Fireflies Festival of Sacred Music explained
The Fireflies Festival of Sacred Music, previously known as Bhoomi Jathre, is an annual music festival held at the Fireflies Ashram off Kanakapura Road, Bangalore.
The festival
The festival stage is located under a banyan tree in an open-air amphitheatre next to a lake. The theme of the festival is the relationship of oneness between humans and the earth, and it is also a celebration of the pluralism of India. The music continues through the night and consists of various genres, mixing indigenous music and unknown performers with international acts. Genres represented include Carnatic and Hindustani vocal and instrumental, baul, fusion, western jazz, folk, and alternative music.
Each year the festival has a specific theme. For the first year of the festival, the theme was "Peace in Iraq"; the second year focused on the need to conserve water; the third year had the slogan "Protect and grow more trees"; and the fourth year focused on "the inner journey - The outer journey".
References
- News: City celebrates music and art, Jathre style. Christopher. Kavya. 26 April 2004. The Times Of India. Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. 2009-05-04.
- News: Earth fair in the concrete jungle . https://web.archive.org/web/20041225021416/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/04/29/stories/2004042900380300.htm. dead. 25 December 2004. 29 April 2004. The Hindu. 2009-05-04.
- News: Back to basics . https://web.archive.org/web/20121104062617/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/04/20/stories/2005042001000100.htm. dead. 4 November 2012. 20 April 2005. The Hindu. 2009-05-04.
- News: Tree time. George. Katherine. 7 May 2005. Tehelka. Anant Media Pvt. Ltd. 2009-05-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20120308075559/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main12.asp?filename=hub050705Tree_time.asp. 8 March 2012. dead.
- News: Fireflies Festival of Sacred Music on April 8 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061028180823/http://www.hindu.com/2006/03/31/stories/2006033100510200.htm. dead. 28 October 2006. 31 March 2006. The Hindu. 2009-05-04.
- News: Fireflies music fest tomorrow . https://web.archive.org/web/20070430150746/http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/13/stories/2007041320770200.htm. dead. 30 April 2007. 13 April 2007. The Hindu. 2009-05-04.
- News: Dusk-to-dawn fest is back . https://web.archive.org/web/20121104062609/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/18/stories/2008021860820200.htm. dead. 4 November 2012. 18 February 2008. The Hindu. 2009-05-04.
- News: Fireflies Festival 2009. 21 February 2009. My Bangalore. Double Spring Media (India) Pvt Ltd. 2009-05-04.
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