BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//74.208.236.113//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME: X-WR-CALDESC:Enriching Community through Music and the Arts X-FROM-URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20261101T020000 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20270314T020000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4562@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260422T210952Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:2025 Summer Concert Series\,Music\,Performance\,W orld Music CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Transfixing\, hyper-folk jams with rich and deep Pushtoon roots .\n\n\nJoin us for a very special presentation of Khumariyaan\, at the Cla remont Creative Center\, presented by the West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts.\nKhumariyaan is on tour in the USA as part of Center Stage\, an initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs with funding provided by the U.S. Government. It is admi nistered by the New England Foundation for the Arts in cooperation with th e U.S. Regional Arts Organizations. www.centerstageUS.org\n\n\n\n“Khumariy aan’s extended tunes spill across the border between Pashtoon folk and jam -band rock. It’s a cool vibe with the extra merit of puncturing stereotype s.” – Boston Globe\nFormed in 2009 in Peshawar\, Pakistan\, Khumariyaan em erged during a tumultuous period marked by Talibanization\, sectarian viol ence\, military operations\, and neo-imperialist expansions. In such a cli mate\, art\, including music\, served as a form of resistance. The band’s mission is to use native music\, infused with elements from other world mu sic traditions\, to enlighten and inspire the educated youth of Pakistan. \nFocused on elevating music as a medium of peace and breaking away from t he South Asian tradition of vocal-based music\, Khumariyaan composes with minimal vocal fragments to enhance the overall harmony. The group of music ians shares a vision of experiencing the trance of live\, acoustic music\, believing it is the highest form of art\, leaving its interpretation to t he audience. Their journey aims to evoke musical ‘goose bumps’ and provide a moving philosophical experience.\nhttps://khumariyaan.com\n\n\n\nTicket s: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/khumariyaan-tickets-1373260923389. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250728T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250728T200000 GEO:+43.372609;-72.337334 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Khumariyaan URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/khumariyaan/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4562_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/4562_image-300x200.jpg\;300\;200\;1\,large\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/ wp-content/uploads/4562_image-1024x683.jpg\;584\;390\;1\,full\;https://www .wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4562_image-scaled.jpg\;2560\;1707\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n
T ransfixing\, hyper-folk jams with rich and deep Pushtoon roots.
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Joi n us for a very special presentation of Khumariyaan\, at the Claremont Creative Center\, presented by the West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts.

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Khumariyaan is on tour in the USA as part of Center Stage\, an initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs with funding provided by the U. S. Government. It is administered by the New England Foundation for the Ar ts in cooperation with the U.S. Regional Arts Organizations. www.cen terstageUS.org

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“Khumariyaan’s extended tu nes spill across the border between Pashtoon folk and jam-band rock. It’s a cool vibe with the extra merit of puncturing stereotyp es.” – Boston Globe

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Formed in 2009 in Peshawar\, Pakista n\, Khumariyaan emerged during a tumultu ous period marked by Talibanization\, sectarian violence\, military operat ions\, and neo-imperialist expansions. In such a climate\, art\, including music\, served as a form of resistance. The band’s mission is to use nati ve music\, infused with elements from other world music traditions\, to en lighten and inspire the educated youth of Pakistan.

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Focused on ele vating music as a medium of peace and breaking away from the South Asian t radition of vocal-based music\, Khumariyaan composes with minimal vocal fr agments to enhance the overall harmony. The group of musicians shares a vi sion of experiencing the trance of live\, acoustic music\, believing it is the highest form of art\, leaving its interpretation to the audience. The ir journey aims to evoke musical ‘goose bumps’ and provide a moving philos ophical experience.

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https://khumariyaan.com

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Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/khumariyaan-tickets-13732609233 89.

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