It’s great to join @BklnRagaMassive at Red Hook’s @PioneerWorks_ for their 24-HOUR Raga Massive. What an incredible celebration of Indian music, just days before our communities celebrate #Diwali! I’m proud that @BKArtsCouncil and I support this festival through #DestinationBK.
#Diwali begins a week from today. I believe it‘s time to embrace our South Asian neighbors and make it a City-recognized holiday. If I had the power to do so, I‘d do it right away. The diversity of our city must be reflected in the diversity of our officially observed holidays.
A celebration of what The New York Times calls “the Raga Renaissance, flowering in Brooklyn,” the event is rooted in the unique time cycle of Indian Classical Music in which specific musical modes are performed at specific times of day. @sxmkrishnadas#ragaslive