'NOW', is an
orchestra, binding together nomadic musicians from different cultures from all over the world through 'jugalbandi'
musical concerts which seek to’ restore’ the common voice of nomads.
Meenakshi and Vinay Rai, whose concept this is, say that all the nomadic
communities in the world have migrated from India over the centuries. Obviously, these communities have acquired different habits, different cultures but the common link in them is music.
In other words, they are now gypsies from different countries and cultures, yet there is a universal language that binds them...a language of music; and that is the secret of ‘NOW’!
With the aim of promoting nomadic values and culture, ‘NOW ‘, short for 'Nomadic Orchestra of World', conceived and directed by Meenakshi Vinay Rai is all set to excite Europe now.
Rai says that music binds all these communities which are distinct from each other. “They can be linked to each other through a forgotten tone," says National award winning filmmaker and culture activist couple, Meenakshi and Vinay Rai.
After performing at Gypsy Diaspora in Pondicherry, Bhopal and the national capital's Dilli Haat, the orchestra is now scheduled to thrill the air of Germany, Austria and Switzerland with music.
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