Mick Jagger in Jodhpur?

Nobody’s confirming it, but then, nobody’s denying it either. Rock star Mick Jagger is expected to make his way to Jodhpur this week for a folk festival.

Nobody’s confirming it, but then, nobody’s denying it either. British rock star Mick Jagger is expected to make his way to Jodhpur this week for the third edition of Jodhpur Riff (Rajasthan International Folk Festival). A personal friend of the music festival’s patron Maharaja Gaj Singh, Jagger turned up for the first edition in 2007. Though his presence tends to overshadow Riff, the organisers have also lined up a list of impressive performances. These include Bollywood singer Rekha Bhardwaj (Genda Phool) with the traditional Maand singers of Rajasthan, Sivamani with Rajasthani artists on the nagada (kettle drums played with sticks), khartal (a pair of wooden blocks with jingles) and morchang (the Rajasthani version of the Jewish harp) and a duet between classical sarangi player Ustad Sultan Khan and folk sarangi player Lakha Khan Manganiyar. Another interesting act is by the freshly-formed band Dharohar, comprising Rajasthani folk artists in collaboration with DJ and beatboxer Jason Singh. There’s also a performance by Flamenco dancer Farruco accompanied on the guitar by Antonio Ray.

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