MAR 25 | RED BARAAT
Mar 25, 2023
Miner Auditorium
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Original show description below.
Please note: Dance floor is General Admission standing room only. If you would prefer seats, please select a different level for this show.
The Boston Globe called Red Baraat’s irresistible sound “new-breed marching-band music that’s part Punjabi wedding, part New Orleans second line, and all New York.” Led by the charismatic percussionist Sunny Jain, the Brooklyn octet whips up a raucously fun mix of Indian bhangra rhythms, go-go music, jazz, hip-hop and Crescent City brass funk.
Opening the concert will be Roopa In Flux, a diverse ensemble led by versatile Indian classical vocalist Roopa Mahadevan who fuses together classical, jazz, and soul forms from around the world.
For this special night, the band presents Festival of Colors, celebrating the Hindu holiday of Holi. Marked by public gatherings of families and strangers sharing songs, dance, and the exchange of ‘colors’ – colorful dry powder or colored water playfully thrown amongst the crowds of revelers – Holi is observed at the approach of vernal equinox. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others, play and laugh, forget and forgive, and repair ruptured relationships.
There is no band on earth better suited for this celebration of renewal and positive energy than Red Baraat. Come party with the rousing group the Wall Street Journal called “a big band for the world” on this most auspicious occasion.
About Opening Act: Roopa In Flux
Roopa In Flux is an ensemble of musical wanderers venturing beyond the established traditions that shaped them. Led by versatile Indian classical vocalist Roopa Mahadevan, instrumental talents (quartet, trio, duo) band together for a sound grounded in classical, jazz, and soul forms from around the world, using novel arrangements and improvisational spark to express a contemporary moment. The musicians use their camaraderie, honesty, and emotional intensity to create moments that can express both individual quirk and joyful community.
There is no band on earth better suited for this celebration of renewal and positive energy than Red Baraat.
CONCERT SPONSORS
March Conservation Fund
Ms. Srinija Srinavasan
A new-breed marching-band music that’s part Punjabi wedding, part New Orleans second line, and all New York.
Boston Globe
A new-breed marching-band music that’s part Punjabi wedding, part New Orleans second line, and all New York.
Boston Globe
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