Exhibition of Musical instruments with interactive DVD with information about the instruments and the music played on them in audio-visual format. Instruments from India, China and Japan with superb films about how they are made and played and the music played on them.

Bireshwar Gautam and Sunanda Sharma: Traditional Indian Thumri and Kathak

Bireshwar Gautam, fondly referred to as "Biru" is wowing the world with his rare dual talents, of Thumri singing and Abhinaya aspect of Kathak which uses mime and face expressions to enhance the meaning of the words of the Thumri. The acclaimed Sunanda Sharma will also be singing Thumri, both teaching in the Asian Music Circuit's 'Sounds of Asia' Summer School. Hanif Khan on tabla, Fida Khan on harmonium. There will be a pre concert seminar with film on 'Thumri' by Anindya Bannerjee in the Purcell Room.

Pts Rajan-Sajan Misra - vocal khyal

Rajan and his younger brother Sajan rank among India's finest musicians. These wonderful singers are from the artistic quarter known as Kabir Chaura in the ancient city of Varanasi, and represent the tradition of Gharana named after the city. They learnt from their father, the late Pandit Hanuman Prasad, their uncle Pandit Gopal Misra and from the Pandit Bade Ramdasji. The hallmark of their style is the superb intonation, beautiful imagination and yet traditional approach to the music, in which they include old compositions as well as their own, using amazing vocal range and technique. They have been showered with numerous awards in India and are recognised all over the world for their artistry.

Taiko Artist

We also offer a well - known Taiko drumming artist.

Artist will be announced shortly

• 10.30am  till 1.30pm    
  
  Pt. Ramnarayan - sarangi
  Pts Rajan  and Sajan Mishra - vocal
  Smt. Manjiri Asnare - vocal
  ASIMA  vocal ensemble from Kerala led by Devissaro.
  Tabla accompaniment provided by the sons of the late Ustad Latif Ahmed Khan, Akbar Latif and Babar Latif.
  
  
• 3pm till 6pm  
  
  Maldhari Shakti Para Ras Mandal  - Gujarati RAS and GARBA
  Folk musicians from Rajasthan.
  
  
• 7.30pm tlll 10.30pm     
  SHAAN  + his supporting band and dancers.
  Bollywood show.
  
  
  See BBC Proms website.

PIU SARKHEL is a rising star singing in the style of the INDORE gharana

Established by the great legend of Indian classical music the late USTAD AMIR KHAN.

Born in 1965 in Kolkata, Piu trained with her father Sri Kamal Bandopadhyay who was a disciple of Ustad Amir Khan for more than 21 years. The great maestro stayed at their family home in Kollkata during the later part of his life thus providing Piu the rare opportunity to listen to this great musician since her childhood and to practice that gayaki . She is one of the very rare persons who sing in the style of Ustad Amir Khan and to have been personally close to him through her father.

While this style has a very meditative and relaxed approach "developing the music on the concept of meerkhand" , Piu has a wonderful vocal technique as well as lovely voice - allowing her to sing stunning fast tans with a command over taal .

Piu has performed at all the major festivals in India and is frequently heard on All India Radio; she has also travelled extensively abroad.

AKBAR LATIF and BABAR LATIF

The two brothers Akbar and Babar, are the highly talented sons of the great master of the Delhi Gharana of tabla the late Ustad Latif Ahmed Khan. They lost their father when they were very young but have music in their blood and have imbibed the great values of the Delhi Gharana. Living in the music quarter of Old Delhi, they are surrounded by music. After a very short time with their father, the two brothers studied with the late Ustad Shafat Khan and have been able to acquire a large collection of their fathers audio and visual recordings. While this is not ideal, their innate talent more than makes up for this and enables them to learn and to integrate new material into their own performance. Their father Ustad Latif Ahmed Khan was famous for the sweetness of tone and amazing clarity that he was able to produce on the tabla apart from the very obvious virtuosity.

Akbar and Babar bring all three of these features to their performance with youthful freshess and panache. For the traditionalists as well as modernists they are a joy to listen to.

Number of artists in touring team: 7

Purnima Chaudhuri

Purnima Chaudhury learnt the art of singing thumri, dadra, kajri, chaiti, hori, tappa and other forms of 'light classical' music originally from the illustrious MAHADEV Prashad Mishra. Purnimaji was also trained from an early age by Pt. A. KANAN of Calcutta in Hindustani Classical Music. She also received valuable guidance from Padmabhusan Smt. GIRJA DEVI.

A rare feature of Smt. Purnima ji's music is the blend of skillful improvisations, rhythmic patterning and emotional delicacies.

Having performed all over the world, Purnima ji has also released her CD & Cassettes in Indian & Europe and has rendered her voice in the film "Meeting a milestone" produced by N.F.D.C on Ustad Bismillah Khan. 

Purnima will be accompanied on tabla by Hanif Khan.

Ulhas Kashalkar

Ulhas Kashalkar is one of the prime representatives of Gwalior and Jaipur Gharana. Gifted with a melodious voice, with superb flexibility, Kashalkar's music appeals to every music lover. His gaykee is especially noted for pure traditional rendering with his own asthetic interpretation. Renowned cassette companies of India and abroad have brought out many cassettes and compact discs of his music, a testimonial to his immense popularity. He has performed extensively in India and abroad. Presently, he is associated with Sangeet Research Academy of Calcutta as a Guru.