Concerts Norway- Activity Plan for first quarter 2010
04/02/2010 //
Concerts Norway has had a music cooperation with India since 2002. The cooperation is financed by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and has been renewed and expanded several times.
Last autumn an extensive general agreement that will run through 2012 was signed. The music cooperation is also part of the Norwegian government’s new India strategy that was launched this august.
Activity plan:
| Activity |
Duration |
Country |
Partner responsible |
| School tour/College tour with Norwegian Jazz Quartet DABRHAHI: Olav Dale (saxophone), Stein Inge Brækhus (drums), Torbjørn Hillersøy (bass), Erik Halvorsen (keyboards). |
19.01.-01.02 |
India |
Concerts Norway(CN)/SPIC MACAY |
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Real Ones (Bergen/Norway) to India to cooperate with Indian musician Debashish Bhattacharya
Composing in Kolkata + public concerts:
Feb 5. - Big Ben, Kolkata
Feb 6. - Congo Square, Kolkata
Feb 9. - Blue Frog, Mumbai |
26.01.-10.02 |
India |
CN/ Blue Frog |
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| Mahesh Mathai (Blue Frog owner), Emmanuelle deDecker (Blue Frog booker) and Amit Saigal (manager, The Great Indian Rock Festival) visit By:Larm to spot Norwegian bands as well as to promote Indian bands. |
18.02.-21.02 |
Norway |
CN/Blå/Great Indian Rock Festival |
| Ensemble Denada, a 15 man jazz band giving concerts in Delhi. 1 (2) concerts + 1 workshop with Indian jazz musicians. |
26.02.-01.03 |
India |
CN |
| Possible visit from Norwegian club scene Blå with partners in Mumbai. |
February |
India |
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| Professor Jan Sverre Knutsen starts his study on intercultural intermediary. Plans to go to India in the autumn as part of the study |
February |
Norway |
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Sunanda Sharma, Mukesh Sharma, Jai Shankar: School concert tour in Rogaland, Norway.
Family concerts and workshops in Rogaland, Norway, with Indian musicians:
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15.03.-25.03.
Sauda 17.03
Suldal 20.03
Hjelmeland 25.03 |
Norway |
CN/Rogaland |
Two Indian bands and a delegation visit the INFERNO festival. A seminar where black metal in India is presented, as well as opportunities for Norwegian bands in Asia.
Indian bands to give following concerts: |
31.03.-03.04
31.03: SCRIBE (Blå)
02.04: Demonic Ressurection (John Dee)
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Norway |
CN/GIR |