7月7（土）〜7月16日（祝・月）開催の「岩堀万歳から三河万歳へ—伝承される祝福芸」（幸田町立図書館ギャラリー）を見る機会を得た。たまたま近くを通ることがあり、この催事を知ることとなった。

Arif Khan Concert in Tokyo

Celestial Tunes and Vibrating Rhythms

13 May 2012

     Following his visit in Japan, a young tabla player of the Farukhabad school, Arif Khan appeared to the audience in Japan. Voluntary supporters in Japan established the 2012 Arif Khan Japan Concert Executive Committee to facilitate his visit. The audience enjoyed his performance, of only chance, in Tokyo.

アリフ・カーン来日コンサート

｢蓮の花をあなたに　天上の音律｣

2012年5月12日（土）19:20

　昨年に続き、ファルカーバード派の若手タブラー奏者アリフ・カーンが来日した。日本側有志が｢2012アリフカーン来日公演実行委員会｣を立ち上げ、実現したものだ。東京では唯一となったステージを、聴衆が見守った。

     In the night of the famous Asakusa area in Tokyo, on August 23, 2011, many Indian music lovers enjoyed the stage of an Indian coloratura at the Asahi Art Square. Ms. Kaushiki Chakrabarty Desikan, a young and hopeful Indian classical vocalist, made her debut in Japan, which was a part of the world music series titled Sukiyaki Meets the World active in Toyama city and its extended concert series, SUKIYAKI TOKYO.

     Her singing, backed by a mellifluous voice and precision techniques with virtuosity, deeply impressed the audience to breathe new breath in the Indian musical art.