From Darbar Festival 2023, Ranjani & Gayatri empower us with words of wisdom and their journey in Music.

About The Artists:
Ranjani and Gayatri are two 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 sai...

Learn more about the music:

Pravin Godkhindi (Bansuri)
An eclectic classical flautist, performing Hindustani music on the bansuri. He studied under his father Pandit Venkatesh Godkhindi, an exponent of the Kirana gharana, as well as Carnatic mridangist Anoor Anantha Krishna Sharma. He incorporat...

Let's journey back in time to Darbar Festival 2021 when we were graced by the exceptional talent of Kaushiki Chakraborty, she sang a Bhajan as a closing to the concert.

Learn more about the music:
Kaushiki Chakraborty’s astonishing khayal vocal technique is the result of years of intense trainin...

From Darbar Festival 2023, bansuri maestro Pravin Godkhindi empowered us with his wisdom.

Learn more about the music:
Pravin Godkhindi is an eclectic classical flautist, performing Hindustani music on the bansuri. He studied under his father Pandit Venkatesh Godkhindi, an exponent of the Kirana ...

We are saddened to hear about the passing of one of the drupad legend Pandit Ram Kumar Mallick.

Padma Shri Pandit Ram Kumar Mallick (1957 - 2024)

Digging into our archives of our trip to India, we would like to share this Piece in Raag Bhimpalasi.

In the spectacular and imposing backyard of Ba...

“I was encouraged by my gurus to immerse myself as completely as possible, in the study of music. That meant learning both theory and practice because one cannot be a practitioner/performer of Hindustani classical music without any knowledge whatsoever of shastra or theory,”

Pandit Goswami is o...

Demonstrating a striking balance between melody and rhythm, Pandit Prem Kumar Mallick and his son Prashant Mallick present raga Shudh Sarang from the dhrupad tradition of the Darbhanga gharana. The gharana is based on the Gauhar vani syllable, representing pure melody and spontaneous laykari.

Mo...

This performance in Raga Gambeera Nattai brings together two titans of the Carnatic repertoire who are also the leading female exponents in their own respective fields. Jayanthi Kumaresh (veena) and Aruna Sairam (vocal) come together in a dynamic teamwork to present this composition by Oothukadu...

Let's journey back in time to Darbar Festival 2022 when we were graced by the exceptional talent of Sarod Maestro Rajrupa Chowdhury, she sang Raag Dipawati.

Learn more about the music:
Chowdhury is one of India’s finest and mature sarod maestras making her UK debut. Indulge in the deep lilting ...

Renowned for the lyrical luminosity and purity with which they continue to present Carnatic music to audiences around the world, Ranjani and Gayatri’s performance from this Darbar Festival 2015 video is a firecracker that will be remembered for years to come.

Learn more about the music:
The sist...

Dr Jyotsna Srikanth is adept at both Carnatic and Western traditions with parallel eloquence. This recital of Srikanth is a celebration of her unfazed dexterity and soulfulness with which she plays Raga Hamsadhvani.

Learn more about the Artist:
Srikanth is the most sought-after Carnatic violinis...

“I was encouraged by my gurus to immerse myself as completely as possible, in the study of music. That meant learning both theory and practice because one cannot be a practitioner/performer of Hindustani classical music without any knowledge whatsoever of shastra or theory.”

Pandit Goswami is o...

This performance in Ragam Tanam Palavi brings together two titans of the Carnatic repertoire who are also the leading female exponents in their own respective fields. Jayanthi Kumaresh (veena) and Aruna Sairam (vocal) come together in a dynamic teamwork to present this composition.

Musicians:
- ...

Let's journey back in time to Darbar Festival 2023 when we were graced by the exceptional talent of Sarwar Hussain Khan.

Khan was born into an illustrious sarangi family. The son of Ustad Anwar Hussain and grandson of stalwart, Ustad Abdul Latif Khan Sahab, Khan has developed a style which gives...

In this video, Godkhindi performs Raag Maaru Bihag. His delivery is evocative and witty and the breathier, percussive interactions with the tabla make this piece an aural delight. Supreet Deshpande merges brilliantly into this piece, strutting with the flow of notes with apposite and stylised bol...

Renowned for the lyrical luminosity and purity with which they continue to present Carnatic music to audiences around the world, Ranjani and Gayatri’s performance from this Darbar Festival 2015 video is a firecracker that will be remembered for years to come.

Learn more about the music:
The sist...

From Darbar Festival 2023, Tabla Maestro Ojas Adhiya empowered us with his wisdom.

Ojas Aditya, a prodigious tabla virtuoso, captivated audiences at the Darbar Festival 2023 with his masterful performance, leaving an indelible mark on the world of Indian classical music. Born into a family deepl...

n this brilliant solo performance from Darbar Festival 2017, tabla exponent Supreet Deshpande provides glimpses of a motley styles of tabla playing through age-old compositions and his own brainstorming and ‘taleem’ (learning) in a rhythmic cycle of 16 beats or Teental. He is accompanied by Milin...

Captivating sublime music of santoor by Eesher Singh and the tabla by Yashwant Vaishnav.

An instrument brought into the Indian classical form by Pandit Shivkumar Sharma half a century ago, his student Harjinder Matharu has produced one of the finest young Bradford born emerging young talents, Ee...

Travel back to Darbar Festival 2019 and experience a brilliant performance by Manjiri, a combination of soulful chants and mystical Bhajan - one of the crown jewels in our festival collections.

Born in Sangli, a region known as the sugar bowl of India, Manjiri Asnare-Kelkar was surrounded by mu...

Renowned for the lyrical luminosity and purity with which they continue to present Carnatic music to audiences around the world, Ranjani and Gayatri’s performance from this Darbar festival 2015 video is a firecracker that will be remembered for year

Learn more about the music:
The sisters...

This performance in Raga Simhendramadhyamam brings together two titans of the Carnatic repertoire who are also the leading female exponents in their own respective fields. Jayanthi Kumaresh (saraswati veena) and Aruna Sairam (vocal) come together in a dynamic teamwork to present this composition....

Renowned for the lyrical luminosity and purity with which they continue to present Carnatic music to audiences around the world, Ranjani and Gayatri’s performance from this Darbar festival 2015 video is a firecracker that will be remembered for years.

Learn more about the music:
The sisters perf...

At the Music of India concert series in Leicester, audiences were treated to an enchanting performance by two exceptional artists: Shakir Khan on the sitar and Surdarshan Singh on the tabla. That evening, they brought to life the timeless beauty of Raag Yaman, a classical raga known for its seren...