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3rd i co-presents Karsh Kale: Classical Science Fiction
2014-04-11 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Nourse Theater, 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
Producer and multi-instrumentalist Karsh Kale performs his brainchild, Classical Science Fiction, breaking down the traditional constructs of Indian classical music while maintaining its emphasis on rhythm, scale, and improvisation. Karsh has put together an all-star ensemble of musicians who are rooted in traditional styles yet creating new paths in Indian classical, electronica, blues, jazz, rock, and ghazal.
Karsh is equally comfortable DJ-ing at the closing night of the Burning Man Festival as he is playing tabla with the late sarangi maestro Ustad Sultan Khan, rock icon Lenny Kravitz, or R&B songstress Alycia Keys. He is at home performing with his childhood hero Ustad Zakir Hussain, or as a member of the super group Tabla Beat Science, or orchestrating and composing for Bollywood films. He is considered by many as the face of the emerging independent music scene in India.
“Karsh Kale has established himself as a spokesman for a generation of music that incorporates electronica, dance grooves and classical Indian sound” SF Chronicle
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3rd i co-presents "The Seventh Walk"
2014-04-26 13:45 | Pacific Film Archive, 2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA, 94704, United States
In The Seventh Walk (Saatvin Sair), acclaimed experimental filmmaker Amit Dutta returns to Northern India’s Kangra valley, the lush mountain setting featured in his previous work Nainsukh (SFIFF 2011). As in the prior film, here Dutta considers the region’s rich visual arts tradition through the oeuvre of a native artist, in this case the contemporary landscape painter Paramjit Singh. Deftly blending sound, image and text, this subtly hypnotic film meditates upon the figure of Singh commingled with surreal tableaux inspired by the artist’s paintings. First glimpsed wandering the valley’s dense woodlands, the painter is seen peering through the sun-dappled canopy; soon he spies a mysterious footprint and follows the forest path to the base of a gnarled old tree. There he sits in Buddha-like repose while Dutta’s protean camera conjures a series of arresting images: rocks defy gravity and levitate gently upwards; lichens and moss multiply in layered afterimages mimicking Singh’s intricate brushstrokes; and a celestial maiden takes to the sky, bearing ambrosial milk to the artist’s darkened atelier. Dutta masterfully weaves these iconic passages together with Singh’s painterly technique, merging the still and moving image into an impressionistic assemblage that pays homage to the legends, folk traditions and artistry of this unique corner of India. –Paul Meyers
THE SEVENTH WALK (Saatvin Sair)
SCHEDULE
April 26, 2014
1:45 p.m.
BAM/PFA
This film also plays twice more during the festival:
April 29, 2014 7:15 p.m.
Sundance Kabuki Cinema
May 1, 2014 ,5:00 p.m.
Sundance Kabuki Cinema

3rd i Co-Presents FOLK LOK, a new multimedia performance by Mandeep Sethi and sponsored by AIF (American India Foundation)
2014-04-27 13:00 | SFJAZZ Center, 201 Franklin Street, San Francisco
This intergenerational, cross-cultural piece will examine and detail the human expressions of Folk Culture and Hip-Hop through film and music. Follow Mandeep on his journey through Punjab as he meets Folk Legends and join him on stage as he brings word sound and power through an exclusive collaboration with world renowed Dhol player Ustad Lal Singh Bhatti Ji + friends.
Sunday, April 27, 2014 || 1 pm
SFJAZZ Center
201 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA
$5 Student $12 Advance $15 Door
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjAgo5oZWNE
Tickets available at:
www.donate.aif.org/folklok2014
