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Jodhpur, 16 October (Hindustan Reporter). The 17th edition of Rajasthan International Folk Festival (Jodhpur Riff), dedicated to folk music and artists, started on Wednesday. The RIFF was started this morning with a children's fair and presentation by folk artists at Veer Durgadas Memorial Park, Masooriya Hill. About 280 artists from India and abroad will perform in this five-day riff organized by Mehrangarh Museum Trust.
In the program organized at Veer Durgadas Memorial Park, Masooriya Hills, folk artists performed excellent folk dances along with Bahurupiya style, Ghoomar, Pabuji ki Phad, Kachhi Ghodi, Chhatar Kotla and Chang ki beats. Various school children from Jodhpur participated in this event. Director of Jodhpur Riff Mahotsav, Divya Bhatia said that many renowned musicians and artists of the world will showcase their art in the festival. The festival will conclude on October 20. In this five-day music festival, the city residents and other people will not only be able to listen to world class music but will also be able to understand the roots. This time, renowned and local artists will exchange exciting and innovative styles with the new generation.
The magic of sound waves will spread in the moonlight of Sharad Purnima
Festival director Divya Bhatia said that this time more than 280 artists will perform. Here international artists will be seen performing Jugalbandi with Rajasthani folk music artists. In the pale moonlight of Sharad Purnima, the magic of vocal waves of folk artists from India and abroad will spread. In Riff, domestic and foreign tourists and city residents will get to see the melodious musical tunes as well as the decorations of Mehrangarh drenched in the moonlight of Sharad Purnima. Foreign artists at the festival include French artist Eric Mouquet, Manganiyar from Marwar, Kutiyattam player Kapila Venu from Kerala, singer Gabba from Norway, lyricist Sona Mohapatra, Puulup from Estonia, Anuja Jokarkar, Mehredin Khan Langa, singers Barnali Chattopadhyay, Sumitra Das Goswami, Hyderabad. Artists like K Warsi Brothers and Kaluram Bamania will perform. This time there will also be three theater presentations, in which Kutiyattam in Kathak exponent by Tarini Tripathi, Pavakathkali in Jaipur Tamasha by Dilip Bhatt and Lavani style presentation by Aditi Bhavat. Similarly, Mauritius's Emlyn Marimutu will perform with his multi-instrument along with the Malagasy and Indian artists of Africa. AKMA Special Mention artists including American and Zimbabwean Lewis Hlanga, South Korea's Gray By Silver, Aga Khan on Sindhi Sarangi, Asin Khan Langa and Dilshad Khan will perform indigenous folk songs, modern jazz and new age instruments.