An Indo-Korean performance leaves city folk mesmerised

Music and dance connoisseurs were in for a treat as an envious list of artists from India and Korea came together to put up an electrifying

performance

at

Shilpakala Vedika

recently.

Titled ‘Same Same But Different’, the exciting collaboration brought together Noreum Machi, a

Korean

percussionist group, Indian dancer Astad Deboo, an ensemble of three Indian musicians, Tarayam, percussionist BC Manjunath, singer and flautist Varijashree Venugopal and percussionist, composer and music director, Praveen D Rao.

Those in attendance, including guest of honour, HE Joel Reifman, US Consul General, Hyderabad, were pleasantly surprised by how the different strands and styles still managed to complement each other and converge well. The artists performed here as part of a four city tour.