Baajaa Gaajaa is a unique three-day event dedicated to Indian music in all its diversity and richness. Scheduled to take place at Ishanya, Pune (India) from the 6th to the 8th of February, 2009, it will bring together musicians, music lovers, scholars, instrument makers, indie record labels, publishers and a host of organizations and individuals connected with music and music making in 21st century India.
For more details, please have a look at their website. http://www.baajaagaajaa.com/
| Date | Time | Activity | Participants | Venue |
| Friday Feb 6, '09 | 10 am to 11 am | Inauguration | Opening remarks by Dr. Ashok Da. Ranade. | Seminar Hall |
| 10 am to 8 pm | Exhibition and sale of CDs, DVDs, books, and merchandise pertaining to music | Producers, artistes, publishers, manufacturers, craftsmen, and others | Kunj and Aangan | |
| 10 am to 8 pm | Archival photo exhibition | Tilting Art Gallery | ||
| 11 am to 1 pm | Towards a ‘Sound’ Future – Seminar on insurance and financial strategies for musicians, craftspeople and other agencies involved in music from India | Expert panel consisting of investment experts and representatives of insurance companies | Seminar Hall | |
| 2 pm to 4 pm | Bishar Blues - Film Screening | Director: Amitabh Chakraborty | Seminar Hall | |
| 4.30 pm to 6 pm | Live music and dialogue with performers | Artistes to be announced shortly | Seminar Hall | |
| 7 pm to 9.30 pm | 1871 in 2009: The Parsi Gayan Uttejak Mandali - Concert | Vocalists: Manjusha Kulkarni Patil, Anuradha Kuber, Prachi Dublay, Shaunak Abhisheki, Bireshwar Gautam, Uday Bhawalkar; Hamonium: Sudhir Nayak and Suyog Kundalkar; Tabla: Bharat Kamat and Prashant Pandav; Pakhawaj: Manik Munde | Amphitheatre | |
| Saturday Feb 7, '09 | 10 am to 8 pm | Exhibition and sale of CDs, DVDs, books, and merchandise pertaining to music | Producers, artistes, publishers, manufacturers, craftsmen, and others | Kunj and Aangan |
| 10 am to 8 pm | Archival photo exhibition | Tilting Art Gallery | ||
| 11 am to 1 pm | Whose Music is it? – Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights | Presided over by The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.J. Vazifdar; Expert panelists: Professor T.N. Daruwala and Advocate Chander Lall | Seminar Hall | |
| 2 pm to 4 pm | Leaving Home - Film screening | Director: Jaideep Verma; Indian Ocean band represented by Rahul Ram | Seminar Hall | |
| 4.30 pm to 6 pm | Live music and dialogue with performers | Artistes to be announced shortly | Seminar Hall | |
| 7 pm to 9.30 pm | Spin-n-Scratch - Concert | DJ Gaurav Issar; Other artistes to be announced shortly | Amphitheatre | |
Sunday | 10 am to 8 pm | Exhibition and sale of CDs, DVDs, books, and merchandise pertaining to music | Producers, artistes, publishers, manufacturers, craftsmen, and others | Kunj and Aangan |
| 10 am to 8 pm | Archival photo exhibition | Tilting Art Gallery | ||
| 11 am to 1 pm | Let’s Talk Experimentation – Seminar on experimentation in contemporary music | Overview by Dr. Ashok Da. Ranade. Panel of artistes to be announced shortly | Seminar Hall | |
| 2 pm to 4 pm | Laya - Film screening | Producer: Sonya Mazumdar | Seminar Hall | |
| 4 pm to 6 pm | Music Matters - Discussion on issues related to current performance and recording situation | Open House | Seminar Hall | |
| 7 pm to 9.30 pm | Maestro’s Muse - Concert | Maestros Shivkumar Sharma (santoor) and Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna (vocal) | Amphitheatre |
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Article on this event in Indian Express Pune (20th Jan)
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"Fusing Melodies"
Rohan Swamy
Music is all about transcending boundaries and barriers of all kinds and about promoting the idea of oneness and brotherhood," says accomplished singer Shubha Mudgal on being quizzed about what music means to her.
In the city to promote her forthcoming musical expo Baajaa Gaajaa, Mudgal elaborates on the event and says, "For a nation like India, which has so many diverse and varied forms of music, it is of prime importance to revive music forms inherent to different communities in India, as they fear extinction owing to lack of proper exposure and promotion. The event will highlight such forms of music from all around the country and also help facilitate an exchange of ideas among musicians."
Speaking about the various forms of music that the event will be showcasing she says, "Various forms of music like classical, folk, tribal music and music which is local to different communities in India will be played here. Besides we will also be focusing on religious music, which, in its own way, has carved a niche for itself and is slowly and steadily finding a balanced audience. We also aim to provide an interactive space to musicians, music lovers, scholars, instrument makers, publishers and record company owners and anyone else who is associated with music."
The festival will also host three short documentaries —Bishar Blues, Leaving Home by and Laya and three seminars, where the central theme will again be music. Tabla player Aneesh Pradhan, who, along with Shubha Mudgal is co-hosting this event, says, "The first seminar will be about media and music interaction. It is an effort to understand why problems are faced by the media vis-a-vis reporting music, the importance of intellectual property rights of music composers and the need for introducing experimentation in music."
Explaining the need to hold an event like this, Mudgal says, "Most music festivals usually focus on one particular genre of music. However, we want to use this event as a platform to bring forth the varied colours that music from all over the nation has to offer."
Explaining why the city was chosen as the venue, Pradhan says, "Pune is a perfect mix of the old and the new, and a melting pot for various cultures and music forms." Before signing off, he adds, "It's the best place to showcase this event. We also plan to host the event in New Delhi during the Commonwealth Games in 2010 and go overseas by 2011."
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