Raag Jog comprises one of the most enduring musical mysteries of all time in Hindustani classical music. Its meend-laden phrases and the chromatic use of the pure and flat 3rd (shuddh and komal Ga) is a heady combination that creates a trance-like state in the listener’s mind.

Acclaimed the wor...

Recorded on 13th October at the 2019 Darbar Festival, at the Barbican Centre, London.

Musicians:
- Pandit Budhaditya Mukherjee (sitar)
- Soumen Nandy (tabla)

Raag Lalit; Thaat: Poorvi; Samay: Early Morning

Watch this unique performance by 3 of India's greatest modern masters from the 2016 Darbar Festival.

Musicians:
- Amjad Ali Khan (Sarod)
- Kumar Bose (Tabla)
- Anindo Chatterjee (Harmonium)

Watch this stunning morning raag from the 2015 Darbar Festival.

Musicians:
- Pandit Ronu Majumdar (bansuri)
- Sukhvinder Singh (tabla)
- Kiruthika Nadarajah (tanpura)

Live tabla duet between 2 modern greats.

Musicians:
- Pandit Anindo Chatterjee (Tabla)
- Pandit Kumar Bose (Tabla)
- Dharamnath Mishra (Harmonium)

In India, the opulent courts of the Islamic sultans between the 13th and 16th centuries resonated with dhrupad music. ‘Beenkars’ (veena players) held as much precedence as the vocalists and often engaged in duets, enthralling a court full of discerning listeners.

The first historical duet betwee...

Watch this delightful performance by Kaviraj Singh at the Darbar Festival 2008, on 6th April, at the Phoenix Theatre, Leicester.

Musicians:
- Kaviraj Singh Dhadyalla (santoor)
- Upneet Singh Dhadyalla (tabla)
- Ranjana Ghatak (tanpura)

Raag Bhilaskhani Todi; Thaat: Bhairavi; Samay: Late Morning

Soothing Raag Puriya on the beautiful bansuri by Nityanand Haldipur from the 2014 Darbar Festival, recorded on 19th September at the Purcell Room at London's Southbank Centre.

Musicians:
- Nityanand Haldipur (bansuri)
- Kousic Sen (tabla)
- Mithila Sharma (tanpura)

Raag Puriya; Thaat: Marwa; Sa...

A sublime tabla solo by the fantastic Pandit Yogesh Samsi from Darbar Festival 2013.

Musicians:
- Pandit Yogesh Samsi (Tabla)
- Tanmay Deochake (Harmonium)

Watch this soothing performance of Raag Bihag from the 2014 Darbar Festival, recorded on 18th September, at the Purcell Room at London's Southbank Centre.

Musicians:
- Bharat Bhushan Goswami (sarangi)
- Prabhu Edouard (tabla)
- Sandeep Khandola (surmandal)
- Debipriya Sircar (tanpura)

Raag Bih...

Raag Miyan Ki Malhar is said to be a creation of Miyan Tansen - the composer, musician and musical luminaire from Mughal emperor Akbar’s court from 15th century India. Legend has it that the emperor once asked Miyan Tansen to sing Raag Deepak, the light-bringing raga, which caused all the lamps n...

A dynamic and beautiful rendition of Raag Jogkauns at the 2019 Darbar Festival by the esteemed Kala Ramnath, with expert accompaniment from Pandit Yogesh Samsi.

Musicians:
- Kala Ramnath (violin)
- Pandit Yogesh Samsi (tabla)
- Srutti Suresan (tanpura)

Raag Jogkauns; Thaat: Bhairavi; Samay: Mid...

A soothing Bhimpalasi by 2 emerging talents from India played gorgeously on the sarangi.

Musicians:
- Momin Khan (Sarangi)
- Sabir Khan (Sarangi)
- Soumen Nandy (Tabla)

Ustad Wajahat Khan is accompanied on the tabla by Ustad Akram Khan at the 2013 Darbar Festival. Khan, belonging to a 400–year musical dynasty is a celebrated composer and sarod maestro.

Musicians:
- Ustad Wajahat Khan (Sarod)
- Akram Khan (Tabla)

Watch this captivating performance of Raag Yaman Kalyan recorded at Darbar Festival 2012 on 30th September at the Purcell Room, London's Southbank Centre.

Musicians:
- Pandit Ram Deshpande (khayal, vocal)
- Vishwanath Shirodkar (tabla)
- Murad Ali (sarangi)
- Tanmay Deochake (harmonium)
- Gunwan...