# Anoushka Shankar at Nourse Theater, April 15, 2016

[CIIS](http://www.ciis.edu/Public_Programs/Public_Programs_Events/Shankar_SP16.html) presents [Anoushka Shankar](http://www.anoushkashankar.com/)  
2016-04-15  
[Nourse Theater](http://www.cityarts.net/nourse/)  
[275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA .](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=275+Hayes+St,+San+Francisco,+CA+.&hl=en)  
8:00 PM, Friday, April 15, 2016

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## One Set

[8:08 PM lights down, announcements from Silvia Nakkach]

01. [8:12 PM] (drone and tuning)
02. [8:15 PM] ?
03. [8:31 PM] ?
04. [8:38 PM] ?
05. [8:42 PM] ?  
[banter from Anoushka]
06. [8:50 PM] _Crossing the Rubicon_
07. [9:03 PM] ?
08. [9:07 PM] _Land of Gold_
09. [9:22 PM] _Dissolving Boundaries_
10. [9:27 PM] _Reunion_
11. [9:34 PM] ?  
[set ends 9:53 PM; applause, then off for a minute or three]  
   
**Encore**
12. [9:56 PM] _Say Your Prayers_  
[show ends 10:00 PM]


## Performers

* [Manu Delago](http://www.manudelago.com/): hang, percussion, electronics;
* Tom Farmer: contrabass, keyboards, sampler;
* [Anoushka Shankar](http://www.anoushkashankar.com/): sitar;
* [Sanjeev Shankar](http://www.shankarshehnai.com/): shehnai, tanpura, glockenspiel.

## Notes

Dang, what a show! Anoushka and her band have put together a tour de force of emotion, sharing music that pours out with love and empathy for the downtrodden. I suppose I could quibble how the non-traditional elements have crowded out her marvelous sitar playing, but really, there was still plenty of sitar, and the addition of pedal effects allowed her to play with an expanded sound palette. Cool!

I probably could have done a better job with the setlist -- I'm not sure I have the untitled entries in the correct order -- but really, does it matter all that much? Much more important to be listening, deeply present to the moment of creation -- to receive the sacred communication conjured from the wizards onstage.

{{tag>music Anoushka_Shankar Nourse_Theater Manu_Delago Tom_Farmer Sanjeev_Shankar }}

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