American musician Carl Clements
adds an Indian flavor to traditional
jazz as he plays the bansuri at a
jazz concert held as part of "America
Days". Jazz is known as the
quintessential American music
genre and it is appropriate that
it was highlighted during the
4-day showcase of American
culture organized by the U.S.
Consulate in Mumbai in Rajkot
and Jamnagar. Originating in New Orleans,
Louisiana at the end of the 19th
century, jazz traces its roots to
a combination of West African and
Western music traditions, making
it a truly diverse art form that is
emblematic of the large amount
of cultural variety in the United
States. (Full Size) | 
Elizabeth Kauffman (center),
Director of the American Center,
lights the traditional lamp
inaugurating "America Days"
at Hemu Gadhvi Auditorium on
July 16. Celebrating with her are the
representatives of organizations
who were instrumental in
assisting the U.S. Consulate
in Mumbai bring "America
Days" to Rajkot and Jamnagar
(left to right): Shri Gunwant
Delawala (Presiden, Sargam
Club); Shri Dhansukh Bhanderi
(Mayor of Rajkot); Mr. Hitesh
Bagdai (President, Rajkot Chamber
of Commerce and Industry);
Dr. Kamlesh Joshipura
(Vice-Chancellor, Saurashtra
University), and Mr. Kalpak Trivedi
(Pro Vice Chancellor, Saurashtra
University). (Full Size) |
American Center Director Elizabeth
Kauffman greeting the students.
(Full Size) | 
American Center Director Elizabeth
Kauffman presents a book to the
Director of the Amin-e-Shariat
Education Trust, Usman Ghani.
The book is part of the "English
as a Second Language" book
collection--which comprises
85 books and audiocassettes
on vocabulary, grammar,
idioms, and pronunciation--that
the U.S. Consulate in Mumbai
donated to the Trust. (Full Size) |
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