SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 1 & SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 2

Theater for the New City Presents The Shalom Bombay Show.
with Kumar Das on Tabla.

A dramatic and spiritual sixty minute adventure of music and monologues that explores two distinct cultures in two distinct ways. Jewish culture, Indian culture, the combination of jazz piano with Indian tabla and the telling of personal, cultural stories by the musicians on stage. Using elements of jazz improvisation and the oral tradition, "Shalom Bombay" is meant to be a conversation between the performers on stage and with the audience at the same time. The monologues utilize the foundations of the oral tradition where there is no fourth wall and the story itself is scripted orally and changes during each performance based on audience response.

Theater for the New City
155 First Avenue, New York,NY10003 (Between 9th & 10th St.)

Tickets: $15

http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=SHA83

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 5 @ 5:00 PM

The Rubin Museum of the Art presents as part of the Spiral Music,

Max ZT on Dulcimer

and Ehren Hanson on Tabla.

Fresh off his trip to India, national hammered dulcimer champion Max ZT collaborates with tabla maestro Ehren Hanson for the first time.

A disciple of Pandit Anindo Chatterjee, Ehren Hanson has been a dynamic force on the international tabla circuit. These two will present pieces in the traditional Indian Classical Music format. Come out and experience what these premier musicians of Indian Classical Music have to offer. Ehren has been playing tabla for over 17 years.He is an active performer as both a soloist and an accompanist. His recent review in the "Times of India," Kolkata called his solo performance "enthralling."

Max ZT has enlivened the conceptual framework of traditional folk music by fusing multi-cultural roots and traditions to create a truly compelling sound. His fresh perspective and bold experimentalism have been the backbone to beautiful, complex, and genuine compositions, while his unorthodox playing style has been a pioneering force in revolutionizing dulcimer techniques.

The Rubin Museum of Art

150 West 17 Street (7 Ave), New York, NY 10011

http://www.rmanyc.org/events/load/1879

Free

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 6 @ 7:00 PM

Shruti Laya presents Sri Maharajapuram Srinivasan.

Accompanied by young artists Harini Rajashekar on violin

and Shenthooran Tharmarajah on the mridangam.

Maharajapuram S. Srinivasan is the grandson of Sangeetha Kalanidhi Sri Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer and son of Sangeetha Kalanidhi Sri Maharajapuram Santhanam, veterans in the field of Carnatic Music. An acclaimed musician in his own right, he has been performing music concerts individually since 1986. He has had the good fortune of being the primary disciple of both his grandfather as well as his father and has thus imbibed their rich musical heritage. He has accompanied his father, the illustrious Sri Maharajapuram Santhanam in all his concerts both in India as well as abroad. He has won numerous awards, including Best Vocalist from the Music Academy in 2000, and is the Ashtana Vidwan of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam awarded by Pujya Sri Jayendra Saraswathi on the occasion of his 70th Jayanthi celebrations in 2004.

Harini Rajashekar a 9th grader at Clarkstown High School South, New York, started her Carnatic Violin under the mentorship of Guru Sri Vittal Ramamurthy in 2008. She accompanied Sri Maharajapuram Srinivasan in 2011 at the Ranganatha temple in Pomona. She has won many awards including 1st place awards in Krithi and Alapana at both CMANA and Cleveland competitions in 2011 and 2012.

Shethuraan Tharmarajah began his training in mridangam at the tender age of four under the guidance of Guru Dr. C. G. Balachandran. He completed his arangetram in 2002 at the age of eleven and since then, he has accompanied the likes of Sri Maharajapuram Srinivasan, Sri Papanasam Ashok Ramani, Dr. T.V. Gopalakrishnan, and many other artists, both vocal and dance.The winner of numerous awards, Shenthuraan is now undertaking rigorous advanced training under Sangeetha Kalanidhi Sri Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman.

Saimandir Temple

1889 Grand Ave, Baldwin, NY 11510

http://www.shrutilaya.org/

Free

SATURDAY SEPT 8 @ 10:30 AM

SUNDAY SEPT 9 @ 10:30 AM

Ananda Ashram presentsIndian Classical & Sacred Music: Strings & Voice with

Acharya Roop Verma.

A monthly class series offering study of the Sitar in authentic oral tradition under a master teacher and performer. Instruction in other string instruments such as guitar, violin and cello, as well as in voice, is also included.

Acharya Roop Verma shares a unique and concise system of musical training. His experience comes from observation of how we learn things. He has simplified the process for this age of technology, where less time is available, by re-arranging essential features and filtering out non-vital elements that are irrelevant to the learning experience. Students will receive an introduction to the Indian musical system of notes and to simple music-making techniques. Bio:Acharya Roop Verma

Ananda Ashram / Yoga Society of New York
13 Sapphire Road, Monroe NY 10950

http://anandaashram.org/IndianClassical-SacredMusic-09-2012

Phone: 845.782.5575

Tuition: $40 per 2-hr class (or $20 per 1-hr class)

SATURDAY SEPT 8 @ 1PM to 7PM

Celebrating the 7st "Sun to Stars Festival of Asian Dance, Music & Culture".

Inspired by the traditional all-night concerts along Indias Ganges River, Sun to Stars evokes the traditional durbar and bethak-style concerts where performers and audiences interact in an informal setting to create an intimate artistic experience. With a backdrop defined by both natural and urban elements, the performers present work that grapples with the environment, be it through mythological folktales or a particular raga connected to nature. This highly unique program is a highlight of the Green Energy Arts Festival. Sun To Stars evokes long, steamy nights relaxing by the Ganges River, because it takes place on a similar, typically steamy New York City summer day and night as attendees relax along the East River.

Schedule

2:00-4:00pm: For Kids
2:00-2:30pm- Student performance: The Bollywood students of Rujuta Vaidya
Student performance: The Kathak students of Parul Shah
2:30-3:00pm- Kinding Sindaw Dance of Light: Filipino dance
3:00-3:30pm- Lecture/demonstration by tabla player Ehren Hanson
2:30-4:00pm- Arts & crafts with Nandini Chirimar

4:00-6:00pm: Dance
4:00-4:45pm- Sonali Skandan and Bala Skandan with Akshara: South Indian classical music & dance
4:50-5:45- Song Hee Lee Dance Company: Korean traditional and contemporary dance

6:00-8:00pm: Music
6:00-7:00pm- Gamelan Yowana Sari: Balinese music and dance
7:15-8:15pm- Jamshied Sharifi: Iranian music.

http://www.solar1.org/programs/arts-events/sun-to-stars/

Stuyvesant Cove Park & Solar One Classroom

24-20 FDR Drive (East 23 Street), Service Road East New York, NY 10010

Free

SATURDAY SEPT 8 @ 6:00 PM

India Center US presents "Mudra Mala": Eclectic Classical & Semi-Classical Carnatic Music

By Sowmya (Vocal).

Embar Kannan (Violin)

Neyveli Narayanan (Mridangam)

K. V. Gopalakrishnan (Kanjira)

Briarcliff Manor High School

444 Pleasantville Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY10510

Brought to you by: www.IndiaCenter.US

Admission: $50 $25 $20 (Students with ID)

IndiaCenterSowmyaConcert@GMail.Com

SATURDAY SEPT 8 @ 7:30PM

Chhandayan Center for Indian Music presents a n Hindustani Vocal concert!

Arijit Mahalanabis Vocal;

Arijit Mahalanabis began his studies in music under the guidance of Shahana Banerjee of New Delhi. After moving to the United States, he spent many years in self-directed study. Eventually he became associated with RAAGA, a group of Carnatic musicians at Penn State University, and in their company he learned much about Carnatic music.

After coming to Seattle in 1999, he began studying Dhrupad and Khayal under the guidance of Shantha Benegal. This training was later supplemented with guidance in music theory, compositions and raga theory from Ramesh Gangolli. Over the years, he has been influenced by numerous other musicians as well. Arijits biggest passion is teaching Hindustani music, which he does at SIMA, as the voice faculty. After over a decade of work in the Seattle area, trying to promote and grow Indian music, Arijit has decided to focus his attention on teaching and research.

Dibyarka Chatterjee Tabla - http://www.dibyarka.com

Chhandayan Center for Indian Music

4 West 43rd Street, Suite 618 (Between 5th & 6th Avenues)
New York, NY 10036

Tickets: $20 - $16 (Students w/ID)

http://www.tabla.org/concerts/at-ccim-in-nyc/?id=91&eid=8

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 9 @ 5:00 PM

Tabla performance and listening party in the private room by Suphala at SPIN!

Suphala has performed at many New York City venues ranging from concerthalls to clubs. Some recent venues include Central Park Summerstage, Merkin Hall,Symphony Space, Joes Pub, Canal Room, Rubin Museum, the IndianConsulate, Drom, 92Y, Whitney Museum, The Stone, Le Poisson Rouge, andCarnegie Hall.Suphala has also performed around the U.S. and Internationally in India, Europe,and the Middle East. In addition to playing at music venues around the world, shehas performed at high-profile fashion, literary and charity events. Among themany philanthropic causes for which she has performed are earthquake relief inSouth Asia, immigrant advocacy in the US and womens empowerment initiativesworldwide.www.suphala.com

SPIN

48 East 23rd St., New York, NY 10010

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 12 @ 8:00 PM

Asian American Arts Alliance presents Sacred Sounds from Asian America as part of the "Locating The Sacred" Festival. Opening the Festival, RIYAAZ QAWWALI.

Riyaaz Qawwali, a group of eight young Asian American male musicians from Austin, Texas, making their New York debut, will in turn offer a program of traditional Qawwali, the enthralling, richly melodic, and rhythmic group-chanting style of Sufi music from South Asia. Riyaaz Qawwali is under the leadership of Sonny K. Mehta, a student of classical music. Riyaaz, which means "to practice" in Urdu, is a Qawwali party based in Austin, Texas. Sonny is the lead vocalist, composer and arranger for the party, with training in classical music (Hindustani Shastriya Sangeet) under Pt. Suman Ghosh, Pt. Ravi Kant, Mrs. Anita Slawek, Mr. Dilawar Singh and Sri Chandrakantha Courtney. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Jagjit Singh and his grandfather have been Sonnys greatest musical influences. http://riyaazqawwali.com/

Opening concert by New York-based experimental composer, sound artist and vocalist Bora Yoon, presenting the world premiere of Sunken Cathedral, a site-specific program using instruments ranging from the viola and Tibetan singing bowls to electronics and found objects.

The Church of the Ascension
5th Avenue at 10th Street, New York, NY 10011 (Cross Street: West 10th Street)

http://locatingthesacred.org/entrancing-sacred-sounds-from-asian-america/
Tickets: $20 General Admission - $10 Artists, Students and Seniors - Free for children under 5
Special $40 VIP tickets include reserved seating and post-event reception with the artists.

Purchase tickets online by clicking here or by telephone at 1-800-838-3006 (Brown Paper Tickets).

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 13 @ 6:00 PM

Presented by the Asian American Arts Alliance in association with the Tillman Chapel at the Church Center for the United Nations: AN INTERFAITH EXCHANGE - THE POWER OF SOUNDwith Veena player Nivedita Shivraj.

Three exceptional female vocalistsfrom the Hindu, Jewish and Muslim faithsinvite you to experience and participate in sacred chants from their traditions. A conversation will follow, exploring the origins and the role of these transcendental sounds and the relationships that might exist between them. Audience participation is encouraged. Featuring Galeet Dardashti (Iranian-descended vocalist, Jewish cantor, and anthropologist/Taub Postdoctoral Fellow at NYU), Seemi Bushra Ghazi (lecturer in Classical Arabic, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, and performer of recitations of the Quran and divine Islamic praise songs), and Nivedita ShivRaj (South Indian Carnatic musician and vocalist). Moderated by Kay Turner (Folk Arts Director, Brooklyn Arts Council, and Adjunct Professor, Performance Studies, NYU).

http://locatingthesacred.org/the-power-of-sound-an-interfaith-exchange/

Tillman Chapel at the Church Center for the United Nations
777 First Avenue, New York, NY 10017 (Cross Street: East 44th Street)
FREE. Open seating. Arrive early to ensure best seats.

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 14 @ 8:00 PM

Master Mandolinist Snehasish & Sound of Mandolin (SOM)... Classical and jazz fusion'sSnehasish Mozumder's double-neck mandolin is at the center of a band that swings it North Indian style.

Snehasish Mozumder is among those few established musicians in India who has mastered the art of playing Mandolin, and has blended it perfectly into the style of Hindustani Indian Classical Music.Coming from a musically oriented family,he started his initial training at the age of four withTablaand thenMandolinunder the guidance of his grand father lateSri Bibhuty Ranjan Mozumderand then he took training under his fatherSri Himangshu Mazumderand his uncle lateSri Ranjan Mozumder.Gradually he switched over to his cousin SriTejendra Narayan Majumdarwho is a well-known sarode player of the country.He continued his study under lateAcharya Ajoy Sinha Roywho was a beloved disciple ofBaba Allauddin Khan Saheb,the founder ofMaihar Gharanaand he takes lesson of laykari under the guidance ofPandit Anil Palitwho is a senior most disciple of Pandit Kishan Maharaj,Finally he came under the tutelage of Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty. Snehasish, has performed many major festivals in India like Sankat Mochan Utsavof VaranasiSwami Haridas Sangeet Sanmelanof Mumbai,Indian Habitat Centreof Delhi,Bhowanipur Sangeeet Sanmelan,GolPark Ramkrishna Missionof Kolkataand Saltlake Music Conferenceof Kolkata e.t.c, and also he has touredEurope,U.K.,and USAand made a very good name amongst the music lovers.He is the recipient ofSurmani and Jadubhatta Awards.

http://www.mandolinclassic.com/profile.html

http://youtu.be/i-STnpoBoOg

Snehasish Mozumder and s.o.m. debut album avail itunes: liftoffmusic.com

The Queens Kickshaw

40-17 Broadway, Astoria, NY 11103

http://thequeenskickshaw.com/

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 15 @ 10:30 AM

(10:00 AM Beginners)

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 16 @ 10:30 AM

Ananda Ashram presents The Yoga of Voice: North Indian Vocal Music Classes with

Deepak Kumar.

This class introduces the fundamentals of the classical Indian music system (raga) as well as devotional songs (bhajans), chanting (kirtan) and the philosophy and awareness of singing in correct tone. Deepak guides students in meditative vocal exercises exploring raga and compositions and in use of the tamboura as a drone for the voice. This class will help to perfect your voice no matter what your singing style is. For students of all levels. Bio:Deepak Kumar Pareek

Ananda Ashram / Yoga Society of New York:
13 Sapphire Road, Monroe NY 10950
phone: 845.782.5575

http://anandaashram.org/YogaofVoice-2012-09

New students may e-mail or call in advance: yogaofvoice@gmail.com or 610.209.7934.

Tuition $60/weekend; single class (2 hr) $35

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 15 @ 2:00 PM

Asian American Arts Alliance presents The Gift of Wisdom as part of the "Locating The Sacred" Festival. Featuring Sitarist Ikhlaq Hussain.

In the village setting of an autumnal garden, master artists from the New York Foundation for the Arts Folk Artist Development Program present the sacred traditions that have been passed on to them through lineage and legacy. Imbued with reverence for the artists teachers, performances will include a devotional Odissi dance (classical dance form of India) by Mala Desai, a Hindustani classical composition on sitar by Ikhlaq Hussain, powerful songs of praise for elders on the kora (African harp-lute) by Alhaji Papa Susso, and a seasonal improvisation on the kayagum (Korean zither) by Yoon Soon Park. These artists, all masters of their own tradition, have collaborated and rehearsed together for the past few months, learning about each others traditions, andhaving lots of fun in the process! Experience and participate in this spirit of sharing at the enchanting Queens Botanical Garden. All are welcome, including families. www.ragasitar.com

Queens Botanical Garden
43-50 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355 (Cross Street: Dahlia Avenue)

www.queensbotanical.org (Subways: 7 to Flushing-Main St)
Tickets: $4 Adults, $3 Seniors, $2 Students with ID and children over 3 years of age
RSVP by clicking here or (718) 886-3800

About the Festival: http://locatingthesacred.org/

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 15 @ 6:30 PM (re-scheduled from July 7)

Allyn Miner - Sitar,

Steve Gorn - Bansuri,

Ray Spiegel - Tabla

Maverick Concert Hall

120 Maverick Road, Woodstock, NY 12498

Phone: (845) 679-8217

Website: www.maverickconcerts.org

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 15 @ 7:30 PM

Chhandayan Center for Indian Music presents a Carnatic Vocal concert!

Rasanubhava... The concert will focus on padams, javalis and pada varnas, which are scholarly compositions based on the shringara rasa or love!

Aditya Venkatesh Vocal
Sandhya Anand Violin
Shenthuraan Tharmarajah Mridangam
Vigunthaan Tharmarajah Tambura

In this unique concert, Aditya Venkatesh will use the medium of Carnatic music to explore the emotional flavors crafted into classical compositions. He has trained for over 16 years under several notable Gurus in India such as Smt. Shanta Subramanyam, Smt. Padma Sandilyan and Kalaimamani Srimushanam V Raja Rao. He has special training to sing padams and javalis, which are very heavy bhava-laden compositions, from Guru Smt. Shanta Subramanyam in the Brinda-Mukta tradition.
Sandhya Anand: Sandhya Anand is a graded All India Radio artist and has performed over 1000 vocal and violin concerts at prestigious organizations in India and abroad. She received advanced vocal and violin training from Sri R Swaminathan, Sri T V Gopalakrishnan and Smt. Suguna Varadachari.

Shenthuraan Tharmarajah began his training in mrudangam at the age of four under Kumbakonam Dr. C.G. Balachandran. Having completed his arangetram in 2002 at the age of eleven, he was also awarded the title "Eezha Mrudanga Ilaval" by the World Tamil Arts and Cultural Organization that same year.

Chhandayan Center for Indian Music

4 West 43rd Street, Suite 618 (Between 5th & 6th Avenues)
New York, NY 10036

Tickets: $20 - $16 (Students w/ID)

http://www.tabla.org/concerts/at-ccim-in-nyc/?id=91&eid=97

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 15 @ 7:30 PM

Sadhana presents on Indian Music Concert!

7:30-8:15pm Munch & Mingle

8:15 9pm Ayurvedic Lecture

Ayurvedic Diagnosis: Applying Heightened Power of Perception
by Mariko Hirakawa, B.A.M.S., E-RYT

9pm Indian Music Concert

Performers:

Abhik Mukherjee Sitar
Jay Gandhi Flute
Camila Celin Sarod
Ehren Hanson Tabla

Sadhana NYC,

315 West 76th St, 4th Floor,,

(betw West End Ave & Riverside Dr.), NYC

Tickets: $20/advance, $25/door

Contact: Mariko Hirakawa 646 714 4316

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 15 @ 8:00 PM

As a part of their fund raising initiative to support the underpreviledged children in India through education, Vidya Daanam is proud to present "Raaga RedezVous"...

Playing together for the first time...

A jugalbhandi concert by two great Violinist, carnatic Lalgudi Vijaylakshmi

Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi was bornto violin maestro, Lalgudi Jayaraman. Her brother is also a noted violinist, G.J.R. Krishnan.

She began her training under the watchful guidance of her illustrious grandfather Lalgudi Gopala Iyer who belonged to the enviable sishya parampara of Tyagarajahimself and later trained under her father.

http://www.lalgudivijayalakshmi.com/

& hindustani Kala Ramnath,

Maestro Kala Ramnath, the contemporary torch bearer of the Mewati Gharana, stands today amongst the most outstanding instrumental musicians in the North Indian classical genre. Born into a family of prodigious musical talent, which has given Indian music such violin legends as Prof. T.N. Krishnan and Dr. N. Rajam, Kala's genius with the violin manifested itself from childhood.http://www.kalaramnath.com/

V. Praveen on Mridangam

Pt. Abhijit Banerjee on Tabla

Merkin Hall

129 West 67 Street, New York, NY 10023

www.vidyadaanam.org

Tickets/Donation:$35 to $100, $25 for senior citizens and students - To buy Online

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 16 @ 3:00 PM

In Celebration of Sri Ganesh Chaturthi, Carnatic Violin Concert by Hyderabad Brothers (Sri D Seshachari and Sri D Raghavachari).

Accompanied by:

Shri L Ramakrishnan - Violin

Shri Jayanth Balasubramanian - Mridingam

Sri Ranganatha Temple - Hall

8 Ladentown Road, Pomona NY 10970. Phone: 845-364-9790

http://www.ranganatha.org

Free

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 16 @ 4:00 PM

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan presents an Hindustani Devotional Concert by

Mahalakshmi Shenoy.

Mahalakshmi Shenoy is a Child Prodigy hailing from Karkala in the Udupi Dist of Karnataka. She received blessings from His Holiness Srimad Sudhindra Theertha Swamiji of Sri Kashi Mutt for her rendering of Bhajans at the tender age of Three and half. Studied Carnatic Vocal initially for 5 years from from Late. Vidwan Vyasakrishna Upadhyaya of KARKALA. Since 1999 she is the Vocal Disciple of Grammy Award Winner Mohan Veena Artist Pt. Vishwamohan Bhatt of Jaipur. She is also receiving guidance from Pt. Ramarao Nayak of Goa. She has completed "SANGEET VISHARAD" from Akhil Bharatiya Gandharv Mahavidyalaya Mandal.

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan - Romanti Auditorium

305 7th Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, NY

www.BhavanUS.org - 212.989.8383

Admission: $10 (Suggested Donation)

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 16 @ 4:30 PM

In Celebration of Sri Ganesh Chaturthi, Carnatic vocal recital by Aditya Venkatesh.

Aditya Venkatesh is one of the most promising up and coming artistes in the field of Carnatic music. As a young child, his grandmother noticed his passion for music when he could sing Rara venu gopala at the age of three. Since then began his musical journey. Born and brought up in Mumbai, Aditya had his initial training under the able guidance of Gurus Sri. Anantharaman Bhagavathar and Sri. Chandrasekar Bhagavathar in Chembur, Mumbai.

His passion for music brought him to Chennai after his high school. Being a Biotechnology student at Anna University, it was his sheer dedication and devotion to the art that enabled him to manage both studies and music and yet maintain high standards in both fields.

In Chennai, he trained under eminent gurus like Sri. V. Subrahmaniam, Smt. Padma Sandilyan and Kalaimamani Sri. Srimushanam V. Raja Rao and most recently, under Smt. Shanta Subramaniam, an eminent musicologist and critic from the DKJ school. Under her guidance, Aditya picked up the DKJ style with ease and side by side, learnt a number of padams and javalis (scholarly compositions on the theme of Sringara rasa).

Accompanied by:

Marini Rajashekar - Violin

Shenthuraan Tharmarajah - Mridingam

Vigunthaan Tharmarajah - Tambura

Sri Vallabah Ganapati temple - Saraswati Hall

45-57 Bowne Street, Flushing,NY 11355 - (718) 460-8493

Free

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 16 @ 7:00 PM

An evening of Indian Classical Music!

Faculty Sitar Recital by Veena Chandra

Accompanied on Tabla by Devesh Chandra

Skidmore College - Arthur Zankel Music Center - Helen Filene Ladd Hall

815 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

www.skidmore.edu/

Free

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 19 @ 7:00 PM

Rageshree Music Institute presents a Sitar Concert by:

Anupama Bhagwat and Nitin Mitta on Tabla.

Anupama Bhagwat began her training in sitar in Bhilai with Shri R. N. Verma at the age of nine. She then commenced, at thirteen, her tutelage with Pandit Shri Bimalendu Mukherjee, a doyen of the famous Imdadkhani Gharana which is justly renowned for its fluency and grace. Under her Gurujis inspiring guidance, Anupama has acquired the finesse and technical nuances of the Gayaki style, while bringing out its lyrical beauty with the emotive cadences of the sitar.Anupama has been conferred the title Surmani, by Sur Sringar Sansad, Bombay (1995). Early on, she had won First Position in the All India Radio (AIR) Music Competition (1994), as well as a HRD Scholarship from the Government of India (1993-1996). She is a graded AIR artiste. Anupama has imbibed the vigor that is a hallmark of herGharana:scintillating fasttaans,mastery of the meditativealaapand brilliant fluency of melody (raag bhava), all the while maintaining her technical virtuosity. www.anupama.org

Nitin Mitta on Tabla. www.nitinmitta.com

Tibet House

22 West 15 street (bet. 5/6 Aves) New York, NY

www.tibethouse.org (212) 807-0583

Donation $25.00 at the door - $20.00 for Advanced, Members of RMI,Tibet House US, Student ID & Senior Citizen

Rageshree Music Inst. at (718) 672-3211 or www.rageshreemusicinst.org

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 19 @ 7:00 PM

Studio 39 presents "Discover what it takes to record Indian instruments in the studio and learn to play the Tabla and the Khartal". With Sid Metha.

Experience how Indian instruments play and record differently - Watch Sid record a live track and try your hand at playing the instruments. Learn about the evolution and influence of these Indian instruments during a recording session with Sid. Hell walk you through the process of laying down a track in the studio before allowing you to get hands-on with the Tabla, Khartal, and a variety of rare classical instruments. For producers, songwriters, and overall music lovers, this experience could be the springboard for a whole new source of inspiration.

Sid Meta is a visual artist, composer and filmmaker from Surya, India

Playing the Tabla and the Khartal are a little like taking a trip to some far away land. But even though they represent an entirely different culture, having access to these instruments at home means we dont have to get on a flight to Bombay to experience Bollywood music or a sense of eye-opening travel. As a native of India, Sid Meta grew up surrounded by these classical Indian instruments and has spent his life mastering how to play them. Currently, hes working to fuse their unique sounds with modern Western music to produce another dimension of sound.

For more details and RSVP required for reservation:

http://www.sidetour.com/experiences/experiment-with-indian-instruments-at-a-recording-session

Tickets: $40

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 19 @ 8:00 PM

Namaskar School of Music presents: Pakhawaj Solo by Sukhad Munde.

The Pakhawaj drum is the predecessor to the modern day tabla. Pakhawaj is a large powerful sounding drum whose primary function was to acccompany the ancient vocal artform known as Dhrupad. It is a rare chance to hear Pakhawaj played in a classical style, and even rare to hear a solo recital of Pakhawaj. Sukhad was born in the musical family of Great Pakhawaj Maestro Pt. Manik Munde. He has received inspiration with blessings from the greatGuruslike Bhakt GaneshAnna Choudhary, Pt. Satishchandra Choudhary and Prof. Govindrao Deshmukh. Sukhad started getting PakhawajTalim(training) at the age of 6 yrs underGuru-Shishya Paramparafrom his Father &GuruPt. Manik Munde. Sukhad has gotSWAR-GYANfrom the wellknownDhrupad GuruPt. Uday Bhawalkar. http://www.sukhadmunde.com/

Youtube clip of Sukhad Munde

Namaskar School of Music

698 Dean St at Vanderbilt Ave (basement studio)

Brooklyn, NY 11238.

namaskarschoolofmusic@gmail.com - 718 483 0773

http://www.namaskarschoolofmusic.com

Suggested Minimum Donation: $10