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.

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

Featured percussionist: Tanmoy Bose - a pioneer of world music

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

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

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

A Unique Musical Conversation Between Sitar & Cello

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

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

Track: I Am A River

**Enchanting Concert featuring Sitar Maestro Alif Laila and Tabla Artist Abhay Kulkarni**

Join us for a mesmerizing evening at the Ferguson Center for the Arts, Peebles Theater!

**Date:** Saturday, October 25

**Time:** 10:55 PM - 1:20 PM & 1:25 PM - 1:50 PM

**Admission:** FREE

**Location:** Avenue of the Arts, Newport News, VA 23606

Here's a sample of fusing world cultures through music - A 200-yr-old Turkish melody finds itself reborn in Bengal!