I M C - S p e c i a l s ...

(1) StudioTalks ...

Shri Sugato Bhaduri as guest in the Hamburg Studio of IMC OnAir ... The new special format "STUDIOTALK offers to the listeners of IMC OnAir (www.imcradio.net) some exclusive themes and talks about the world of Indian Classical Music ! - STUDIOTALK gives Indian music maestros, music scientists, event organisations and other specialists  the chance to present themselfs in a dialogue directly to an international and European audience. STUDIOTALK will be broadcasted from time to time via radio, podcasting + phonecasting beside the regular show RAGA CDs of the months... STUDIOTALK isnt an interview form of 5 to 10 minutes small talk about concert tours, new editorials , CD or DVD projects etc. ... Much more by a detailled planning and research work IMC OnAir delivers with STUDIOTALK a frame for specific themes and aspects to contribute an approach and deep going insight for Indian Classical Music especially for the Europeans. "... it will be the consciousness  of listening people.  No more the eyes - as it is  common in our times - will have  higher preference to the ears.  The hearing, sound will become more important than the visible." (editorial for "Nadah Brahma") Joachim Ernst Behrendt journalist/writer/producer Since June 26th IMC OnAir strengthens its unique market position as the single all years programme for Indian Classical Music in the whole German language area by publishing the 100% English edition of "STUDIOTALK No. 1 - Music follows Behaviour!" internationally. - For "STUDIOTALK No. 1" the Indian music maestro Shri Sugato Bhaduri, mandolin player from Kolkatta, was guest in the Hamburg Studio of IMC - India meets Classic during his European Concert Tour Sarod player & film composer Ranajit Sengupta as studio guest@IMC OnAir ... in May 2006. S. Bhaduri belongs to the coming up music talents of India and younger interpreters of Indian Classical Music. Make your personal experience with Shri S. Bhaduri and the spirit of Indian Classical Music as a life philosophy: "... the eldest soal of music is nature." In the Western world many thinkers, scientists, psychologists, philosophers and writers described the consciousness of mankind (see quotation) ... STUDIOTALK No. 1 is being presented under the headline "Music follows Behaviour!" in a 58 minutes show and available worldwide and cost free as podcast both in English and German language. The same as for all brodcasting shows IMC OnAir offers the STUDIOTALK script (1:1 re-print) for re-reading offline … StudioTalk No. 2: Music awareness by love with Indias sarod player and film composer is broadcasted as German version on 12th September 2007. The original English version will be delivered in 2008 ... Keep watching our media plan! StudioTalk No. 3: Nada (Sound) & 66 notes (shruti-s) on the violin interview with Kala Ramnath, leading violinist of Hindustani music (North Indian Classics) Violinist Kala Ramnath as guest of IMC Onair... a StudioTalk with Lothar J.R. Maier (production on 3rd May 2008). Kala Ramnath belongs beside her aunt Dr. N. Rajam to the most important violin players of North India. She got numerous awards and gives concerts worldwide with large success. Kala Ramnath was pupil of the famous singer Pandit Jasraj. Under his guidance she developed her singular style and Kalas violin began to sing. In India Kala Ramnath is well known as singing violin . - Her approach to fusion and world music (e.g. Projekt 2006 - Global Conversation with George Brooks (saxophone), Kai Eckart (bass)) was took up by critics and connoisseurs with large acknowledgement. The British magazine Songlines celebrated its 50th edition in March 2008 with a super formation of the world wide 50 most important instrumentalists (original: 50 great moments of World Music). Among them is Kala Ramnath (source: global hit - theworld.org). Already in July/August edition 2005 her CD Kala (English label: SenseWorldMusic (SWM)) was listed under the top10. German broadcasting: 18th Nov 2008 (11 p.m.) - Keep watching our media plan! StudioTalk No. 4: John McLaughlin backstage (TV special - 28 min.) interview with guitarist and founder of Shakti, The Mahavishnu Orchestra     (Rock Jazz) Guitarist John McLaughlin & Lothar J.R. Maier in a Backstage talk... The promotion initiative IMC - India meets Classics and its media production IMC OnAir (IMCRadio.Net) enjoyed that the great fusion and Rock Jazz guitarist John McLaughlin followed the invitation for a StudioTalk in May 2008 since the 1st pre plannings during Johns Hamburg visit in July 2007 with Remember Shakti and together with Zakir Hussain (Tabla) for a Dalai Lama charity concert. Johns time schedule of his European Concert tour 2008 with his formation 4th dimension since 9th May on the road required to set the interview beside Johns concert on 28th May 2008 in the culture and communication centre FABRIK (Hamburg-Altona), Germanys most famous hot spot (since 1971) for unique concerts in (Rock) Jazz, Blues, Fusion, Cross over and World Music… The interview is produced as TV special, broadcasted via IMC OnAirs home channel TIDE TV (cable/antenne + WebTV (Internet stream)) on 7th July 2008 - 08:30 pm (MEST) and later on will be offered internationally on different download platforms (YouTube Channel, MySpace and others). The fully backstage talk is broadcasted as radio special on 2nd January 2010 - 03:00 pm (MET) Keep watching our media plan!

(2) „From India to Europe ... FestivalReport. - Sangita Sammelana-s ... Indian Music Festivals

End of September IMC OnAir presents its second and new special feature From India to Europe … FestivalReport in a two hours show broadcasted via radio + podcasting. The FestivalReport2006 has it's focus on the history and development of the biggest music festivals in India, so called "Sangita Sammelana-s". Moving from the 20th to the 21st century the festival culture nowadyas presents itself to the live audience far over the borders of India. History & Indias democracy … The origin of the Indian music festivals can be dated back to the 18th century. One of the eldest Festivals for Dance and Music is the Chennai Dance & Music Festival, which has its roots in the first Margazhi Festival in 1927 ... It is astonishing from most of these fantastic festivals there exist only some few live recordings being published. At the end of the 19th century Raja S.M. Tagore had proclaimed as a rich landowner from Bengale a campaign in favor of the Indian Classical Music. He published or let publish different art works and gifted collections of instruments to museums in Europe . Rabindranath Tagore has been descended from this family as Indias most famous and genius universal scholar and nobel prize winner for literature (1922). During that time period first time music weeks were organized, so called sagita sammelana-s (music festivals). Herefore to all great virtuosos an invitation was extended. Short behind the setting up of the Federal Republic of India on 26th January 1950 the importance of the Indian music culture far over the frontier have been recognized. At the inauguration of the Sangeet Natak Academy in 1953 in New Dehli it is approved as following (quotation):   "India's precious heritage of music, drama and dance is one which we must cherish and develop. We must do so not only for our own sake but also as our contribution to the cultural heritage of mankind. Nowhere is it truer than in the field of art that to sustain means to create. Traditions cannot be preserved but can only be created afresh. It will be the aim of this Akademi to preserve our traditions by offering them an institutional form ..." - Maulana Azad 28th of January 1953 (New Dehli) Tradition ... The Indian music festivals are a specific form of care of tradition on the sub continent as it is expressed by the names of many of the festivals to express the recognition and to honour the diligence in art work of Indias famous music maestros. All metropoles in India dispose of an annual and profiled festival programme for Indian Classical Music. From the south west head in Tirvandrum, in Chennai (former Madras on the East coast), in Mumbai on the west cost to both capitals of India, New-Deli as the main capital and head office for politics and administration and Kolkatta (former Calcutta) as the cultural capital many considerable events extist: Tansen Music Festival (Tansen Sangeet Sammelan), Thyagaraja Music Festival, Savai Gandharva Music Festival Pune, Saptak Music Festival, Soorya Festival, Swati Tirunal Festival, ShriKrishna Gana Sabha, Madras Music Academy Festival, Vasanta Habba, SRA Music Festival, Swami Vivekanand Birthday Music Festival, ITC Sangeet Sammelan or Dover Lane Music Festival & Music Conference. The audience enjoys the the visits of numerous great musicians, the whos who of Indian Classical Music. Even the younger generation of artists get the chance to perform with the best of their owns. Far over India the sangita sammelana-s pleasure a growing popularity and derivation worldwide. Since centuries between India and Europe exist economic and diplomatic relationships. However late in 1985 the cultural spectacle Cultural Festival of India, an event of 33 days duration took place in London, which was unique in the Western world till that time. Indian Music and its melodies, the sciences and spirituality of India, the arts and architecture were being presented. All decorations had been manufactured in India and being transported by ship to England. In the last decades, during the immigration wave from the British Commonwealth in the fivtees and sixtees existed several endeavours to keep alive the cultural heritage of India on different continents. This kind of cultural consciousness following the tradition of Indias music festivals is being reflected in the music events from Australia, North America (New York, Washington, Baltimore and Detroit) to Asia (Hongkong, Singapore and Japane) and Europe (England, Switzerland, Belgium, Italy, Norway and France): Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival, Charindaa – The Festival of Indian Music in Australia, Festival of Universal Sacred Music (New York / U.S.A.), Southampton Mela Festival, Raga Festival 2006, a concert edition in the West Midlands Englands, darban - South Asian Music Festival, world new music festival and others more. From India to Europe ... FestivalReport2006, 2007, 2008... Peculiar constellations of instruments are untypical for Indian Classical Music. As a rule one single main instrument (Sitar, Sarod, Santoor Violin, Sarangi, Shehnai etc. …) or a vocal singer (male or female) are in the foreground. The music festivals give an opportunity to the musicians to perform their art in an unusual manner. Pandit Bhimsen Joshi The editor's leadership will present different unique live recordings from Indian Festivals performed by the leading music maestros on Sitar, Santoor, Flute, Tabla, Shehnai and Indian Vocals (Thumri, Dhrupad, Khyal). Daya Shankar (Shehnai Maestro) - Raga Maru Behag / Saptak Music Festival 2004, Shobha Gurtu (Vocal) - Thumri "Aja Re, Aja Re, Meet Piharva" / Saptarishi - Constellation of Stars (Sangeet Mahotsav 95 New Dehli), Shivkumar Sharma (Santoor) - Raga Puria Dhanashri / Sangeete Gandharva Mahotsav 1995, Bhimsen Joshi (Khayal Vocalist) - Raga Malkauns / Guru Shishya Parampara 1989 (Kolkatta) & Raga Ramkali / Savai Gandharva Music Festival Pune, Nikhil Banerjee (Sitar) - Raga Shuddha Basant / Live @ Calcutta, Wasifuddin Dagar (Dhrupad Vocalist) - Raga Chandrakauns / Saptak Festival 2002, Hariprasad Chourasia (Bamboo Flute) & Zakir Hussein (Tabla) - Raga Chandrakauns / Savai Gandharva Music Festival Pune 1992, Kumar Bose (Tabla) - Tabla Solo (Tintaal) / Saptak Festival 2001 ... Broadcasting: FestivalReport2007 - 30th July & 13th August (part 1, 2) -> Archive...   FestivalReport2008 - 19th August - 11:00-11:58 pm (part 1) - 26th August - 11:00-11:58 pm (part 2)   FestivalReport2009 as IMC is moved into a new media building during May - till Sept 2009 the broadcasting date is postponed for 2010... coming soon