Venue: Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Time: First week of January
Highlight: Instrumental and dance groups, Tala Vadya Kacheri,
Rajasthani and Punjabi folk music
Duration: 11 Days
How to Reach: Ahmedabad can be reached via flights from major
cities like Delhi, Mumbai, etc. as it has its own domestic and
international airport. It is also connected by an extensive railway line
to major cities nearby. A wide network of roads makes it possible to
reach Saptak Music Festival with ease.
The Saptak music festival is held every year in the first week of
January. It is conducted for a period of 11 days in Ahmedabad located in
the state of Gujarat in India. A public charitable trust, which runs the
Saptak School of Music, organizes this festival. The Saptak Festival of
Music was started in the year 1980 by the famous Sitar player Pandit
Ravi Shankar. Read on to know more about Saptak Music Festival held in
Ahmedabad.
The festival is held for a period of 11 days and many music lovers and
musicians come here to participate every year. The festival gives
opportunity to budding singers, instrumentalists, musicians, etc. to
portray their talents on stage. The highlights of the Saptak Music
Festival are the various instrumental groups and dance groups, Tala
Vadya Kacheri (percussion of 3-4 musical instruments like Tabla, Ghatam,
etc.).
Saptak Music Festival is also a platform for Rajasthani and Punjabi folk
music. It has also started a campaign to promote the popular forms of
vocal classical music like Thumri, Dhrupad, etc. and traditional musical
instruments like Sarangi, Pakhawaj, etc. The Saptak Festival of Music
invites talented musicians of older generations to come and give
performance to keep alive the traditional forms of music. The festival
also provides a platform for young talented musicians to perform on a
broader stage.
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