Hindustani Instrumental

Hindustani Instrumental

Rich in soul...contemporary expression of an ancient art. Each of these full length ragas will begin by taking you right down to your most basic form and then build you back up again as they conclude with their thrilling crescendos.

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Hindustani Instrumental
  • Roopa Panesar | Full Concert

    An unforgettable raga night with candlelight, on the iconic sitar and tabla. Panesar is one of the world’s finest sitar maestra's. Panesar brings new energy to this special concert with her masterful interpretation of Indian ragas. Panesar takes you on a true and epic journey of Indian music of m...

  • Sanskrati & Prakrati Wahane | Full Concert

    Let's journey back in time to Darbar Festival 2022 when we were graced by the exceptional talents of the Wahane Sisters.
    The Wahane sisters made their first international concert. Sanskrati was discovered on a Facebook video back in 2016 and she left classical connoisseurs in awe. Six years later...

  • Rakesh Chaurasia | Bhimpalasi | Full Concert

    Chaurasia is a true exponent of the therapeutic impact of the bansuri, “The notes have to do something within your system so it affects your chakras and your mind frame,” he explains, adding that the correct timing (also known as 'Prahar' time theory) helps amplify the impact. Even if the perform...

  • Rakesh Chaurasia | Kirwani | Full Concert

    Chaurasia is a true exponent of the therapeutic impact of the bansuri, “The notes have to do something within your system so it affects your chakras and your mind frame,” he explains, adding that the correct timing (also known as 'Prahar' time theory) helps amplify the impact. Even if the perform...

  • World Exclusive Directors Cut | Purbayan Chatterjee | Bhajan

    Let's journey back in time to Darbar Festival 2022 when we were graced by the exceptional talents of Purbayan Chatterjee's Solo Performance.

  • Purbayan Chatterjee | Miyan Ki Malhar | Full Concert

    Let's journey back in time to Darbar Festival 2022 when we were graced by the exceptional talents of Purbayan Chatterjee's Solo Performance.

    This Raag is also referred to as 'Miya Malhar' since it was a wonderful creation by Sangeet Samrat Miya Tansen. The combinations of the melody can really a...

  • World Exclusive Directors Cut| Purbayan Chatterjee | Raag Bilaskhani Todi

    Let's journey back in time to Darbar Festival 2022 when we were graced by the exceptional talents of Purbayan Chatterjee's Solo Performance.

    Raag Bilaskhani Todi is said to be created by Miya Tansen's son Bilas Khan and is named after him. This Raag belongs to Bhairavi Thaat. Raag Bhairavi and R...

  • Purbayan Chatterjee & Rakesh Chaurasia I Raag Mishra Pahadi

    Let's journey back in time to Darbar Festival 2022 when we were graced by the exceptional talents of Purbayan Chatterjee and Rakesh Chaurasia. Accompanied by the tabla maestro Satyajit Talkwalkar and Patri Satish on mridangam, they left London absolutely spellbound.

    Raag Pahadi is a popular raga...

  • Purbayan Chatterjee & Rakesh Chaurasia I Raag Desh with Raag Maala

    Let's journey back in time to Darbar Festival 2022 when we were graced by the exceptional talents of Purbayan Chatterjee and Rakesh Chaurasia. Accompanied by the tabla maestro Satyajit Talkwalkar and Patri Satish on mridangam, they left London absolutely spellbound.

    Raag Desh with Raag Maala per...

  • Purbayan Chatterjee & Rakesh Chaurasia I Raag Bihag

    Let's journey back in time to Darbar Festival 2022 when we were graced by the exceptional talents of Purbayan Chatterjee and Rakesh Chaurasia. Accompanied by the tabla maestro Satyajit Talkwalkar and Patri Satish on mridangam, they left London absolutely spellbound.

    Raag Bihag performed at Darba...

  • Director's Cut| Ramana Balachandran

    Fast gaining worldwide critical acclaim, the talented musician is known for his ability to deliver with phrasal clarity while delving deep into the recesses and quiet spaces between microtones or notes. Hearing him play is like attending a crash course in interpreting raga music – at times pensiv...

  • Arshad Khan | Directors Cut

    Arshad Khan is an accomplished musician known for his mastery of the esraj, a traditional Indian string instrument. The esraj is a bowed instrument with sympathetic strings, creating a unique and melodious sound. Arshad Khan comes from a musical lineage, as he is the son of Ustad Allauddin Khan, ...

  • Pandit Kushal Das | Raag Parmeshwari | Director's Cut

    Pandit Kushal Das, a master of sitar and surbahar, follows in the footsteps of Pandit Nikhil Banerjee's Maihar tradition. Despite growing up in a family of accomplished musicians, he was given the freedom to explore music at his own pace, initially finding solace in playing film songs. But Kushal...

  • Ken Zuckerman | Raag Chandranandan

    Ken Zuckerma performs Raga Rathipathi at the Darbar Festival 2021.

    Musicians:
    Tabla - Surdarshan Singh

  • Ken Zuckerman | Raag Gorakh Kalyan

    Ken Zuckerma performs Raga Gorakh Kalyan at the Darbar Festival 2021.

    Musicians:
    Tabla - Surdarshan Singh

  • Ken Zuckerman | Raag Kaushi Kanara

    Ken Zuckerma performs Raag Kaushi Kanara at the Darbar Festival 2021.

    Musicians:
    Tabla - Surdarshan Singh

  • Ken Zuckerman | Raag Sindih Bhairavi

    Ken Zuckerma performs Raag Sindih Bhairavi at the Darbar Festival 2021.

    Musicians:
    Tabla - Surdarshan Singh

  • Pravin Godkhindi | Director's Cut

    In this exciting presentation, two evening ragas are portrayed in two different styles. Pravin Godkhindi performs Raag Maru Bihag in the gayaki ang – a style where an instrumentalist tries to bring the recital closest to a vocal presentation by incorporating sustained notes, slow oscillations and...

  • Debasmita Battacharya | Director's Cut

    Raag Jhinjhoti exudes a folksy charm. It expands best in the lower and middle octaves with happy, vibrant strides. Debasmita Bhattacharya chooses Jhinjhoti for her sarod recital at the Darbar Festival 2017. The forebearers of this stringed lute weighing almost 10 kilograms (22 lbs) is a largely a...

  • Pandit Shivkumar Sharma | Dhun in Pahadi

    The northern-most state of Jammu which is the native region of Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, has one of the richest folk cultures in India. Jammu is a colourful platter of music, art, crafts and agriculture that constitute the main livelihood of its people.

    Raag Pahadi is based on the folk melodies o...

  • Pandit Shivkumar Sharma | Puriya Kalyan

    Introducing Raag Puriya Kalyan with a sparkling alap, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma builds the evening raga bridging the lower and middle octaves with the lower Ni and anchoring on Pa, its dominant note. Raag Puriya Kalyan is performed during the time of ‘deep-jyoti’. ‘Deep’ means earthen lamp and ‘jyo...

  • Pandit Shivkumar Sharma | Mishra Kaushik Dhwani

    Raag Kaushik Dhwani was previously known as Bhinna Shadaj. ‘Bhinna’ means differentiated and ‘Shadaj’ means the first note or Sa. Pandit Shivkumar Sharma performs a lighter piece based on this raga. He bases the main melodic lines on Kaushik Dhwani and introduces an element of surprise in almost ...

  • Ronu Majumdar | Raag Bhoopkali

    Raag Bhoopkali is also known as Bhoopeshwari. It is believed to be a creation of Ustad Alladiya Khan of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana. However, its emergence almost forty years after his death (1945) makes this information confusing. In the subsequent years of its soaring to popularity in music frat...

  • Pandit Ronu Majumdar | Raag Shudh Sarang

    Raag Shudh Sarang is a derivative of the ‘Sarang’ family of ragas that reside in the cluster of afternoon ragas in the Hindustani system. Sarang itself was born out of the rustic folk melodies of India and hence, any sarang-raga is inevitably influenced by the unpretentious simplicity of folk.

    I...