Debasmita Bhattacharya on sarod, Debasmita performs Raag Bhimpalasi from the Kafi thaat. This is a very unique and special performance.

After a scintillating performance at the Music of India Leicester, we are excited to host Debasmita Bhattacharya for the Lunch time concert series at St Mart...

Raag Jog is dominant with gliding notes and its application of the pure and flat thirds (shudh and komal Ga) push it to a realm of majestic regality and mystique charm. Pravin Godkhindi unfolds the mystery of Jog in this recital in the tantrakaari ang – a format that plays out on precise, agile t...

In this video from 2017, He ends his recital with a devotional composition by Meerabai - “Ek Sur Charaachar Chaayo.” It is a ‘niranjani’ bhajan, which means the lyrics are devotional and relate to the supreme spirit without any objectification. Pandit Gurav engages in a motley of morning ragas as...

Pandit Kaivalya Kumar Gurav is an offspring of generations of talented musicians. The unflinching melody of his soft voice straddles an enviable range of four octaves. He is highly regarded for his commanding and spiritual presentation of khayal.

Musicians:
- Pandit Kaivalya Kumar Gurav (Khayal...

Arshad Khan is an accomplished musician known for his mastery of the esraj, a traditional Indian string instrument. The esraj is a bowed instrument with sympathetic strings, creating a unique and melodious sound. Arshad Khan comes from a musical lineage, as he is the son of Ustad Allauddin Khan, ...

Enter the world of khayal through the velvety, expressive voice of Ustad Waseem Ahmed Khan and his penetrating sense of drama from the Agra gharana school of music.

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Poorvi is a sunset raga, which to many listeners evokes a serious, mystical mood. It originated in Eastern I...

Debasmita Bhattacharya on sarod, Debasmita performs Raag Bhimpalasi from the Kafi thaat. This is a very unique and special performance.

Debasmita Bhattacharya is one of India’s finest young sarod players, representing the rich musical tradition of her native Kolkata. Her style blends the expansi...

We hope you enjoy this excerpt from Alam Khan's Director's Cut concert where he plays two beautiful compositions, the first one is a dhun in Mishra Piloo set to a serene, madhyalay 7-beat cycle in Rupak taal and the second, a famous drut gat in Raag Piloo spread over a 16-beat cycle.

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We are happy to share this beautiful presentation of Raga Hamsadhwani by Dr Kadri Gopalnath at the Darbar Festival in London. He is accompanied by Jyotsna Srikanth (violin), Bangalore Praveen (mridangam) and RN Prakash (ghatam).

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Hamsadhwani is an upanga janya of the 29th ...

Anupama Bhagwat on sitar - Anupama performs Raag Jhinjhoti from the Kamaj thaat. This is a very unique and special performance from Darbar Festival in 2013.

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Anupama Bhagwat’s sitar style combines the best elements of the Imdadkhani gharana - structured alap playin...

Ranjani and Gayatri are sisters who sing and play Carnatic music on violin. They were born into a musical family and their talent was recognised very early (it is said that they could identify complex rhythmic patterns and hundreds of different ragas by early childhood). They trained within the f...

Debasmita Bhattacharya on sarod, Debasmita performs Raag Bhimpalasi from the Kafi thaat. This is a very unique and special performance.

Debasmita Bhattacharya is one of India’s finest young sarod players, representing the rich musical tradition of her native Kolkata. Her style blends the exp...

Let's journey back in time to Darbar Festival 2022 when we were graced by the exceptional talents of Purbayan Chatterjee and Rakesh Chaurasia. Accompanied by the tabla maestro Satyajit Talkwalkar and Patri Satish on mridangam, they left London absolutely spellbound.

Raga Bihag is a Hindustani cl...

During Darbar Festival 2022, Satyajit Talwalkar (Tabla) and Patri Satish Kumar (Mridangam) Performed a amazing Jugalbandi.

Musicians:
- Satyajit Talkwalkar (tabla)
- Patri Satish (mridangam)
- Purbayan Chatterjee (Sitar)
- Rakesh Rakesh Chaurasia (flute)

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Enter the world of khayal through the velvety, expressive voice of Ustad Waseem Ahmed Khan and his penetrating sense of drama from the Agra gharana school of music.

More about the music:
Poorvi is a sunset raga, which to many listeners evokes a serious, mystical mood. It originated in Eastern I...

Let's journey back in time to Darbar Festival 2022 when we were graced by the exceptional talent of Rakesh Chaurasia who performed a flute solo.

An oft-heard compound raga churned out of Bhim and Palasi, this has overshadowed both its Janak (parent) ragas. Mythically Krishna, the cowherd boy, pl...

Immerse yourself in a special double bill featuring both Carnatic and Hindustani music, rarely presented together in Indian classical festivals. Experience the maturity and musical power of Balachandran unleash in London for his UK visit. As a child prodigy, he has emerged as one of the most soug...

Raga Bhairavi is often referred to as the queen of morning Ragas. It produces a rich, devotional atmosphere especially suitable for the genres of Bhajan and the light classical form of Thumri. The Rishabh and Dhaivat used here are oscillating which is strongly recommended in this Raga and it make...

Ustad Nishat Khan presents two ragas – Darbari Kanada and Bhairavi in this concert. He represents an unbroken lineage of 7 generations of sitar and surbahar players. His father is the legendary Ustad Imrat Khan, a surbahar maestro and his uncle is none other than Ustad Vilayat Khan.

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Let's journey back in time to Darbar Festival 2022 when we were graced by the exceptional talent of Purbayan Chatterjee who performed a Sitar Solo.

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This Raag is also referred to as 'Miya Malhar' since it was a wonderful creation by Sangeet Samrat Miya Tansen. The comb...

Let's journey back in time to Darbar Festival 2022 when we were graced by the exceptional talent of Satyajit Talwalkar who performed a tabla solo.

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Talwalkar tabla playing has created a unique signature sound from the musical rhythmic patterns to lightning speed virtuo...

Let's journey back in time to Darbar Festival 2022 when we were graced by the exceptional talents of the Wahane Sisters.

The Wahane sisters made their first international concert. Sanskrati was discovered on a Facebook video back in 2016 and she left classical connoisseurs in awe. Six years late...

Let's journey back in time to Darbar Festival 2022 when we were graced by the exceptional talent of Satyajit Talwalkar who performed a tabla solo.

Learn more about the music:

Talwalkar tabla playing has created a unique signature sound from the musical rhythmic patterns to lightning speed virtu...

Let's journey back in time to Darbar Festival 2022 when we were graced by the exceptional talent of Sabir Sultan Khan, accompanied by the very talented Aneesh Pradhan on Tabla.

Khan is the musical genius son of legendary sarangi player and vocalist Padma Bhushan Ustad Sultan. The sarangi is one ...