Folk Melodies with the Colors of South Asia

maestro Alif Laila fuses her two passions of life (sitar & watercolor) in expressing the purity and spontaneity of nature in rural South Asia.

Raag Manj Khamaj & Water color

Raag Manj Khamaj from my CD 'Inner Voice'. The romantic and mysterious mood of this composition is enhanced by my water color painting images.

Fortunate to have been accompanied by tabla maestro Anindo Chatterjee.

Ekavali The Connecting Thread

Sitar & World percussion connecting humanity through world melodies that have migrated acrooss to distant lands!

Featured percussionist: Tanmoy Bose - a pioneer of world music

Sitar & Cello ~ Watercolor/Dance

Inauguration of sitar/saxophone CD, I Am A River & 40th Anniversary celebrations of US/Bangladesh relations

Connecting Sitar with Dance

Raag Abhogi - short Alap/Jor/Jhala Sitar & Dance

"Emerge" with Sitar & Drums

A Unique and Unprecedented Indian Classical Sitar & Drums Concert by Alif Laila & Felipe Cotta!

Celebrations of a Journey: Sitar/Cello concert - August 2021

A Unique Musical Conversation Between Sitar & Cello

Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Concert - May 2021

PG Parks and Recreation, MNCPPC Concert celebrating the culture of South Asia with Sitar Concert

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Raag Jaijawanti

An audio visual expressioon of Raag Jaijawanti. Audio track from my album Celebrating Bulbul.

I Am A River - Sitar, Saxophone & Tabla

Track: I Am A River

The eternal soulful bonding of guru & shishya .

I became Ustad Mir Qasem Khan's 'shishya' ((student for life) almost 50 yrs from now. My guru is no more but I am continuing to learn from all that he has taught me. Back then moments were not recorded moments with the continuous clicking of camers. I have preserved every moment with him in the camera of my mind and heart. Just recently I created this image with one of his very old photos and my recent photo. This image symbolizes the continuity of music ,love and devotion.