Patiala singer Kaushiki Chakraborty discusses the role of the tanpura, ubiquitous as the rich sonic backdrop to Indian classical performances of the North and South.

Kaushiki Chakraborty’s astonishing vocal technique is the result of years of intense training. She spent much of her childhood liv...

Recorded at Darbar Festival 2022, on 15th October at the Barbican Centre, London.

Musicians:
- Rajrupa Chowdhury (Sarod)
- Yashwant Vaishnav (Tabla)

Chowdhury performs three raags during this concert:
- Raag Dipawati
- Raag Sahana; Thaat: Kafi; Samay: Midnight
- Raag Anil Madhyam

Chowdhury is ...

Recorded at Darbar Festival 2022, on 15th October, at Milton Court, Barbican, London.

Musicians:
- Eeshar Singh (Santoor)
- Yashwant Vaishnav (Tabla)

Raag Kaunsi Kanada, Thaat: Asavari, Samay: Midnight

An instrument brought into the Indian classical form by Pandit Shivkumar Sharma half a centu...

Recorded at Darbar Festival 2006 on 4th April at the Phoenix Theatre, Leicester.

Musicians:
- Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty (khayal)
- Chiranjib Chakraborty (harmonium)
- Subhankar Banerjee (tabla)
- Kaviraj Singh (tanpura)

Music Pieces:
- Thumri in Mishra Charukeshi
- Dadra
- Surdas Bhajan
- Ram Bha...

Recorded at Darbar Festival 2015, at the Southbank Centre, London.

Musician:
- Abhisek Lahiri (sarod)

Raag Bhimpalasi; Thaat: Kafi; Samay: Afternoon

Strumming up a melodious alap on Raag Bhimpalasi, sarod player Abhisek Lahiri talks to Darbar about his childhood, his musical values and why he ...

Interview by Aysha Imtiaz at Darbar Festival 2022

Rajrupa Chowdhury is one of India’s finest and mature sarod maestra making her UK debut. Indulge in the deep lilting and sound that pull on your heart strings. Chowdhury explores the depth of ragas as trained and gifted by her teachers Siddhartha...

At the Darbar Festival 2023 held at the iconic Barbican, the celebrated Carnatic vocal duo Ranjani and Gayatri presented a soul-stirring lecture demonstration titled Poetry of the Saints." With grace, reverence, and deep musical insight, the sisters delved into the spiritual and poetic essence th...

Recorded for Darbar Festival 2006, on 5th March at the Phoenix Theatre, Leicester

Musicians:
- Nina Burmi (vocal)
- Ramesh Mishra (sarangi)
- Sanju Sahai (tabla)

Raag Mishra Bhairavi; Thaat: Bhairavi; Samay: 06:00 - 09:00 Morning

Nina Burmi uses her smooth three-octave vocal range to explore t...

Recorded at Darbar Festival 2011, on 23rd April, at King's Place, London

Musicians:
- Pandit Suresh Talwalkar (tabla)
- Savani Talwalkar (tabla)
- Omkar Dalvi (pakhawaj)
- Chinmay Kolhatkar (harmonium)
- Sameehan Kashalkar (khayal)
- Debipriya Das (tanpura)

Raag Tilang in jhaptal; Thaat: ...

Recorded at Darbar Festival 2018, on 28th October, at the Barbican Theatre, London.

Musicians:
- Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan (sitar)
- Ojas Adhiya (tabla)

Raag Yaman; Thaat: Kalyan; Samay: Evening

Watch the unparalleled sitar of Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan as he performs Raag Yaman at the 2018 Darba...

Recorded at Ravenna Festival, on 24th June 2017, at Teatro Alighieri, Ravenna, Italy.

Musicians:
- Ustad Bahauddin Dagar (rudra veena)
- Pelva Naik (dhrupad vocal)
- Sudarshan Chana (jori)
- Seetal Dhadyalla and Kruthika Nadaraja (tanpuras)

Raag: Vardhani, alap, jod and jhalla, Dhamar in 14 bea...

Recorded at Darbar Festival 2013, on 22nd September, at the Purcell Room of London's Southbank Centre.

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

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