Rhythms of Israel The Idan Raichel Project burst on the Israeli music scene in 2002, changing the face of Israeli popular music. It offers a message of love and tolerance that resonates strongly in a region whose headlines are often dominated by conflict. With an enchanting blend of Ethiopian and Middle Eastern flavours coupled with sophisticated production techniques and a spectacular live show, the Idan Raichel Project has become one of the most unexpected success stories in Israeli music today. The architect of this unique recording project is Idan Raichel, a 29-year-old keyboard-player, producer and composer from Kfar Saba. In its recordings or on stage, the Project features a fascinating, eclectic array of participants: Cabra Casey (of Ethiopian heritage), Mira Anwar Awad (Arab Israeli), Sergio Braams (Surinam), Bongani Xulung (South Africa), among others. To celebrate the international release of The Idan Raichel Project, a compendium of popular songs from the Project’s two Israeli albums, the group has embarked on an international tour to present their powerful and entertaining musical message to new audiences throughout the globe. To commemorate 15 years of Indo-Israel relations, Indian Council for Cultural Relations and Embassy of Israel present the group live in concert. Ethnic rhythms and melodies meet modern Israeli grooves to offer an unforgettable music experience. lEvent: A music concert blending ethnic and modern tunes of Israel lWhen: Today at 6.30 pm lWhere: Kala Mandir

art

April 9 - 11 at Gaganendra Shilpa Pradarshashala; 2 pm - 8 pm: Paintings by Indrani Sengupta and Dipankar Mani. April 9 - 15 at Taj Bengal; 3 pm - 6 pm: Workshop and a solo exhibition of paintings by Dipak Roy. April 9 - 15 at Gandhara Art Gallery, 1B Gurusaday Road, Flat 5A (Palm Springs); 1 pm - 7 pm: Paintings by Manjari Chakravarti. Till April 9 at EZCC, IB 201 Salt Lake; 4 pm - 8 pm: Exhibition of paintings organised by Reflections of Another Day (RAD) in collaboration with EZCC. Participating artists: Amitava Sengupta, Ashish Kabasi, Badhan Das, Bijon Chowdhury, Chandra Bhattacharya, Dhiraj Roy, Jatin Das, M.F. Husian, Manoj Roy, Prakash Karmakar, Paritosh Sen, Sohini Dhar, Sunil Das, Sakti Burman, T. Vaikuntam, Yusuf Arakkal and others. Till April 9 at Artists Circle, 46 Circus Avenue; 12 noon - 7 pm: Saraswati, a Tribute to Women. Featuring works of seven women artists: Anita Roy Chowdhury, Geeta Vadhera, Dipali Bhattacharya, Sohini Dhar, Eleena Banik, Piu Sarkar and Saswati Sengupta. Till April 9 at the art gallery of ITC Sonar Bangla; 11 am - 7 pm: Spectrum Art presents Kaliedoscope, a group show of contemporary art featuring works by Bratin Khan, Chanchal Mukherjee, Chattrapati Dutta, Jogen Chowdhury, Joydeep Sengupta, Kazi Nasir, K. Muralidharan, Lakshman Aaley, Paritosh Sen, Prokash Karmakar, Partha Bhattacharya, Ramananda Bandopadhyay, Sekhar Karmakar, Sanatan Dinda, Shipra Bhattacharya, Shuvaprasanna, Subhamita Dinda, Subrata Gangopadhyay, Subrata Pal, Suhas Roy, Suman Roy and T. Vaikuntam. Till April 10 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Blue Heaven — 8th solo exhibition of drawings and paintings by Sujata Chakraborty. Till April 10 at Academy of Fine Arts, Central Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Suhas Hore’s solo exhibition of paintings. Till April 12 (except Sunday & holiday) at CIMA Gallery; Mondays (3 pm - 7 pm), Tuesdays - Saturdays (2 pm - 7 pm): Reality Bytes — recent works of three young artists, Debraj Goswami, Abir Karmakar and Uday Mondal. Till April 12 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Paintings, sculptures, tapestry and photographs by Ashis Kabasi, Anirooddha Mukhopadhyay, Babita Singh, Debasish Kabasi, Debasish Ghosh, Krishnendu Simlai, Pradip Saha, Subhankar Ray and Vijay Jaiswal. Till April 14 (except Sunday) at Akar Prakar, P238 Hindustan Park; 3 pm - 8 pm: Recent works by Ganesh Haloi. Till April 14 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Nature, recent paintings by Bageshree Dutta. Till April 15 at Gallery Nakshatra, 2/1 Outram Street; 12 noon - 7.30 pm: Ripe Green — an exhibition of the works of Biman Das, Gautam Khamaru, Jayanta Kumar Paul, Jayanta Roy, Pappu Bardhan, Paramita Chakraborty and Rajesh Deb. Curated by Pranabranjan Ray.

drama

April 9 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Theatron presents Bernarda Albar Bari, based on Federico Garcia Lorca’s play, The House of Bernerda Alba. Dir: Saswati Biswas. April 11 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Blank Verse presents Furrut: A Theatre for Children. Dir: Raja Bhattacharya. April 12 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Nandikar presents Jaha Chai.... Dir: Rudraprasad Sengupta and Goutam Halder. April 12 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Shohan presents Helmet. Dir: Anish Ghosh April 14 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Aneek presents Punorujjiban. Dir: Amalesh Chakraborty.

PERFORMING ARTS

April 9 - 11 at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, IB 201 Salt Lake; 5 pm: Bihar Mahotsav, organised by Government of Bihar, department of art, culture and youth affairs, in collaboration with EZCC. Featuring Bhojpuri, Maithali and Magahi folk songs, folk dances and folk tales, folk theatre, classical music and dances, arts and crafts, including Madhubani paintings, Bhagalpuri items, wooden toys, Bihari cuisine and displays relating to tourism in Bihar.

DRAMA FESTIVAL

Till April 13: Sanglap Natyotsav 2007. Today at Bangla Akademi, 6 pm: Seminar, tele-serial and a poetry collage on anti-terrorism. April 12 at Madhusudan Mancha, 6.30 pm: Dildar (dir: Meghnad Bhattacharya) by Sayak. April 13 at Madhusudan Mancha, 6.30 pm: Swapna Soochna’s Hemlet (dir: Bratya Basu).

talk

April 9 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 5.30 pm: Sitanath Goswami will speak in Bengali on Panchadashi. April 9 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6.15 pm: Swami Puranananda will speak in Bengali on Adhyatma Ramayana. April 9 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 6 pm: Swami Amiteshananda will speak on Practical Vedanta.

ALBUM LAUNCH

April 9 at Sarba Bharatiya Sangeet Parishad library hall; 4.30 pm: Launch of STM’s Shudhu Tomar Bani, a CD of songs and poems by Satinath Mukhopadhyay, Chandra Mahalanabis and Sarmistha Pathak (Dutta).

EXHIBITION

Till April 9 at Gallery Exposure, 54B Mahanirban Road; 3 pm - 8 pm: Nimble Fingers showcases the crafts of Bengal, Spring Satchel. Featuring hand-painted T shirts and kurtas, terracotta jewellery and artifacts, paper masks, glass paintings, dokra, batik and other crafts. Till April 12 at 57/9 Ballygunge Circular Road; 10.30 am - 7 pm: Soumya’s Creation presents an exhibition of fresh prints on chiffons, georgettes, crepes and kotas along with a wide range of light silver and costume jewellery. Till April 13 at Sravasti, 14/97 Golf Club Road; 1 pm - 9 pm: KeyaChaitali’s exclusive T shirts, photuas, short kurtas, kurtas, salwar-kurtas, wrap-around sets, saradins, nakshikantha, batik, applique, fabric-painted, block-printed cotton sarees and silk sarees, blouse pieces and costume jewellery. Till April 14 at Sreemayee, 58 Dr Sarat Banerjee Road; 4 pm - 9 pm: Sreemayee’s summer display of sarees and ladies garments. Till April 15 at Ananya boutique, 46/18 Babu Bagan Lane, Dhakuria; 11 am - 9 pm: A spring summer collection of hand embroidered, batik, block-printed sarees and suitpieces.

WORKSHOP

April 11 at Calcutta School of Music, 6B Sunny Park; 6.30 pm - 8 pm: Guitar workshop by Italian guitarist Alessio Nebiolo.All those who wish events to be included in this column should write not less than a week ahead to: Time out, The Telegraph, 6, Prafulla Sarkar Street, Calcutta-700 001; Fax: 2234-8244

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