Do you remember Parveen and Ilyas Khan, our two wonderful Indian musicians from Lyra? We wanted to tell you about one of their new musical projects.
Saturday evening, Parveen and Ilyas Khan performed for the second time with Krismenn and Alem , and it promises great things to come.
Krismenn and Alem are an explosive duo consisting of a kan ha diskan singer (Breton dance song), rapper, and beatboxer and the 2012 world vice-champion in human beatbox. For those who don't know, beatboxing is a cappella singing that imitates instruments (especially percussion).
And so this extraordinary duo invited Parveen Sabrina Khan (classical Indian singer) and Ilyas Raphaël Khan (tablas, bowl, and beatboxing) to delight our ears.
This blend of different identities shows once again that cultural diversity can be a source of dialogue and rich exchanges.
And this blend of traditional and modern also shows us that culture is constantly changing. Many traditions are beautiful and deserve to be protected, and the best way to do this is by continuing to keep them alive and evolving. What we might call the "taxidermy of culture," or the desire to freeze it in time and space, is a mistake and an illusion. Culture, linked to humanity, evolves constantly, just like humans, and what we consider today to be our identity is already the sum of encounters and exchanges.
So let's encourage these artists who contribute to the life and survival of cultural identities while celebrating their diversity.
You can catch them at the Festival du Bout du Monde in Crozon on Friday, July 31—don't miss it!
And send all your good vibes to Alem, who will be competing in the Beatbox World Championships in Berlin next weekend!
Useful links:
– Video of the quartet's first concert
– A video of Krismenn performing solo
– Krismenn and Alem's Facebook page
– Parveen Sabrina Khan's Facebook page