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Folk Arts Rajasthan Brings Traditional Music & Dance from the Deserts of India to Maine
PORTLAND, PEMAQUID, NORTH HAVEN, FREEPORT & CAMDEN, ME: The
Merasi, a traditional Indian musical group sponsored by Folk Arts Rajasthan,
a US nonprofit devoted to cultural preservation and social empowerment, will
come to Maine May 3-9 for their second visit. They will present five
exhilarating performances providing an opportunity to be transported to the
fabled desert caravan routes of India, where the music evokes the age of
Rajput kings, Muslim musicians, and Hindu devotion. The performances will be
in Portland, Pemaquid, North Haven, Freeport and Camden, Maine May 3-9.
The members of this seven-person troupe are called Merasi, meaning musician, and their ancestors sang for the Bhatti royal family of Rajasthan, India. The Merasi are a unique group of Muslim musicians, who perform sacred music in Hindu Goddess temples in Jaisalmer District, Rajasthan, India. The Merasi live on the social and geographical periphery of society.
The group is directed by Sarwar Khan, who was born and raised in the Merasi community in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India. Khan is a distinguished drummer descended from 37 generations of royal musicians designated to play for the Maharaja of Jaisalmer. Khan has made it his life’s mission to empower the Merasi community through musical preservation and social change initiatives.
The Maine tour schedule is as follows:
Saturday, May 3rd – 2:00 p.m.
Portland Museum of Art – 7 Congress Square, Portland, Maine
ticket info: Tickets are $15 and $10 for Museum members and
can be purchased at www.portlandmuseum.org
Sunday, May 4th – 3:00 p.m.
The Carpenter’s Boatshop – Pemaquid, Maine
free performance
Monday, May 5th – 7:30 p.m.
Waterman Center Concert – North Haven, Maine
tickets not yet available – visit www.merasi.org for updated information
Wednesday, May 7th – 8:00 p.m.
Freeport High School Performance Center, Freeport, Maine
tickets not yet available – visit www.merasi.org for updated information
Friday, May 9th – 7:30 p.m.
Camden Opera House – Camden, Maine
Ticket info: $20/adult and $7/child at Wild Rufus Records in Camden, Rock City Books and Coffee in Rockland, the Fertile Mind bookstore in Belfast, and at the door the night of show. Call 323-2253 for more information.
For more information about the Merasi and their full tour schedule, visit www.merasi.org.
The members of this seven-person troupe are called Merasi, meaning musician, and their ancestors sang for the Bhatti royal family of Rajasthan, India. The Merasi are a unique group of Muslim musicians, who perform sacred music in Hindu Goddess temples in Jaisalmer District, Rajasthan, India. The Merasi live on the social and geographical periphery of society.
The group is directed by Sarwar Khan, who was born and raised in the Merasi community in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India. Khan is a distinguished drummer descended from 37 generations of royal musicians designated to play for the Maharaja of Jaisalmer. Khan has made it his life’s mission to empower the Merasi community through musical preservation and social change initiatives.
The Maine tour schedule is as follows:
Saturday, May 3rd – 2:00 p.m.
Portland Museum of Art – 7 Congress Square, Portland, Maine
ticket info: Tickets are $15 and $10 for Museum members and
can be purchased at www.portlandmuseum.org
Sunday, May 4th – 3:00 p.m.
The Carpenter’s Boatshop – Pemaquid, Maine
free performance
Monday, May 5th – 7:30 p.m.
Waterman Center Concert – North Haven, Maine
tickets not yet available – visit www.merasi.org for updated information
Wednesday, May 7th – 8:00 p.m.
Freeport High School Performance Center, Freeport, Maine
tickets not yet available – visit www.merasi.org for updated information
Friday, May 9th – 7:30 p.m.
Camden Opera House – Camden, Maine
Ticket info: $20/adult and $7/child at Wild Rufus Records in Camden, Rock City Books and Coffee in Rockland, the Fertile Mind bookstore in Belfast, and at the door the night of show. Call 323-2253 for more information.
For more information about the Merasi and their full tour schedule, visit www.merasi.org.