Rajasthan International Folk Festival

"Jodhpur RIFF" redirects here. For other Riff's, see Riff (disambiguation).
Rajasthan International Folk Festival

A group performing at Mehrangarh Fort in 2009
Genre Folk, Fusion
Dates Sharad Purnima, October
Location(s) Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur
Years active 2007—present
Founded by

Mehrangarh Museum Trust,

Jaipur Virasat Foundation
Website
www.jodhpurriff.org

Rajasthan International Folk Festival (or Jodhpur RIFF or Jodhpur folk festival) is an annual music and art festival organized to promote traditional folk music and arts held at Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan.[1][2]

History

The festival was first organized as a not-for-profit partnership between Mehrangarh Museum Trust and Jaipur Virasat Foundation in October 2007.[1][3] The festival is timed to match day of full moon of the year (which in Northern India is also known as Sharad Purnima). The chief patron of the festival is Maharaja Gaj Singh. The festival is organized in and around Mehrangarh Fort.[2]

Programming

The festival is planned to provide an open stage to all folk artists and musicians from India as well as from the globe. Around 250 musicians and artists from Rajasthan and elsewhere attend this festival.[2]

International attention

The festival is supported by UNESCO as a "People's Platform for Creativity and Sustainable Development".[1][3] In 2012 and 2013, Songlines regarded RIFF as one of the best 25 international festivals.[4][5]

2013 edition

The theme of 2013 edition of the festival was the ancient history of the Mehrangarh Fort[2] which was selected as Asia's best fortress by Time.[6] The year's featured performances include Afghani rubab player Daud Khan Sadozai, sessions on the culture of Manganiar of Marwar, the Rajasthani artists with Dilshad Khan, and Manu Chao.[2][7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 UNESCO New Delhi. "UNESCO Partners the Second Rajasthan International Folk Festival RIFF 2008". Retrieved 2014-03-20.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Rajesh, Suganyasree (2013-12-22). "Pinkcity Guide to Jaipur". Pinkcity.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-20. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jodhpur RIFF. "Jodhpur RIFF". Archived from the original on 2014-03-20. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
  4. ↑ "2012 Songlines best 25". Songlines. 2012-03-22. Archived from the original on 2014-03-20. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
  5. ↑ "Songlines best 25". Songlines. 2013-03-07. Archived from the original on 2014-03-20. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
  6. ↑ Krich, John (2007). "Time best of asia". Time magazine. Archived from the original on 2014-03-20. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
  7. ↑ "Wild city music guide". wild city. 2013-10-21. Archived from the original on 2014-03-20. Retrieved 2014-03-20.