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Sufiyana: A Night of Music

April 9, 2024

Sufiyana is a unique trio of three excellent artists presenting traditional ragas created by the Sufi saints of India, to ghazals, folk tunes, semi-classical and light classical melodies and devotional music and bhajans of India.   This event is Co-Sponsored … Read more

Sarod with Abhisek Lahiri

April 4, 2023

The Carolina Asia Center is proud to present an evening of classical Indian music   Featuring Abhisek Lahiri from Kolkata widely considered the best young Sarod player in the world today introduced by Raga Against the Machine (UNC Professor Mark … Read more

Gamelan Concert: SARASWATI – Goddess of Music

March 20, 2023

UNC’s  Javanese Gamelan “Nyai Saraswati” and Angklung Ensemble presents its Spring Concert 2023   “SARASWATI – Goddess of Music”   Wednesday, April 5, 2023 – 8:00 P.M.   Moeser Auditorium, Hill Hall (145 E. Cameron Ave., Chapel Hill, NC 27514)   Featuring original student … Read more

Gamelan Fall Concert: Jazz and Jasmine

October 4, 2022

The Nyai Saraswati Gamelan and Angklung Ensemble presents its  FALL CONCERT 2022  “JAZZ AND JASMINE”  With Special Guest Artist:  Dr. Heidi Radtke – Saxophone (UNC Music Dept.) on Lou Harrison’s “Cornish Lancaran” and other pieces. Free Admission! After the concert … Read more

Gamelan Concert: Ibu Pertiwi (Mother Earth)

April 11, 2022

UNC’s  Javanese Gamelan “Nyai Saraswati” and Angklung Ensemble presents its Spring 2022 Concert IBU PERTIWI  (MOTHER EARTH) Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at 8:00 P.M. Moeser Auditorium, Hill Hall (145 E. Cameron Ave., Chapel Hill, NC 27514) Free Admission After the concert the … Read more

Korean Pop

November 19, 2021

As part of our Spring 2022 series on contemporary Korean culture, please join us for an event with Prof. Erica Vogel (Saddleback College) and Prof. Hyewon Kim (Kennesaw State University) looking at Korean pop music, or K-Pop. This event will … Read more

Dave Carson’s Brownface Empire

November 1, 2021

This is part of a suite of events on the depiction of South Asians: “From Dave Carson to Apu: Global Circulations of Indian Brown Voice and Brownface.”   In October 1861, blackface minstrel performer Dave Carson staged the début of … Read more

UNC’s Javanese Gamelan Fall 2021 Concert

October 4, 2021

UNC’s Javanese Gamelan: “Nyai Saraswati” and Angklung Ensemble presents its Fall Concert 2021 With special guest artist Bapak Midiyanto of the University of California at Berkeley Wednesday, November 3, 2021 8:00 P.M. Moeser Auditorium, Hill Hall (145 E. Cameron Ave., … Read more