People Are Talking: UMS presents Ryoji Ikeda’s...
Posted: 10/31/14
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People Are Talking: UMS presents Asif Ali Khan Qawwali Ensemble at Rackham Auditorium:
This was our first experience of live Qawwali and we thoroughlly enjoyed the dynamic and inspiring performance. The ensemble displayed remarkable expertise in following-the-leader, and most of the audience was spontaneously clapping along throughout the show. It’s amazine to read comments saying it was too loud or not “immersive”…we experienced the volume as pleasant and the overall spirit as integrative (despite some non-English banter). FWIW, I think that Scott Asheton would have loved it!