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PRASHANT PANJIAR

photographer | curator

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

THE MUSIC STOPPED, BUT WE WERE STILL DANCING For Serendipity Arts Festival. 2017

Curator

Based on Naresh Fernandes’ research for his book Taj Mahal Foxtrot, the exhibition is an immersive experience featuring archival photos from family albums, music tracks and videos that come together to recreate a vivid portrait of the significant Goan bandleaders of India’s Jazz age.

The Music Stopped

Bollywood & Jazz

Tickle Me Not by Chic Chocolate

Braz Gonzalves, Live

George Pacheco, Live

Polydor Blues by Toni Pinto

"Improvising History: Archival Negotiations and Memory in The Music Stopped, But We Were Still Dancing" by Arnav Adhikari

Correas “Optimists” Band. Karachi, 1936.

Lucila Pacheco during one of her first professional performances at Greens Hotel. Bombay, 1948.

Chic Chocolate performs with cabaret artist Maria Elena at a Blues theme nigh at the Savoy Hotel. Mussoorie, 1964.

Installation view of the exhibition.

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