DHOAD Gypsies of Rajasthan
Hypnotic and joyous music from India
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 16
Direct from Jaipur, India, DHOAD Gypsies of Rajasthan share a repertoire of song, music and dance from the tradition of the seminomadic traveling musicians in Rajasthan. The company has performed, most notably, at Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee celebration in London; for the honorable prime minister of India, Narendra Modi; for the president of France, François Hollande; and at the birthday party of Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones. In 2016, the company won the Fryderyk, the Polish Grammy, for Best Roots Music Album with the record “Sun Celebration.” The group has performed more than 1,100 concerts in 95 countries, earning it the title of “The Cultural Ambassadors of Rajasthan.”