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Fresh from the inspiration of Ragas Live Festival, we tried our hand at a novel combination of styles an instruments.  Mauritania's greatest singer, Noura Mint Seymali and her husband/guitarist, Jeiche Ould Chighaly performed live in studio with two Brooklyn-based Hindustani musicians Jay Gandhi (bansuri flute) and Ehren Hanson (Tabla).  They met at the ASAMAAN Festival of Music & Astronomy in the...

Samarth Nagarkar (vocal) Amod Dandawate (tabla)  and Arun Ramamurthy (violin) performed raga Kausi Kanada (Nayaki ang) from 11pm-midnight to conclude the 24 hour, Ragas Live Festival 2014. Samarth Nagarkar is acknowledged to be one of today’s foremost and prolific artists representing Hindustani classical music traditions. He is known for his eclectic, captivating performances reflecting extensive...

Rajas : Rajna Swaminathan (mridangam), Amir ElSaffar (trumpet), Miles Okazaki (guitar) and Arun Ramamurthy (violin) performed from 10-11 pm for the 24 hour, Ragas Live Festival 2014.

Aashish Khan (sarod) Dan Weiss (tabla) and Anupam Shobhakar (Sarod) performed from 9-10 pm for the 24 hour, Ragas Live Festival 2014. Aashish Khan is considered among the top handful of India’s greatest living Sarod players. His pedigree of training and lineage is unquestionable, having descended from the illustrious family of great musicians.   Aashish Khan was initiated into North Indian classic...

Krishna Bhatt (Sitar) and Nitin Mitta (tabla) performed from 8-9 pm for the 24 hour, Ragas Live Festival 2014.   Krishna Bhatt’s performances of Hindustani ragas have won the admiration of audiences in India, Asia, Europe and North America. His innovative style of music combines a rich blend of Gayaki (vocal) and Tantrakari (instrumental) techniques and musical compositions. His music is noted for...

Africa Meets India: Kevin Nathaniel (Mbira) Eric Fraser (Bansuri) Naren Budhkar (tabla)  Salieu Suso (kora) Giancarlo Luiggi (Hosho) and Indrajit Roy-Chowdhury (Sitar) performed from 7-8 pm for the 24 hour, Ragas Live Festival 2014.  

Roopa Mahadevan (vocal) Arun Ramamurthy (violin) Rajna Swaminathan (mridangam) perform from 6-7 pm for the 24 hour, Ragas Live Festival 2014.  

Anirban Dasgupta (Sarod) Nitin Mitta (Tabla) perform from 4-5 pm for the 24 hour, Ragas Live Festival 2014.  

Daisy Paradis (sitar) and Samit Banik (tabla) perform from 4-5 pm for the 24 hour, Ragas Live Festival 2014.  

Shobana Raghavan (vocal) Rangashree Varadarajan (violin) Aparaajit Sriram (mridangam) perform from 3-4pm for the 24 hour Ragas Live Festival 2014.

Sanjoy Banerjee (vocal), Dibyarka Chatterjee (tabla) Andrew Shantz (harmonium) and Harry Einhorn (vocal accompaniment) perform  ragas  Bhimplasi and Patdeep from 2-3pm for the 24 Hour Ragas Live Festival 2014.

Swagata Chakraborty Vocal; Shivalik Ghoshal, Tabla; and Andrew Shantz, harmonium perform from 1-2pm  for the Ragas Live Festival 2014.

Navatman Music Collective with  Roopa Mahadevan: Janani Kannan, Preetha Raghu, Divya Jayashankar, Kalpana Gopalakrishnan, and Kamini Dandapani (all vocals) Aparajit Sriram (mridangam) and Rangashree Varadarajan (violin) perform from 12-1pm for the Ragas Live Festival 2014.

Jay Gandhi on Bansuri flute and Suryaksha Deshpande on Tabla perform from 11am-12pm for the Ragas Live Festival 2014.  

Camila Celin on Sarod and Ehren Hanson on Tabla perform from 10-11 am  for the Ragas Live Festival 2014.  

Alif Laila (sitar) and Ehren Hanson (tabla) pefrom from 9-10 am for the Ragas Live Festival 2014.

Neel Murgai performs with Roshni Thomson on Tabla from 8-9am for the Ragas Live Festival 2014.  

The incredible Suryaksha Deshpande performs a Tabla solo with Andrew Shantz on Harmonium from 7-8am on the Ragas Live Festival 2014.  

Eric Fraser performs on bansuri with Meghashyam Keshav (tabla) from 6-7am on the Ragas Live Festival 2014.

Meghashyam Keshav peforms a tabla solo with Harmonium accompaniment from Andrew Shantz from 5-6am on the Ragas Live Festival 2014.

Jim Palmer on Sarod and Shivalik Ghoshal tabla perform from 4-5am on the Ragas Live Festival.

Max ZT on hammered dulcimer and Karsh Kale on tabla perfom at 2-3am on Ragas Live Festival 2014

Ragas Live Festival 2014 # 2 Anupam Shobhakar - Sarod and Dan Weiss - Tabla perform Raga Hemant. Anupam Shobhakar, is an Indian musician, composer, instrumentalist, record producer, and classically trained sarodist currently living in Brooklyn, New York. He has released three World Fusion albums, and one classical Indian music album. He has performed live around the world at various venues and for...

Ragas Live Festival 2014 # 1 Raga Bagashree: Indrajit Roy-Chowdhury (Sitar)  Naren Budhkar (Tabla)

A real thrill: One of the most legendary musicians of Morocco, Hassan Hakmoun stopped by WKCR to give a sneak peak of his new album, Spirit, and performed live with Said Damir. As a master musician  whose vision and contributions have enabled a unique fusion and blending of traditions, cultures and genres in a world of ever-expanding global communication and exchange,  his work maintains its profo...