This video is a musical expression to celebrate the path that is trodden within and without realizing the deep philosophy of inner enlightenment.
Music is an expression of pure love and truth. This recording was done just hours after losing my best friend in November 2021.
A light classical rendering of "Kirtan" melody based on a Tagore song
COVID-19 Online Concert
This concert was recorded in isolation at Sitar Niketan on March 21
The actual live concert was scheduled on that very day!
Raag Gorakh Kalyan in Addha Teentaal
This is an effort to continue with the positive energy of music in the midst of the pandemic
Audio visual presentation of Raag Bhairavi Dhun at Kennedy Center - August 2017
Audio Visual Sitar concert, with my watercolor paintings depicting the mood of the raga, at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington, DC
Raag Abhogi - Tabla: Suryaksha Deshpande - Potomac, MD, USA - 2017
"Rangi Saari Ghulabi" - Tabla: Ramendra Singh Solanki - Bharat Bhavan Bhopal, India
Tribal Museum, Bhopal India - December 2018
Raag Durga - Tabla: Florian Schietz - Landau, Geramny 2016
An unusual rendition of "Jor Alaap" in sitar with pakhawaj. This was an acoustic recording which has retained the original sound of the instruments.
April 2018
Sitar Niketan
Maryland, USA
Concert hosted by South Asian Culture Center at Towson University
This segment is from the fast concluding part of the of the raag composition and jhala in teentaal.
Tabla - Sandip Ghosh
COViD-19 Virtual Concert recorded at Sitar Niketan, MD, USA - June 2020
A unique audio visual concert of South Asian classical raags enhanced with the energy. of Maestro Alif Laila’s watercolor pairing projections to sync with the moods of the raags performed.
here’s the ticket info ~