An evening of Asian music will be presented by Suraj Kapoor, a professor of Communication at Illinois State University, at 8 p.m. Friday, March 2, in Kemp Recital Hall.
Admission is free.
Kapoor, a faculty member since 1973 who performs under the stage name Faquir, will play and sing traditional, folk and original songs accompanied by his wife, Man Preet Bedi, who sings and plays tabla drums. Kapoor also accompanies himself on the harmonium and other traditional Indian instruments. In the past five years, he has recorded four compact discs and eight cassettes of Indian romantic and sacred music.