec: Melodic Mouth Harp
DAYA (Russia)
Russian Folk Songs with Mongolian Throat Singing, Mouth Harp, Didgeridoo & Flute (Bansuri)
TUYARA ZHIRKOVA (Russia)
Traditional Mouth Harp from Yakutia (Siberia): The Whisper of the North & The Awakening of Nature
SAHARA | KAMILA Canada/Korea
Canadian Sister Power: Multicultural Songwriting & Vocal Harmonies
Aldan Rozhin (Russia)
Contemporary Mouth Harp from Yakutia (Siberia): Horses of Yakutia
Transalento (Italy/India)
A Musical Train Journey through Psychedelic Fusion from World-Tribal Culture to Contemporary Sound
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SATURDAY 11th FEBRUARY 2017
WORKSHOPS BEGIN AT 10:00 AM
10:00 Traditional Yakutian Mouth Harp (Khomus) – Tuyara Zirkhova (60 Min)
10:00 Singing Bowls for Meditation & Sound Healing (English) (120 Min)
11:00 Band Scramble Registration Closes: Mixing Up Musicians & Creating New Bands
11:00 Contemporary Yakutian Mouth Harp (Khomus) – Aldan Rozhin (60 Min)
12:00 Melodic Mouth Harp – Martin Archambault (60 Min)
13:00 Band Scramble Designation (All registered musicians, please arrive on time!!)
13:30 Band Scramble Practice (120 Min)
15:00 Basics of Juggling – Yves (60 Min)
15:30 Introduction to Capoeira – Sharath Shantharaju (90 Min)
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SATURDAY AFTERNOON CONCERT
12:00 to 16:00
ETRHNOBEAT-MOSCOW (Russia)
Sophisticated Groovy Percussion: Creating Landscapes for Travel between the Subtle and the Wild
PSYCHEDELIC WINDMILL (India)
Surrounding Mouth Harps with Electronic Sounds
RUSTAM NUR (Ukraine)
Atmospheric Improvisational Live Looping with Mouth Harp, Synths, Guitar & Harmonica
KAUSTIKA (Russia/Ukraine)
Broadcasting Waves of Ethnic Mysteries: Bridging Time, Dimensions, Cultures, & States of Being
HAUNT ME AGAIN: LIVE BUTOH DANCE (Brazil/Japan/Russia)
An Artistic Shamanic Journey through Dance, Drums, Masks & Mouth Harps
OPEN MIC
Open Stage for all Musicians
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SATURDAY EVENING CONCERT
17:00 to 22:00
MC EUCALIPS
Live Looping with Beatbox, Mouth Harp, Hulusi & Djembe
BAND SCRAMBLE GROUP 1
Creative Collaboration Performance: The Band Scramble Project
RAJESH KOTTI
Rhythmic Mouth Harp: Freestyle Fusion of Indian and Trance
BAND SCRAMBLE GROUP 2
Creative Collaboration Performance: The Band Scramble Project
TUYARA ZHIRKOVA
Traditional Mouth Harp from Yakutia (Siberia): Folkloric Khomus & Chabyrghakh (Traditional Tongue Twisters)
BAND SCRAMBLE GROUP 3
Creative Collaboration Performance: The Band Scramble Project
NEPTUNE CHAPOTIN
Mouth Harp: Dreamy Melody Modulations to High-Energy Trance Beats with an Infusion of Rich Breath Reverb
BAND SCRAMBLE GROUP 4
Creative Collaboration Performance: The Band Scramble Project
ALDAN ROZHIN
Contemporary Mouth Harp from Yakutia (Siberia): The Sounds of the Arctic & the Land of Yakutia
NICO TROMPE FROM “LA RUTA DEL TROMPE”
Chasing Mouth Harp Makers Around the World: Video Presentation of the Chilean TV show with Live Rap Storytelling
22:00 ACOUSTIC CAMP FIRE JAM
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SUNDAY 12th FEBRUARY 2017
WORKSHOPS BEGIN AT 10:00 AM
10:00 Rajasthani Mouth Harp: Guttural Langa Rhythms – Stephane Voisin (60 Min)
11:00 Fundamental Mouth Harp – Neptune Chapotin (120 Min)
11:00 Intuitive Singing – Kali Korsakova (120 Min)
13:00 Traditional Khomus: Ohuokhai Call & Response – Tuyara Zirkhova (60 Min)
14:00 Traditional Ohuokhai Dance of Yakutia – Aldan Rozhin (60 Min)
14:00 Crystal Ball Contact Juggling – Manu (60 Min)
15:00 Open Discussion: Mouth Harp Conservation (60 Min)
15:30 Basics of Juggling – Yves (60 Min)
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SUNDAY AFTERNOON CONCERT
12:00 to 16:00
VAAPSY
A Quasi-Experience of Multi Generical Tunes incorporating Underground Finds and Live Acts of Bilingual Fervour
LEO FUNNYVISION
Mouth Harp: FunnyVision Style
SOL
Didgeridoo, Mouth Harp & Flute: Playin’ with the Wind, in a Breath, Some Music from Within
ANTHONY MCKEON & MARIKA AMMOSOVA
Guitar, Lyrics & Mouth Harp: Blues, Folk and Reggae
SAND-TUNES
Groovy Organic Trance Music with Tribal Acoustic Instruments
OPEN MIC
Open Stage for all Musicians
OPEN DISCUSSION: MOUTH HARP CONSERVATION
Discussing Strategies towards Mouth Harp Cultural Exchanges & World Heritage Instrument Recognition
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SUNDAY EVENING CONCERT
17:00 to 22:00
GG HULYAIHOROD
A Modern Wave of Ethno-Electronic Music combining Traditional Polyphonic Singing with Trendy Dance Genres
PETER PENDRAGON & THEO POIZAT
Spoken Word Fireworks: Reminding you Why you’re Here & Making you Ache for What Awaits Beyond
SADHAKA
World Fusion Acoustic Organic Trance: Mouth Harp, Beatbox, Handpan, Harmonica, Live Looping & Violin
RAIS KHAN
Traditional Rajasthani Mouth Harp & Beatbox: Global Ambassador of the Modern Sounds of Rajasthan
TIKKI MASALA
Indian Electronic & Electro-Acoustic Dance Music Fusion
TUYARA ZHIRKOVA & ALDAN ROZHIN
Mouth Harp Virtuosos from the land of Yakutia (Siberia):
TRADITIONAL OHUOKHAI DANCE OF YAKUTIA
Festival Finale: Mouth Harp Ensemble & Traditional Yakutian Circle Dance with Open Participation
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THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND:
IKARUSKA (Russia)
Filling Sound Spaces between Performances: Ethnic Minimal to Electronic Dancefloor
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The 5th World Mouth Harp Festival of India
10-12 February, 2017
Jungle Dance Cafe, Arambol, Goa.
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