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The Sacred Music of Duke Ellington
Jazz Orchestra — USA
Duke Ellington's sacred music, written during the last
decade of his life, is the composer's most ambitious
effort to bring his faith into what is a largely popular
body of work. The Luckman Jazz Orchestra, under the
direction of James Newton, takes on these intensely
personal and complex compositions that resonate with
Ellington's most profound beliefs. Faithful Central
Bible Church music ministry provides the gospel choir
that adds to the grand scale of this performance.
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Rahat
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Qawwali — Pakistan
A seven-hundred-year old Sufi tradition derived from
the passionate and celebratory Samah songs of Persia,
qawwali music was made popular in the West by
Pakistani artist Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. This legacy
is carried on by Nusrat's nephew, Rahat Nusrat Fateh
Ali Khan. Rahat is joined onstage by a close-knit family
group—their vocal and instrumental support
creating an ecstatic soaring wave of sound.
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Cachete
Maldonado y Los Majaderos
Afro/Cuban Santeria Ensemble — Puerto Rico
Master drummer Cachete Maldonado is the founder of Batacumbele,
a trail-blazing Puerto Rican ensemble that gave birth
to the solo careers of many of today's Latin jazz stars.
With Los Majaderos, he explores the African/Cuban Santeria
tradition, building intricate percussion and vocal arrangements
into a profound communion with the Yoruba pantheon of
deities.
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Prince Diabaté
West Africa Kora — Guinea
A leading kora (harp-like lute) master, Prince
Diabaté learned his art from his griot father,
Djeli Sori Diabaté. The power of song to carry
messages of importance from village to village continues
as Diabaté brings his virtuosic art form to the
United States. His main sources of inspiration are the
traditional Mandingo repertoire of West Africa, and
influenced by reggae, rap, blues and funk. In this special
program, Diabaté collaborates with master flutist
Bailo Bah from Guinea.
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Zangdokpalri
Monks and Nuns
Tibetan Healing Ritual — Tibet in Exile
The music and dance of the Tibetan "Healing Cho,"
led by Kunzang Dechen Lingpa, is a religious healing
art developed and nurtured in Tibet for a millennium.
The monks and nuns are members of a small outpost monastery
in India. They share one of their most sacred rituals
dedicated to healing, compassion, and joy while wearing
symbolically embroidered vestments and adorned with
bells, tiaras, and sacred ornaments.
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All
proceeds for this event will support the World Festival
of Sacred Music—Los Angeles.
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