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URL:https://whatson.org.uk/wo/events/birmingham-jazz-carnactic-song-band-f
 eat-asaf-sirkis-crossing-boundaries-festival-2026/
SUMMARY:Birmingham Jazz - Carnactic Song Band feat. Asaf Sirkis (Crossing B
 oundaries Festival 2026)
DESCRIPTION:Event: https://facebook.com/events/s/birmingham-jazz-carnactic-
 song/962264089506339/\n\nAsaf has been a student and performer of Carnacti
 c song\, under the tutelage of Kirupakaran. In this special performance As
 af brings his love of the genre along with his favourite south Indian musi
 cians for a set of improvised songs. Carnatic music is the classical music
  tradition of South India\, known for its spiritual roots\, intricate melo
 dies (ragas)\, complex rhythmic cycles (talas)\, and emphasis on vocal exp
 ression\, incorporating subtle microtonal nuances and rich devotional comp
 ositions that blend structured frameworks with deep improvisation.\n\nLine
  Up: Asaf Sirkis     drums\, Jyotsna Srikanth (MBE) - Carnatic violin\, Ac
 harya Ratna Sri P. Kirupakaran     Mridangam (double headed drum)\, Kajan 
 Kugendran - Khanjira &amp\;amp  Ruchira Sharma guest singer
CATEGORIES:music
LOCATION:1000 Trades JQ\, Birmingham\, West Midlands\, B9\, Central\, Unite
 d Kingdom
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