Shashank Subramanium (Carnatic Flute) and Purbayan Chatterjee (Sitar)

Purbayan Chatterjee, who plays the sitar with a maturity beyond his years, takes the stage with Shashank, a child-prodigy of the south Indian flute to present a performance of speed, virtuosity and mercurial invention that fuses the Indian classical traditions from the north and south traditions of the sub-continent.

Darbar Festival 2009

Described by one artist as the G20 summit of Indian music and by World Music magazine Songlines as surely Britains best festival of south Asian music, the Darbar Festival is says arts journalist, Jameela Siddiqui a place where everyone expects and gets the highest quality performances of Indian classical music.

Indian classical music is arguably one of the most complex and complete systems of music ever developed. What began as Vedic chants several thousand years ago developed into a sophisticated musical system by the 3rd century.

The music is based on a single melody line, which is played over a fixed drone and the performance is based melodically on particular ragas and rhythmically on talas. The music has been passed down orally. Improvisation predominates and written notation, when used, is skeletal.

This series from the Darbar Festival, presented by Lopa Kothari, features ten outstanding performances from artists from the two main strands of Indian classical music, the North Indian Hindustani and South Indian Carnatic traditions.

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Wasifuddin Dagar (Dhrupad Vocal) with Mohan Shyam Sharma (Pakhwaj)

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Transport yourself to ancient India with deeply devotional dhrupad singing. Ustad Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar represents the 20th unbroken generation of dhrupad singers in the Dagar family. Traditionally his family has always performed dhrupad as a duet, but Wasifuddin successfully presents the dynamic of a duet in a solo performance.

Darbar Festival 2009

Described by one artist as the G20 summit of Indian music and by World Music magazine Songlines as surely Britains best festival of south Asian music, the Darbar Festival is says arts journalist, Jameela Siddiqui a place where everyone expects and gets the highest quality performances of Indian classical music.

Indian classical music is arguably one of the most complex and complete systems of music ever developed. What began as Vedic chants several thousand years ago developed into a sophisticated musical system by the 3rd century.

The music is based on a single melody line, which is played over a fixed drone and the performance is based melodically on particular ragas and rhythmically on talas. The music has been passed down orally. Improvisation predominates and written notation, when used, is skeletal.

This series from the Darbar Festival, presented by Lopa Kothari, features ten outstanding performances from artists from the two main strands of Indian classical music, the North Indian Hindustani and South Indian Carnatic traditions.

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UK Carnatic Ensemble

Sindu and Indu (vocals) with Aravindan (flute), Senthuran (mridangam) and Dharmesh (tabla)

A line of rising UK musicians from the south Indian carnatic traditions singing beautifully crafted vocal melodies, backed by violin, flute, and dynamic percussion from the north and south of the sub-continent.

Darbar Festival 2009

Described by one artist as the G20 summit of Indian music and by World Music magazine Songlines as surely Britains best festival of south Asian music, the Darbar Festival is says arts journalist, Jameela Siddiqui a place where everyone expects and gets the highest quality performances of Indian classical music.

Indian classical music is arguably one of the most complex and complete systems of music ever developed. What began as Vedic chants several thousand years ago developed into a sophisticated musical system by the 3rd century.

The music is based on a single melody line, which is played over a fixed drone and the performance is based melodically on particular ragas and rhythmically on talas. The music has been passed down orally. Improvisation predominates and written notation, when used, is skeletal.

This series from the Darbar Festival, presented by Lopa Kothari, features ten outstanding performances from artists from the two main strands of Indian classical music, the North Indian Hindustani and South Indian Carnatic traditions.

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Tejendra Majumdar (Sarod)

Pandit Tejendra Majumdar is quite simply one of the finest sarod players of this generation. He had training from one of the greatest sarod maestros of our times, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. Accompanying him on tabla is the remarkable, irrepressible Pandit Kumar Bose.

Darbar Festival 2009

Described by one artist as the G20 summit of Indian music and by World Music magazine Songlines as surely Britains best festival of south Asian music, the Darbar Festival is says arts journalist, Jameela Siddiqui a place where everyone expects and gets the highest quality performances of Indian classical music.

Indian classical music is arguably one of the most complex and complete systems of music ever developed. What began as Vedic chants several thousand years ago developed into a sophisticated musical system by the 3rd century.

The music is based on a single melody line, which is played over a fixed drone and the performance is based melodically on particular ragas and rhythmically on talas. The music has been passed down orally. Improvisation predominates and written notation, when used, is skeletal.

This series from the Darbar Festival, presented by Lopa Kothari, features ten outstanding performances from artists from the two main strands of Indian classical music, the North Indian Hindustani and South Indian Carnatic traditions.

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Darbar Festival on Sky Arts 2 HD: Sukhwinder Singh on Jori

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Darbar on SkyArts HD: Aruna Sairam (Carnatic Vocal) with Jyotsna Shrikant (violin), Patri Satish Kumar (mridangam), RN Prakash (ghatam) and Priya Parkash (tanpura)

Aruna Sairam is one of the best voices to emerge from the Carnatic tradition of southern India an this concert presents a rich repertoire of beautiful and rare classical compositions as well as lighter folk forms and melodies.

Darbar Festival 2009
Described by one artist as the G20 summit of Indian music and by World Music magazine Songlines as surely Britains best festival of south Asian music, the Darbar Festival is says arts journalist, Jameela Siddiqui a place where everyone expects and gets the highest quality performances of Indian classical music.
Indian classical music is arguably one of the most complex and complete systems of music ever developed. What began as Vedic chants several thousand years ago developed into a sophisticated musical system by the 3rd century.
The music is based on a single melody line, which is played over a fixed drone and the performance is based melodically on particular ragas and rhythmically on talas. The music has been passed down orally. Improvisation predominates and written notation, when used, is skeletal.
This series from the Darbar Festival, presented by Lopa Kothari, features ten outstanding performances from artists from the two main strands of Indian classical music, the North Indian Hindustani and South Indian Carnatic traditions.

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Program 4: Broadcasting on SkyArts Channel 257 and 259HD from 17th August 2009 every day at 7pm for two weeks.

Few Indian instruments are as evocative as the simple bansari or bamboo flute. This simple bamboo instrument, in the hands of Rupak Kulkarni, a student of maestro Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, produces one of the most haunting and captivating sounds in Indian classical music.

Darbar Festival 2009

Described by one artist as the G20 summit of Indian music and by World Music magazine Songlines as surely Britains best festival of south Asian music, the Darbar Festival is says arts journalist, Jameela Siddiqui a place where everyone expects and gets the highest quality performances of Indian classical music.

Indian classical music is arguably one of the most complex and complete systems of music ever developed. What began as Vedic chants several thousand years ago developed into a sophisticated musical system by the 3rd century.

The music is based on a single melody line, which is played over a fixed drone and the performance is based melodically on particular ragas and rhythmically on talas. The music has been passed down orally. Improvisation predominates and written notation, when used, is skeletal.

This series from the Darbar Festival, presented by Lopa Kothari, features ten outstanding performances from artists from the two main strands of Indian classical music, the North Indian Hindustani and South Indian Carnatic traditions.

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Ashwini Bhide Deshpande (North Indian Hindustani Vocal) with Subhankar Bannerjee (tabla), Jyoti Goho (harmonium) and Priya Parkash (tanpura)

Ashwini Bhide is one of the finest classical divas from the north Indian classical tradition. She has a range of over three octaves and has a reputation for soulful ragas sung in a unique style that blends different influences. Her performances encompass lyrical khayal, a beautiful, imaginative and flowing style that transports you to another world.


Darbar Festival 2009

Described by one artist as the G20 summit of Indian music and by World Music magazine Songlines as surely Britains best festival of south Asian music, the Darbar Festival is says arts journalist, Jameela Siddiqui a place where everyone expects and gets the highest quality performances of Indian classical music.

Indian classical music is arguably one of the most complex and complete systems of music ever developed. What began as Vedic chants several thousand years ago developed into a sophisticated musical system by the 3rd century.

The music is based on a single melody line, which is played over a fixed drone and the performance is based melodically on particular ragas and rhythmically on talas. The music has been passed down orally. Improvisation predominates and written notation, when used, is skeletal.

This series from the Darbar Festival, presented by Lopa Kothari, features ten outstanding performances from artists from the two main strands of Indian classical music, the North Indian Hindustani and South Indian Carnatic traditions.


Darbar Festival 2009

Described by one artist as the G20 summit of Indian music and by World Music magazine Songlines as surely Britains best festival of south Asian music, the Darbar Festival is says arts journalist, Jameela Siddiqui a place where everyone expects and gets the highest quality performances of Indian classical music.

Indian classical music is arguably one of the most complex and complete systems of music ever developed. What began as Vedic chants several thousand years ago developed into a sophisticated musical system by the 3rd century.

The music is based on a single melody line, which is played over a fixed drone and the performance is based melodically on particular ragas and rhythmically on talas. The music has been passed down orally. Improvisation predominates and written notation, when used, is skeletal.

This series from the Darbar Festival, presented by Lopa Kothari, features ten outstanding performances from artists from the two main strands of Indian classical music, the North Indian Hindustani and South Indian Carnatic traditions.

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Program 2: Broadcasting on SkyArts Channel 257 and 259HD from 17th August 2009 every day at 7pm for two weeks.

Darbar on SkyArts HD: Ganesh and Kumaresh (South Indian Carnatic Violin)

A violin duet that combines Indian classicism with more contemporary styles by brothers Ganesh and Kumaresh. The recital presents a series of pre-composed and improvised pieces where the pace builds up and slows down in geometric progressions within complex rhythmic patterns.

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Program 1: Broadcasting on SkyArts Channel 257 and 259HD from 17th August 2009 every day at 7pm for two weeks.

Harmeet Virdee (Sitar) with Bhupinder Chaggar (tabla)
A recital displaying serenity, vibrancy and stunningly mature improvisations. Harmeet Virdee, a young British talent plays this most iconic of Indian classical instruments, made famous by Pandit Ravi Shankar, with charismatic vibrancy and skill, matched by speed and the power of his musical strokes.

Darbar Festival 2009

Described by one artist as the G20 summit of Indian music and by World Music magazine Songlines as surely Britains best festival of south Asian music, the Darbar Festival is says arts journalist, Jameela Siddiqui a place where everyone expects and gets the highest quality performances of Indian classical music.

Indian classical music is arguably one of the most complex and complete systems of music ever developed. What began as Vedic chants several thousand years ago developed into a sophisticated musical system by the 3rd century.

The music is based on a single melody line, which is played over a fixed drone and the performance is based melodically on particular ragas and rhythmically on talas. The music has been passed down orally. Improvisation predominates and written notation, when used, is skeletal.

This series from the Darbar Festival, presented by Lopa Kothari, features ten outstanding performances from artists from the two main strands of Indian classical music, the North Indian Hindustani and South Indian Carnatic traditions.

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Darbar Festival 2009

Described by one artist as the G20 summit of Indian music and by World Music magazine Songlines as surely Britains best festival of south Asian music, the Darbar Festival is says arts journalist, Jameela Siddiqui a place where everyone expects and gets the highest quality performances of Indian classical music.

Indian classical music is arguably one of the most complex and complete systems of music ever developed. What began as Vedic chants several thousand years ago developed into a sophisticated musical system by the 3rd century.

The music is based on a single melody line, which is played over a fixed drone and the performance is based melodically on particular ragas and rhythmically on talas. The music has been passed down orally. Improvisation predominates and written notation, when used, is skeletal.

This series from the Darbar Festival, presented by Lopa Kothari, features ten outstanding performances from artists from the two main strands of Indian classical music, the North Indian Hindustani and South Indian Carnatic traditions.

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Book now at:
Sunday 5 April 09 London - www.southbankcentre.co.uk/darb ar
and Saturday 11 April 2009 Leicester - www.curveonline.co.uk

Discover Nina

Nina Virdee leads rich array of talent to present
a blend of soul, RnB, flemenco and jazz rifts,
underpinned with strong Indian classical vocal
and instrumental sequences. If you enjoy music
by the likes of Niten Sawhney, Tirlok Gurtu, Talvin
Singh and Anushka Shankar, then look no further!

Born in Berkshire, Nina grew up to the lyrical
sounds of Punjabi ghazals before learning
classical vocal from Ustad Dilshad Khan and the
legendary diva of Indian classical music, Begum
Parveen Sultana. In the background were the
influences of metallic and techno sounds from
80 and 90s and her DJ brother, Manj.
Now, Nina the UKs finest Indian classical
vocalists presents her first UK world music
debut tour: Urban Love, an eclectic mix of soul,
funk and RnB grooves overlaid by a purity of a
distinctive voice.

Accompanying her is a multi-talented
international line-up including the acclaimed
sitarist, Purbayan Chatterjee performing for the
first time, on his new instrument invention called
the Dwo, similar to an electric sitar.

Also on stage are the extraordinary sounds of
the unique 7 string electric violin a cello, viola,
double bass and violin rolled into one
instrument played by the awesome talent of Hary
Kumar Siva, a carnatic musician who has amazed
international audiences as well as listeners with
his highly acclaimed CD Breath Taker.
High paced rhythms are presented by the
amazing sounds of ghatam, mridangam,
khanjira and tabla.

The concert features tracks from Ninas new
album to be released later in 2009 featuring
Hindustani (northern Indian) and Carnatic (south
India) maestros.

And if Indian classical music is your thing, Urban
Love is part of the Darbar International South
Asian Music Festival taking place in the Purcell
Room (April 3rd, 4th and 5th) and across the
country in April 2009.

Dont miss a beat

book now for Ninas new Urban Love tour.

Kulbir Natt
Darbar | Arts Culture Heritage

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