A fine exponent of the Gwalior style, Shashwati’s musical dexterity marks a refined eclecticism that has lent her an individualistic style at a fairly young age. Born into a family devoted to music, Shashwati showed rare sensitivity towards it from early childhood. She is Grand-daughter of the late Pt. Balabhau Umdekar, the erudite exponent of the Gwalior style of classical Hindustani music ...
Elevate your spirits with a wonderful evening of Indian classical music from one of the North East’s exceptional talents. Dr Vijay Rajput, is one of Britain's most talented Indian classical singers, a maestro of the 'khayal’ style from the north Indian tradition, and an artist of international repute. This event is accompanied by a pre-concert talk at 7pm. Free to ticket ...
This exceptional duo are welcomed back to great excitement after their first UK performance 3 years ago, offering a rare chance to listen to this remarkable instrument, the sarangi. Murad Ali’s sarangi recitals bloom with rare ragas, for this concert he is accompanied by the one the UK’s fast emerging tabla maestros, Gurdain Rayatt. This event is accompanied by a pre-concert talk at 7....
Another fantastic evening of music, food and celebrations at GemArts and GVEMSG's annual Vaisakhi Celebrations.
This lecture-demonstration will present an introduction to Carnatic gamaka and raga, demonstrated by the ethnomusicologist and violinist Lara Pearson, alongside audio-visual presentation of her research on South Indian raga performance. This event takes place during Fiddles on Fire 1st - 3rd May 2015