American India Foundation presents FOLK LOK: Hip‐Hop meets Punjabi Folk Music

By: American India Foundation
 
SAN FRANCISCO - April 18, 2014 - PRLog -- April 17, 2014

"Folk Lok" is a new multimedia performance presented by American India Foundation featuring international recording artist Mandeep Sethi, the inaugural grantee of the organization’s Arts Innovation Fund. This intergenerational, cross-­‐cultural piece will examine and detail the human expressions of Folk Culture and Hip-­‐Hop through film and a live musical performance.

Premiering at the prestigious Miner Auditorium at the SFJAZZ Center, “Folk Lok” is a multi-­‐ dimensional experience that will take viewers on a trip through Mandeep’s homeland of Punjab as he meets with well-­‐respected folk musicians as well as younger artists to discuss the importance of tradition, collaboration, and the future of Punjabi Folk Music from a global perspective. As a seasoned practitioner of Hip-­‐Hop Culture, Sethi shifts between borders in an effort to contextualize Hip-­‐Hop music as a modern folk culture that is carrying on the lineage of his Punjabi ancestors.

The visual portion of the experience will be followed by an exclusive collaborative performance between Mandeep Sethi and Punjabi Folk Legend Ustad Lal Singh Bhatti Ji, also known as the “Godfather of the Dhol”.

“Folk Lok” was commissioned by AIF through its Arts Innovation Fund, created to catalyze cultural inquiry and diversity as a means to strengthen our communities and formulate new approaches to common problem-­‐solving. The Fund is a part of AIF’s “Our Family, Our Neighborhood, Our World” (O3) project, a cultural diplomacy initiative of the U.S. Department of State, that empowers youth as creative agents of change through innovation in cross-­‐cultural education utilizing creative methodologies including music, dance, theatre, and film to build communities of cooperation, service, and social responsibility in India and Pakistan.

Trailer: http://www.folklok.com

Date & Location:
Sunday April 27, 2014 | 1 pm
Miner Auditorium at the SFJAZZ Center 201 Franklin St. San Francisco, CA

Tickets: donate.aif.org/folklok2014 About the Director:

Mandeep Sethi is a global shapeshifter utilizing film and music as mediums to create change, with a specific focus on the 5th element of Hip-­‐Hop Culture: Knowledge. Sethi has toured internationally, sharing the stage with the likes of Afrika Bambaataa, Talib Kweli, RZA, Ziggy Marley, Karsh Kale, and more. Mandeep's primary focus is to educate the youth about the circumstances in which we are living in and resonate ancient culture within them, revealing the gods in all of us.

Website: http://www.mandeepsethi.com

About the American India Foundation:

The American India Foundation is committed to catalyzing social and economic change in India and building a lasting bridge between the United States and India through high-­‐ impact interventions in education, livelihoods, public health, and leadership development, with a particular emphasis on empowering girls and women to achieve gender equity. Working closely with local communities, AIF partners with NGOs to develop and test innovative solutions and with governments to create and scale sustainable impact. Founded in 2001 at the initiative of President Bill Clinton, AIF has impacted the lives of more than 1.9 million of India’s poor and aims to reach 5 million by 2018. Learn more at www.AIF.org

Interviews Available:

Mandeep Sethi
Ustad Lal Singh Bhatti Ji
Drew Foxman, Senior Director, AIF

This project is made possible by the AIF Arts Innovation Fund and is a cultural diplomacy initiative of the U.S. Department of State.

Contact
Drew Foxman, Senior Director, AIF
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