Forstfest: A Distant Report will be held on the site of KM28's Forsthaus studio, located on the edge of Müritz National Park in Grünow, Mecklenburg. We'll present three days of music attuned to the surrounding forest and lakeland, with camping, swimming, workshops and more. Program and tickets at www.forstfest.com

with kind support from Initiative Musik

Chintan Upadhyay (voice) with Beate Gatscha (pakhawaj)

With roots in Vedic chanting, dhrupad has long been a powerful means of inner exploration through sounds handed down in an oral tradition. Chintan learned this art from Pt. Uday Bhawalkar, one of the great masters of the tradition.

A dhrupad performance has two main parts: first, the alap, an abstract elaboration of the raga using sound syllables such as ri, num, and naa, some of which derive from Sanskrit words and verses; and second, the bandish, the lyrical or poetic section, accompanied by the pakhawaj, the traditional hand drum played tonight by Beate Gatscha.