Photo by Arielle Godbout\nAmjad Sabir, sitting with his harmonium, has arranged a number of well-known Indian songs to be accompanied with Western instruments.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\nSabir has arranged a number of popular Indian songs that blend the traditional sounds of the harmonium and tabla — a type of Indian keyboard and drum, respectively — with saxophone, keyboard, bass, violin, guitar and conga drums.<\/p>\n
The musician included a saxophone in a concert a couple years ago, and he said he’s ready to keep experimenting.<\/p>\n
“I won’t say it is a fusion, but I am trying to mix Western music with Indian,” Sabir explained.<\/p>\n
“It’s Indian with a touch of Western,” added Tiffany Prochera, a Fort Garry-based musician who will be playing keyboard at the concert.<\/p>\n
The Sat., Nov. 5 event, An Evening of Geet & Gazal, will showcase a diversity of Indian dance and music, Sabir said — including classical Indian dancing, Bollywood, Punjabi songs, old movie songs, and the classical vocal style Raga.<\/p>\n
“It’s a way to keep the community in touch with their music,” he said.<\/p>\n
Sabir — who teaches at the India School of Music and the University of Manitoba’s school of music — said the concert is also a chance for some of his senior students to gain more experience performing.<\/p>\n
But its talk of his new music style that make Sabir’s eyes gleam.<\/p>\n
“This is my earnest desire to create something new,” he said, before acknowledging, “I’m trying still.”<\/p>\n
Prochera said her experience playing with Sabir has been an exciting challenge.<\/p>\n
“Indian music is something I’ve heard before, and enjoyed,” she said.<\/p>\n
“To learn the intricacies of it, and how to put it together, has been quite the adventure.”<\/p>\n
An Evening of Geet & Gazal will take place Sat., Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. at the Indo Canadian Arts & Cultural Centre, 479 St Mary’s Rd.<\/p>\n
Tickets can be purchased at the door, or in advance at Bharat Grocery (3-280 St Anne’s Rd.); A-one House Of Spices (3-1875 Pembina Hwy.); and Tehran Market (1875 Pembina Hwy.).<\/p>\n
To learn more, visit www.sabirmusic.com.<\/p>\n
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