I have recently returned from India; a fortnight or so in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It was a family visit so perhaps not as much music as I might have otherwise have pursued but nevertheless I encountered plenty.
I left home in Norwich in the small hours on the back of a jazz gig over in Great Yarmouth. I arrived in Cochin at the end of a particularly long day at about 5.30am, local time. Having been advised to stay awake until local bedtime, that first day is a bit of a blur. However, our host at the homestay suggested we go and see a Kathakali performance that evening. Although watching the performers apply their make-up was fascinating (it took them over an hour) and the live drumming and percussion was a treat, I confess I kept nodding off during the dancing as I struggled against loss of sleep.
I was a better audience for a sitar and tabla recital in the same venue the following evening but I couldn't persuade the rest of my party to come along.
I left home in Norwich in the small hours on the back of a jazz gig over in Great Yarmouth. I arrived in Cochin at the end of a particularly long day at about 5.30am, local time. Having been advised to stay awake until local bedtime, that first day is a bit of a blur. However, our host at the homestay suggested we go and see a Kathakali performance that evening. Although watching the performers apply their make-up was fascinating (it took them over an hour) and the live drumming and percussion was a treat, I confess I kept nodding off during the dancing as I struggled against loss of sleep.
I was a better audience for a sitar and tabla recital in the same venue the following evening but I couldn't persuade the rest of my party to come along.
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I did that once, I discovered that Magic Malik was playing one night only, on the night when I arrived totally jet-lagged in Canada in the morning. I did enjoy those bits of the concert where I was awake, but the person behind me started to get a bit antsy when I snored.
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