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Track 1: A Sense of Wonder
Chance Finding (C. Dunster)
time 6:53 min
Track 2: Sacred Groves
Sarvane (S. Shandilya)
time 6:42 min
Track 3: Paying the Price
Changes (C. Dunster, A. Forest)
time 4:34 min
Track 4: Children’s Voices
Bhattiyali (C. Dunster)
time 6:34 min
Track 5: Naturescapes (Interlude)
Manipuri (C. Dunster, B. Singh)
time 3:35 min
Track 6: Wildlife & Livelihood
Circle Makers (C. Dunster & S. Bolland)
time 4:35 min
Track 7: Why We Care 1
Moonsong (C. Dunster, A. Forrest)
time 8:07 min
Track 8: Why We Care 2
Mausam Ayenge (Ahmed Hussein, Mohammed Hussein) time 6:55 min
Extras: Interviews of Dr. Bharucha
time 5:56 min
Musicians at the concert
- Adarsha Forest: guitar
- Bikram Singh: bansuri
- Chinmaya Dunster: sarod, guitar
- Shruti Banu: vocals
- Tanmayo Boyd: violin
- Dinesh: keyboards
- Manish Vyas: tabla
- Paritosh: tanpura
- Prabodh Senger: bass
- Ramadhan Suisse: santoor, drums
(live at the BVIEER in Pune, 2004)
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Acknowledgements
The film ‘Concert for India’s Environment’ was shown at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona on 8th October 2008.
Chinmaya Dunster presented the ‘Concert for India’s Environment’ live at the Wildscreen Film Festival, hosted by the British Council in New Delhi on 9th Feb 2009. More on the blog where you can also see the video of this concert...
Concert for India’s Environment DVD
In this film:
- · the concert given by the Celtic Ragas Band at the Bharatiya Vidyapeeth Institute of Environmental Education and Awareness (BVIEER) in Pune (India)
- · poems on nature, composed and read by Indian schoolchildren
- · interviews with environmentalists and educators
- · stunning footage of scenery, wildlife and peoples from all over India
This documentary, created by Chinmaya Dunster to raise awareness for India’s environmental issues, evokes feelings of reverence for the wonders of India’s nature. It is also a tribute to the people who have lived alongside these wonders and have preserved so much of them over countless generations.
To know more about this film visit the website www.fragranceoftheeast.org which is totally dedicated to the concert and to the making of it.
Film production
- Chinmaya Dunster: director, producer, cameraman for location shots in India, video editing
- Dr. Erach Bharucha (BVIEER): technical advisor, still photography
- Naveena Goffer: artistic director, still photography
- Svargo: cameraman at the concert, additional shots, video editing
- Avesh: cameraman at the concert, additional shots (Maharashtra)
- Lawrence Castle: additional shots
- Hansa: additional shots (Ladakh)
- Mutribo: additional shots (Ladakh)
- Vijendra Patel: additional shots (UP and MP
- Sumant Mulgaokar: b/w tribal photographs from the 1950s
(2007)