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Music With Love Beyond Borders -DCSaMF -July 22, 2023

 A unique, soulful, and inspiring experience with melodies and rhythms connecting traditions beyond borders with the timelessness of musical energy. Sitar - Alif Laila, Oud - Laith Alattar  Tabla - Anubrata Chatterjee , Arab Drums - Khaled Maoulaoui 

Bhairavi Dhun

Audio visual presentation of Raag Bhairavi Dhun at Kennedy Center - August 2017

Raag Megh

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

Raag Abhogi - Tabla: Suryaksha Deshpande - Potomac, MD, USA  - 2017

Pahadi Dhun

"Rangi Saari Ghulabi" - Tabla: Ramendra Singh Solanki - Bharat Bhavan Bhopal, India

Raag Abhogi Jor Alap

Tribal Museum, Bhopal India - December 2018 

Raag Durga

Raag Durga - Tabla: Florian Schietz - Landau, Geramny 2016

Raag Puriya Kalyan

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 

Raag Jhinjhoti

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

Bengal Festival Concert with Ustad Akram Khan - Dhaka 2012

World Sitar Festival -Raag Megh - Alap/Jor

COViD-19 Virtual Concert recorded at Sitar Niketan, MD, USA - June 2020

Sounds of Nature - Raag Gorakh Kalyan

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

A Tribute Concert - Kirtan Dhun

A light classical rendering of "Kirtan" melody based on a Tagore song

 

Tribute to a Friend with Raag Hemant

Music is an expression of pure love and truth. This recording was done just hours after losing my best friend in November 2021.

Celebration of another Musical Year!

 This video is a musical expression to celebrate the path that is trodden within and without realizing the deep philosophy of inner enlightenment.  

Music & Nature - Raag Khamaj Alap - June 2021

 A Fundraiser Concert for nature's catastrophe (the Pandemic) with the healing sway of the peaceful resonance of the sitar in nature.  

Raag Patdeep Jor Jhala at Surbandhan UK Concert

A showcasing of the rich and deep infuence of Raags in the compositions of Kazi Nazrul Islam.

This Jor Jhala is a prelude to the firely composition of "Prothomo Prodeep Jhalo" (Light the first Lamp) Nazrul Sangeet Badish in Teentaal

COVID-19 Fundraiser Concert- June 2021

'Music in Nature' to Heal from the Deep Marks of Devestation in India - Sitar Niketan 

International Virtual Classical Music Festival - May 2021

Raag Pilu Thumri

A Romantic Mood

Raag Desh Alap

Depicting a Sad and Romantic Mood Associated with Rain

Raag Hameer

Based on a Nazrul Sangeet Classical Composition

American Hindu Coalition Convention - November 14

Raag Bhairavi Dhun


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Bonding with Sitar , Tabla, String OrchestraArab Percussion


1. Sitar Concert with York River Bend String Orchestra

This segment, dedicated to world peace, embodies the spirit of “East Meets West.” composition which was  followed by a modern composition in Raag Bhairavi, b

The segment culminated in a breathtaking finale, where the sitar and the York River Bend String Orchestra (YRSO) merged in harmony

2. Rising of the Soul

This segment explored the intimate connection between Indian classical Raags and nature’s spontaneity. A dynamic and impromptu musical conversation unfolded between the sitar and Aran percussion, reflecting the essence of spiritual and na

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