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SUMMARY:Monsoon Wedding + Karisha & The FunKaars | Hot Summer Nights at the NFSA
DESCRIPTION:KARISHA & THE FUNKAARS\n6 pm | Live Music \nMONSOON WEDDING\n8 pm | Screening \nSettle in from 6 pm as Karisha & The FunKaars takes the stage for a live performance in the NFSA heritage courtyard. Enjoy local wines\, summer cocktails and charcuterie\, available for purchase onsite from Dom’s deli & bar. Then head into Arc Cinema at 8 pm for a screening of Monsoon Wedding. \nABOUT MONSOON WEDDING\n2001 | DCP | IND | D: Mira Nair\nTexas-based Hermant (Parvan Dabas) arrives in Delhi for his arranged marriage to Aditi (Vasundhara Das)\, but she’s having an affair with her married boss. And this isn’t the only secret being kept in this Punjabi family drama. \nWinner of the Golden Lion in Venice\, Mira Nair’s film celebrates family and tradition in modern India. \n‘The film’s an explosion of colour\, character and music\, it’s Bollywood not just embracing Hollywood but giving it a huge hug.’ – SBS \nABOUT KARISHA & THE FUNKAARS\nKarisha and The FunKaars are an Indian fusion band\, offering a unique blend of Eastern and Western musical traditions. Their sound fuses Indian classical\, spiritual folk music\, based on Hindustani Indian ragas\, with jazz mash-ups and flavours of Bollywood. \nLead vocalist Karisha was raised in Mumbai\, India where she received her training in Indian classical vocals. Her musical influences span Classical Indian\, Folk\, Bollywood\, English rock and American Jazz. After performing at various venues in Mumbai\, Karisha spent most of her adult life in the USA\, where she won the Voice of Florida singing contest in 2008. She recorded her first single in 2014 in California\, and since relocating to Australia in 2019\, has released four new singles and continues to record new music with her band\, FunKaars.\nThe FunKaars showcase a diverse range of instruments and multilingual vocals. Through their fusion music\, they aim to share the richness of Indian subcontinent culture and spirituality with their audiences. \nFunKaars\, means ‘Artists’ फनकार in Hindi. Lyrics in English\, Hindi\, Punjabi\, Urdu\, Kannada\, Malayalam\, Gujarati\, Farsi and Marwadi are translated by Karisha on stage adding to the audience’s cultural experience and insights. \nABOUT HOT SUMMER NIGHTS\nHot Summer Nights returns for its second year with a hand-picked selection of the hottest live music acts\, curated with films in a single-ticket experience to set the perfect summer vibe. Every Friday and Saturday between January 9 and February 14\, join us in the NFSA heritage courtyard for live music followed by classic cinema.
URL:https://communityswitch.com.au/event/monsoon-wedding-karisha-the-funkaars-hot-summer-nights-at-the-nfsa/
LOCATION:Acton\, McCoy Circuit\, 1\, Acton\, ACT\, 2601
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ORGANIZER;CN="National%20Film%20and%20Sound%20Archive":MAILTO:tickets@nfsa.gov.au
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