Sadarang Archives Launch Sponsor a Musician Initiative

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A new initiative is being launched by Sadarang Archives aimed at safeguarding musical traditions in danger of falling into oblivion. The basis of the scheme involves sponsoring a number of classical musicians over a period of twelve months

The primary reason for starting the scheme is to ensure that an essential part of our cultural heritage does not fall victim to historical neglect. Classical music has been on the demise in Pakistan for over fifty years and urgent steps are require to halt the stagnation.  It is hoped that this initiative will highlight the importance of our musical heritage and form an important step in the propagation of classical music. ............... ::More::

Plan of the initiative

The basis of the scheme is to provide financial assistance to at least two or three musicians comprising both senior and young practitioners over a period of twelve months. Senior musicians will be supported only on the condition they teach their art to a talented youngster. Each student will receive a monthly stipend in order to provide assistance to his family. Sponsorship will also extend to talented musicians of the younger generation as a means of encouragement to pursue their careers as classical musicians.

The sponsorship programme will initially be limited to six months by which time the overall progress of each student and young musician will be assessed by our selected board members. Donors will be able to view the progress of each musician by visiting www.sadarang.com Video and audio files of all the featured musicians will be posted on a quarterly basis for individuals to monitor development and progress. If sufficient progress is made over the six-month period, then sponsorship will continue to the period of twelve months. Following the end of the allotted period, the board will analyse the overall progress of the project and decide on its continuation.

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The main inspiration for the project comes from a similar initiative undertaken by Sadarang Archives with pakhawaj maestro, Ustad Allah Lok since January 2004, as a means of encouraging him to teach his nephew. Aged only 15, Qamar Abbas has shown tremendous progress on the pakhawaj over the past year and is one of the selected students lined up for sponsorship.

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The Selected Musicians

The teaching-learning process will follow on the basis of the age-old methods of the Ustad- Shagird silsila (the Guru-Shishya parampara) or the Teacher- Student tradition which is a feature of learning traditional arts in the Indian sub-continent. The tradition assures continuity of knowledge and is based on the student spending a lengthy period of      apprenticeship under a skilled teacher......::More:: 

Donations

Sadarang Archives is a non-profit organisation receiving no financial assistance from any government or private sector source. We urgently need the assistance from music lovers, connoisseurs, multinational companies, government organisations and arts-promoting organisations to make this scheme a success and rejuvenate the dying musical traditions of the Indian sub-continent. The initiative can only function if enough funds are available.

Individuals can either donate a single amount, or send a fixed amount on a monthly basis. As a procedure of accountability, the name and amount donated of each donor will be featured on the website unless they would like to remain anonymous. In order to facilitate online payment, a PayPal account has been set up for sponsors based in Europe and the USA. Donations through PayPal can be sent to sponsor@sadarang.com  Personal cheques and international money orders are also welcome. To participate in this ambitious project, please contact info@sadarang.com or call 00 44 7843 258008.

We humbly request our readers to assist us in any way for this noble cause. We count on your support and would welcome any enquiries, questions, comments, or suggestions you may have regarding this initiative. Come, let’s all work together for a brighter future for classical music.

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