Music/Dance

Darbar Music 2019 to end on high note with Pandit Budhaditya Mukherjee (sitar) and Pandit Shiv Kumar and son Rahul Sharma (santoor)

British singer Unnati also graces festival… EUROPE’S largest celebration of Indian classical music ends its four-day (October 10-13) extravaganza with…

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‘Beyond Skin’ Nitin Sawhney’s 20th anniversary concert at the Royal Albert Hall (review) – A brilliant journey of nostalgia and hope…

Virtuoso talent delivered one of the most emotional performances of his life to an audience captivated by nostalgia… By Momtaz…

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‘The Roaring Whirl’ – musical group rediscovers its voice after 27 years…

Classical musicians involved in one of the earliest East-West productions in the UK have reformed, following a serious accident that…

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‘Saraswati: Forgotten Daughter of Taansen’ – Roots of Indian classical musical tradition dramatised in new work

A relatively new UK-based outfit is developing a new – and different – kind of musical theatre in Britain… By…

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‘Baahubali – The Beginning Live’ comes to the Royal Albert Hall, with a full orchestra and stars Prabhas, Rani Daggabuti, Anushka Shetty, director SS Rajamouli and composer MM Keeravani and here’s your chance to see it for free…(p)

A massive hit at home and abroad, the epic Baahubali returns to London for a very special screening and let…

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‘Indigo Soul’ – first songs from debut album to be unveiled at famous jazz venue for classically-trained vocalist Unnati Dasgutpa

An established Indian classical singer is about to release eagerly anticipated-crossover album… BEST-KNOWN for her vocals and a regular contributor…

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Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2019 – Up for it? ACV guide to comedy, dance, and exhibitions (Part II)

Stuff to chortle at, boogie and expand your mind… By Suman Bhuchar AWAY from theatre (covered on another page here),…

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Baluji Interactions Tour – exploring sitar and flamenco and collaborating with different musical styles…

Two different string instruments but with a common ancestry… FLAMENCO guitar and sitar don’t sound like an obvious natural pairing…

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Waltham Forest Mela musical extravaganza and more as London Borough of Culture seeks to entertain…

Traditional mela but new initiatives open it up, says Sba Shaikh creative producer…and artist Shama Rahman talks music, poetry and…

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Abida Parveen – magical, entrancing world she welcomes you to… (review)

Labels disintegrate in the power of a remarkable performer… SHE entered the Barbican hall like the Sufi music star she…

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