About this event

• Event lasts 1 hour 30 minutes
• ALL AGES

Ochin Pakhi, "The Unknown Bird," presents ecstatic songs of the Baul and Fakir, musical mystics from West Bengal, India and Bangladesh. Soulful singers Subhajit Sengupta and Swarnali Banerjee are accompanied by irresistible grooves of tabla and other percussion beneath sweeping chords of accordion with cello and showered by earthy plucking of traditional instruments like dotara and khamok. Their arrangements are deeply rooted in Bengali folk tradition, yet have their own Chicago twist, bringing cultures together. The centuries-old lyrics cry out for an end to discrimination, for recognizing our common humanity, and for seeking truth and God within each of us.

Date and time
Friday, July 11 
6 - 7:30pm CDT. Doors at 5:45pm

Location
Arrigo (Victor) Park
801 South Loomis Street Chicago, IL 60607 United States

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