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Bengali Spiritual Songs by Ochin Pakhi

May 21, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
$25

An evening celebrating the folk music from West Bengal and Bangladesh, presented by Ochin Pakhi, a young, fun-loving, enthusiastic, and spiritually inclined ensemble of Chicago-based musicians. Accompanied by traditional instruments, the group will be performing songs and poems of the Nobel laureate, poet, and philosopher, Rabindranath Tagore; Bengali philosopher, mystic, songwriter, social reformer, and thinker Fakir Lalon Shah; the national poet of Bangladesh Kaji Nazrul Islam, as well as traditional folk songs of Bengal and several of their own compositions.

1925 S Michigan Ave. Chicago IL 60616

SAI is wheelchair accessible.

Parking is available around South Asia Institute, with metered and free street parking in the neighborhood.

Ticket includes entrance to SAI exhibitions.

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