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Koi Sunta Hai: Journeys with Kumar and Kabir

Koi Sunta Hai: Journeys with Kumar and Kabir

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 2008

Runtime

1h 36m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Koi Sunta Hai: Journeys with Kumar and Kabir

Production Companies

Kabir Project, Srishti School of Art

Director

Shabnam Virmani

Description

Interweaving the folk music traditions of the mystic poet Kabir with the life and music of the late Indian classical singer Kumar Gandharva, this film searches for that elusive sound, that "jhini si awaaz", that Kabir urges us to hear. Where does it resonate, that subtle sound? Journeying between folk and classical, oral and written, rural and urban expressions of this 15th century mystic poet of north India, the film finds moments of both continuity and rupture between these disparate worlds.