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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.  

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.

A Tribute Concert - Kirtan Dhun

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

 

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

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


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Carrol County Arts Center Concert

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   ~ 

https://carrollcountyartscouncil.org/event/alif-laila/

Concert announcement video