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I am Mamawa Konuwa, the manager of Payton MacDonald and Tom Hammes, performers of North Indian music. I’m writing to you in the hopes that you incorporate this unique act in the next 2015 UW Madison World Music Festival. I am aware that this nationally renowned festival is full of musically talented people from all different genres, performances and backgrounds and I am thoroughly convinced that t my North Indian Musical act will bring even more of a diverse crowd of individuals. The ensemble…

one way or another. In the scene in which the Duke wants the ending changed to have the courtesan staying with the maharaja, he states as his reasoning that it would be more realistic because she would see security and resources, whereas the poor sitar player would have uncertainty and possible abandonment. He is referencing back to the idea that women would select a mating partner based on the perceived ability to support her and her possible offspring (Ghiglieri, 1999). However, the film…

Thematic Analysis of “Children at Lesson” by Alamgir Hashmi MUHAMMAD AJMAL Assistant Professor of English G.C.University, Faisalabad, Layyah Campus, Pakistan. m_ajmal08@yahoo.com Cell no. +92-301-7439363 Zahoor Hussain Lecturer in English BZU, Bahadar Campus, Layyah,Pakistan Saleem Akhtar Khan Lecturer in English GCUF-Layyah Campus, Pakistan. _________________________________________________________________________________ Abstract This research article tries to interpret the poem on…

LIFE AFTER THE BEATLES After the breakup of The Beatles, Lennon expected to feel free and liberated but felt the opposite. Lennon, with the encouragement of Yoko Ono, turned to “primal scream therapy,” where he relived traumatic moments of his childhood and relieved the tension that built up through screaming and crying. Lennon later said, “I’m not bitter anymore . . . I meditate and I cry” (Corbin 99). Lennon and Yoko Ono had a falling out in 1973, when she forced Lennon to move out. Lennon…

Basant Panchami: Festival of Yellow color Sarvesh Goel – 1310110289 ABSTRACT: This research aims to discover the psychological effects of colors used in celebrating Basant Panchami. Basant Panchami is a popular Hindu festival dedicated to goddess Saraswati, who is the divinity of knowledge, art and music. This day falls on the fifth day of the Hindu month of Magh, which is also the first day of spring. Goddess Saraswari is generally shown seated on a white lotus, wearing a colorful silk sari…

We’d get the wood, and go to Shivagangai Poonga, where we’d create the shape and then design every part and join them. We’d then stitch the plastic and polish it. There are 3 sizes, small medium and big. We repair Veena, harmonium, violin, guitars, sitars and shruti boxes. Some people need help with changing strings. Some Veenas require lots of work, especially when they haven’t been used for decades. We service them fully and polish them. Some people bring their broken Veenas to us, we find the…

2. Using two examples of different female performers, describe how changes in the role of women in American society were reflected in popular music between 1965 and 1970. The 1960’s were a time for people to express themselves and break out of social norms in their everyday life. But this also was a time for women to break norms and change their role in both society and music during 1965-1970. One woman who was breaking many norms in the musical world at the time was Janis Joplin. The…

Spilling his soul onto his performances, Jimi Hendrix opened up the doors to the future of rock and other musicians, Hendrix opened up the doors to the future of rock and other musicians. He inspired many artist with his distinct sound. Although his start into in music was a little bumpy, Jimi Hendrix impacted people of all kind. He introduced a new taste that touched people's life. Hendrix original name was Johnny Allen Hendrix. He later changed his name to James Marshall Hendrix. The legend…

The lyrics were often strange and made reference to drugs and bands would often use instruments that were not usual, like the sitar, tabla, harpsichord and organ” (Pearson). Although drugs and war were big problems at this time, without their inspiration to musicians, we would not have as many great songs as we would have had…

After the release of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. As one views statistics about participation in organized religion that I have brought to light, so as to show that religion had become an important part of early twentieth century American culture, one might believe that this participation is the only way to gauge America’s feelings towards religion. If this were the case, then post-Pepper’s America had not changed at all. In American Religion, Chavez references a study done through the…