Recent Concert

Saturday, July 15, 2000, 7 p.m.
Mandeville Auditorium
UC San Diego, La Jolla
Tickets: $15, $20, $25, $50

Ustaad Aashish Khan, son of the legendary Ustaad Ali Akbar Khan, is a sarod artist of international stature.  He has worked with Pandit Ravi Shankar on films such as Satyajit Ray's Apur Sangsar and Parash Pathar, and Sir Richard Attenborough's Gandhi.  Besides his virtuosity as a traditional sarod master, he has been a pioneer in of fusion music, having cooperated with such western musicians as John Barham, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and Eric Clapton.

Pranesh Khan is a renowned tabla artist who has accompanied numerous top North Indian musicians such as Nikhil Banerjee, Buddhadev Dasgupta, Lakshmi Shankar, and his brother, Aashish Khan.  His musical career has included performances with such Western musicians and groups as Alice Coltrane, Charles Lloyd, and the Philadelphia String Quartet.

Presented by the Center for World Music, Child Relief & You, and the Association for India's Development.

Proceeds will be donated to aid the many victims of the devastating 1999 cyclone in Orissa, India, as a result of which thousands died or were stricken with disease and millions were rendered homeless. One of the most catastrophic natural disasters to befall India in all of its history, the cyclone caused widespread destruction, especially in villages, and damaged the entire infrastructure of the state. Recovery is still far from complete.

Directions: Mandeville Auditorium is located in the Mandeville Center, UCSD.  Enter by John Muir Drive from N. Torrey Pines Road.