The Religions and Cultures Cluster of the CNY Humanities Corridor presents

Music Moves Religion

Performance Networks in Indian Ocean Cultures

Fish Band

Syracuse University April 18-20 2008

A conference exploring religious, cultural and aesthetic ideas arising out of musical performance genres in regions linked by networks of trade and migration across the Indian Ocean.



Conference coordinator
Tazim R Kassam
Chair of the Department of Religion, and
Director of the Muslim Cultures London Program at Syracuse University.


Religions and Cultures cluster coordinator
Ann Grodzins Gold
Professor of Religion and Anthropology, and
Director of the South Asia Center at Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs, Syracuse University.

Questions? Please contact Juliana Finucane, jkfinuca@syr.edu

Co-sponsored by: The Religions and Cultures Cluster of the CNY Humanities Corridor, Syracuse University, The Department of Religion, The College of Arts and Sciences, The Musicology/Music History cluster of the CNY Humanities Corridor, The Fine Arts Department, The History Department, Middle Eastern Studies Program, The Department of African American Studies, Religion and Society Program, The South Asia Center, The Community Folk Arts Center, U.Encounter, iLearn, The South Asia Arts Foundation, and The Hindu Student Council,.