Posts Tagged ‘India Calling’

You’ll be hard pressed to find a culture more bent on celebrating every moment than Indian culture.  Think back to pretty much any Bollywood movie and you’ll remember the minute the man simply lays eyes on his love interest, the entire city seems to break into song.  The jubilee only heightens with every step he takes closer to closing the deal – when her father gives his blessing, for example, the entire family suddenly emerges to sing about destiny and overcoming the trials of love and marriage.  Their music can be best described as just as colorful as a Holi Festival. 

Malkit Singh, a singer so popular you can consider him (alongside Ravi Shankar) a musical ambassador to India, knows just how to celebrate with his rhythmic, gyrating, exotic sounds and a stage full of beautiful, sari-covered women dancing to the beat.  Tomorrow night at the Hollywood Bowl, transport yourself into a world of curries and bindis with their India Calling featuring performances by Malkit Singh , Ravi Shankar and his daughter Anoushka, Rhythm of Rajasthan, and Kailash Kher’s Kailasa as well as a performance by Yogen’s Bollywood Step Dance Troupe.  The infectious, hypnotic sounds of celebration will have you on your feet learning to bhangra in no time.  They say, the rule of thumb to picking it up quick is: with one hand you pat the dog, while with the other you screw in a light bulb.  Best of luck!

India Calling! is tomorrow night, Sunday, September 20, 2009 at 7:00pm at the Hollywood Bowl.  For more information, please call (323) 850-2000 or click here.