Montreal

Creator: Kabir Cultural Centre

Poster for Constellation Montreal at St. George's Anglican Church, Montreal, Quebec. Features Aditya Verma on the sarod, Uwe Neumann on the sitar, vocals by Jonathan Voyer, [unspecified music] by Shawn Mativetsky, and Subir Dev on the tabla. Aditya Verma is a sarod, sitar and tabla player from Montreal, Quebec. He was first trained in the tabla by his father, Dr. Narendra Verma, and Ustad Zakir Hussain. in 1987, Aditya moved to India where he studied North Indian classical music in the tradition of the Maihar Senia Gharana (school). He has also studied under the sitar player Pandit Ravi Shankar and the sarod players Ustad Aashish Khan and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. Uwe Neumann is a jazz guitarist and sitar player. He is a student of sitar maestro Pandit Indranil Bhattacharya. He spent 10 years living and studying in India, and is currently based in Canada. Jonathan Voyer is a Hindustani classical vocalist currently based in Montreal, Canada. He has studied under Pandit Satish Vyas, Pandit Somanath Mardur, and Anita Louise Yard. Shawn Mativetsky is a tabla player currently based in Montreal, Canada. He is a disciple of Pandit Sharda Sahai. He also teaches tabla at McGill University. Subir Dev is a tabla player and member of Duniya Project. He was born in Bangladesh and later moved to Montreal, Canada. He studied North Indian classical music under Dr. Narendra Verma and now provides instrumental accompaniment to many artists from India.

Creator: Kabir Cultural Centre

Poster advertising the performance of Dhrupad signing at the Town Hall at Bonsecours Market, Montreal, Quebec. Features vocals by Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha and Akhilesh Gundecha on the Pakhavaj. The Gundecha brothers were Indian classical singers of the dhrupad genre. They were from the city of Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, India. Ramakant Gundecha died in 2019 of a heart attack. After his passing, Umakant formed the Gundecha Bandhu with Ramakant's son, Anant.

Creator: Kabir Cultural Centre

Poster advertising Musique Multi-Montreal's world music show at Outremont Theatre, Montreal, Quebec. On April 16, acts include Small World Project, Montreal Guitar Trio, and Solorazaf. On April 17, acts include Anuradha Pal and her band, Stree Shakti. Small World Project is a pop band from Montreal. Montreal Guitar Trio, or MG3, is a classical guitar ensemble from Montreal. Solo Razafindrakoto, or Solorazaf, is a Malagasy guitarist born in France. Stree Shakti, meaning "Women Power", is an all-female Indian Classical music band. It was founded by Anuradha Pal in 1996. Anuradha Pal is a tabla player. She was born in the city of Mumbai in Maharashtra, India.

Creator: Kabir Cultural Centre

Brochure advertising a performance of classical music at Oscar Peterson Concert Hall, Montreal, Quebec. Features Irshad Khan on the sitar and surbarhar and Hindol Majumdar on the tabla. Irshad Khan is a sitar and surbahar player and vocalist based in Mississauga, Ontario. Considered a child prodigy, Khan has been performing publicly since the age of 7. He is also the founder/president of the Universal Academy for Musicians. In addition to actively performing, he also conducts workshops, lectures and master classes in various educational institutions. Hindol Majumdar is a tabla player. He began learning tabla at the age of 5 and had his first performance at the age of 10. He has since collaborated with world music percussionists like Doyra player Abbos Kosimov, four time Grammy award winner Glenn Velez, and world renowned Mridangam exponent Legendary Trichy Sankaran. He also founded the Hindole Majumdar School of Music and Dance in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in USA where he teaches Tabla and Indian Rhythm.

Creator: Kabir Cultural Centre

Poster for a performance of Gandharva at St. George's Anglican Church, Montreal, Quebec. Features vocals by Sumitra Guha, Nikhil Tikekar on the tabla, and Asaf Mirza on the harmonium. A Gandharva is one of an order of divine beings in Dharmic Religion. The men of this order play music while the women are dancers. In Hinduism, they are musicians in service to the Devas. Sumitra Guha is an Indian classical vocalist who performs in both the Carnatic and Hindustani schools of classical music. She was born in Andhra Pradesh, India. Nikhil Tikekar is a tabla player. He is the student of the tabla maestro Pandit Anindo Chatterjee. Asaf Mirza is a reed organist.

Creator: Kabir Cultural Centre

Poster advertising a 3-day series of events on the historical poet Kabir held at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec. The first is a screening of Shabnam Virmani's 2008 documentary Had Anhad: Journeys with Ram and Kabir followed by a panel with Indian filmmaker Shabnam Virmani held at the Birks Heritage Chapel. The second is a panel discussion on Kabir: Word, Sound, and Image held in the Senior Common Room in the Birks Building. The third is a musical performance of In Quest of Kabir performed by Kabir folksinger Prahlad Singh Tipanya and his group at the New Residence Hall Ballroom. Kabir was a 15th century mystic and philosopher. He was born in 1398[disputed] in the city of Varanasi in what is now Uttar Pradesh, India. His writings on religious practices he deemed unethical or meaningless made him a divisive figure among the Hindus and Muslims of his day. After his death, his writings would go on to influence the Bhakti Movement of medieval Hinduism and would be included in the Sikh text Guru Granth Sahib. He is regarded as a saint by Vaishnavist Hindus, and his teachings are followed by the Kabir Panth denomination of the Sant Mat movement. Had Anhad (Bounded Boundless) is a multi-part[?] documentary series exploring the life and philosophy of Kabir in the contexts of religion, politics, and Indian/Pakistani tensions. Shabnam Virmani is a documentary filmmaker and artist. Since 2002, she has been artist in residence at the Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology in the city of Bangalore in Karnataka, India. She is also the co-founder of the Drishti Media Collective and a member of the Kabir Project. Prahlad Singh Tipanya is an Indian folk singer. He was born on September 7, 1954 in the town of Tarana in Madhya Pradesh, India. Along with backing instrumentalists, he performs Kabir bhajans in the Malwi folk style from Madhya Pradesh. He is a member of the Kabir Project.

Creator: Kabir Cultural Centre

Brochure advertising Abhinava Dance Company's performance of Ojhas at Oscar Peterson Concert Hall, Montreal, Quebec. Features choreography by Nirupama and Rajendra, associate choreography by Guru Kumudini Lakhia, and music by Praveen Rao and Pravin Ghodkindi. Features dances in both Kathak and Bharatanatyam styles. Abhinava Dance Company is a dance troupe from Bangalore, South India that was founded in 1994 by Kathak dancers Nirupama and Rajendra. Nirupama and Rajendra are a husband and wife duo of Kathak dancers. They were both students of Guru Maya Rao. In 1994 they founded the Abhinava Dance Company. Guru Kumudini Lakhia is a Kathak dancer and choreographer based in the city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India. She was born on May 17, 1930 in India. In 1967 she founded the Kadamb School of Dance and Music. Praveen Rao is a musician, music director and a lyricist for Kannada language songs based in Bangalore, India. Pravin Ghodkindi is a classical Hindustani bansuri player. He was born on October 28, 1973 in the city of Dharwad in Karnataka, India. He is the son and pupil of Pandit Venkatesh Godkhindi and was a student under Guru Vidwan Anoor Ananth Krishna Sharma.

Creator: Kabir Cultural Centre

Poster advertising the screening of two films at de Seve Cinema, Montreal, Quebec in celebration of International Non-Violence Day. The films screened are James Cameron's 1978[?] documentary Gandhi and Orlando Bagwell and Noland Walker's 2004 documentary Citizen King. Gandhi originally aired on June 6 1963[?] as the third episode of the of documentary series Men of Our Time. Directed and presented by James Cameron, this documentary covers Gandhi as a person as well as a political strategist. Citizen King originally aired on January 19, 2004 as the fourth episode of the sixteenth season of the documentary series American Experience. Directed by Orlando Bagwell and Noland Walker, this documentary covers the final five years of King's life. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, better known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian civil rights activist and advocate of nonviolent resistance. He was born on October 2, 1868 in the city of Porbandar in Gujarat, India, then the Porbandar State of the British Raj. He played an integral role in India's struggle for independence from the British Empire. On January 30, 1948, he was assassinated by the Hindu Nationalist Nathuram Godse. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., originally named Michael King Jr., was an African-American clergyman and civil rights leader. He was born on January 15, 1929 in the city of Atlanta in Georgia, United States of America. Influenced by both Christian dogma and the nonviolent activism of Mahatma Gandhi, he employed nonviolent resistance as part of his activism against segregation and Jim Crow laws. On April 4, 1968, he was assassinated. James Cameron was a writer and director of both drama and documentary films. He was born on June 17, 1911 in the district of Battersea in London, England. He died on January 26, 1985. Noland Walker is a documentary filmmaker and the Vice President of Content at Independent Television Service, which funds and presents documentaries on public television. Orlando Bagwell is a documentary filmmaker known for works covering the history of Black civil rights in America.

Creator: Kabir Cultural Centre

Poster advertising a performance of Music for Mind & Soul at Grande Bibliotheque, Montreal, Canada. Features vocals by Shirin Sengupta, Ranajit Sengupta on the Sarod, and Sbuhajyoti Guha on the tabla. Shirin Sengupta is a Hindustani Classical Vocalist from Kolkata, India. She has been a student of Sri Subhrojyoti Chakraborty, Pandit A.T. Kanan, Pandit Arun Bhaduri, and Pandit Ulhash Kashalkar. She is married to Ranajit Sengupta. Ranajit Sengupta is a sarod player and composer from India. He is a student of Ustad Dhyanesh Khan and Ustad Aashish Khan of the Maihar Senia Gharana (school). He is married to Shirin Sengupta. Subhajyoti Guha is a tabla player from Kolkata, India. He was introduced to the tabla at the age of 5 and is a disciple of the acclaimed tabla maestro and trainer Pandit Sankha Chatterjee. He has been performing since 1992 and has been the recipient of numerous accolades, including the President's Award from All India Radio.

Creator: Kabir Cultural Centre

Poster advertising the screening of P. Seshradi's 2004 film Beru at de Seve Cinema, Montreal, Quebec. The 2004 Indian drama film Beru (Root) is primarily intended as a cautionary tale. Following an ensemble cast of characters facing various moral conflicts, the film examines the potential dangers of an inefficient administration and observes the ways which societal stagnation and public apathy can open doors to corruption, moral degradation and sundry other social ills. Pattabhiramaiah Sheshadri is an Indian film director who works in Kannada cinema. He was born on November 23, 1963 in the village of Dandinashivara in Karnataka, India. He began working in film in 1990 after a brief career as a journalist. The Directorate of Film Festivals has awarded a National Film Award to six of his films.