Folk & World

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Purcell Room
Rahul Sharma and Harmeet S Vir
Friday 3 April 2009 Friday 3 April 2009

Harmeet Virdee gives a sitar recital, followed by a musical journey to Kashmir with the sounds of santoor played by Rahul Sharma.

Harmeet Virdee opens the Darbar Festival with a sitar...

India | Music | Sitar | Tabla | World | Music | Folk & World | Darbar Festival
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Harmeet Virdee gives a sitar recital, followed by a musical journey to Kashmir with the sounds of santoor played by Rahul Sharma.
Purcell Room
Somjit Das Gupta and Jesse Ban
Friday 3 April 2009 Friday 3 April 2009

An audience with Somjit Das Gupta on the heritage of the rabaab and sarod instruments with musical demonstrations, followed by a concert of soulful ragas and indo-jazz on saxophone by Jesse...

India | Jazz & Blues | Music | Saxophone | Tabla | Talks | Talks & Debate | World | Music | Folk & World | Darbar Festival
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An audience with Somjit Das Gupta on the heritage of the rabaab and sarod instruments with musical demonstrations, followed by a concert of soulful ragas and indo-jazz on saxophone by Jesse Bannister.
Purcell Room
Aruna Sairam and Somjit Das Gu
Friday 3 April 2009 Friday 3 April 2009

Somjit Das Gupta plays ragas on the rarely heard rabab, followed by a performance from Aruna Sairam, one of the most sought after singers from southern India, in her first UK performance.
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India | Music | World | Music | Folk & World | Darbar Festival
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Somjit Das Gupta plays ragas on the rarely heard rabab, followed by a performance from Aruna Sairam, one of the most sought after singers from southern India, in her first UK performance.
Purcell Room
Ashwini Bhide and Carnatic Voc
Saturday 4 April 2009 Saturday 4 April 2009

A concert from rising UK stars from the world of carnatic music, followed by a performance from Ashwini Bhide, a singer who evokes the true spirit of north Indian khayal music.

Vocalists...

India | Music | Tabla | World | Music | Folk & World | Darbar Festival
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A concert from rising UK stars from the world of carnatic music, followed by a performance from Ashwini Bhide, a singer who evokes the true spirit of north Indian khayal music.
Purcell Room
Shashank Subramanium, and Gane
Saturday 4 April 2009 Saturday 4 April 2009

An audience with Shashank Subramanium on the heritage of the carnatic flute with musical demonstrations, followed by a violin concert led by Ganesh and Kumeresh.

Shashank, one of the...

India | Music | World | Music | Folk & World | Darbar Festival
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An audience with Shashank Subramanium on the heritage of the carnatic flute with musical demonstrations, followed by a violin concert led by Ganesh and Kumeresh.
Purcell Room
Wasifuddin Dagar and Pandit Te
Saturday 4 April 2009 Saturday 4 April 2009

A performance from one of the foremost dhrupad singers in India, followed by a virtuoso sarod recital by Tejendra Majumdar.

India | Music | Tabla | World | Music | Folk & World | Darbar Festival
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A performance from one of the foremost dhrupad singers in India, followed by a virtuoso sarod recital by Tejendra Majumdar.
Purcell Room
Purbayan Chatterjee, Shashank
Sunday 5 April 2009 Sunday 5 April 2009

Enjoy a khayal vocal performance with Dr Vijay Rajput followed by a concert with Purbayan Chatterjee on sitar and Shashank on flute.

India | Music | Tabla | World | Music | Folk & World | Darbar Festival
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Enjoy a khayal vocal performance with Dr Vijay Rajput followed by a concert with Purbayan Chatterjee on sitar and Shashank on flute.
The Clore Ballroom
South Asian Voice Workshop
Sunday 5 April 2009 Sunday 5 April 2009

Inspired by the weekend of South Asian music at the Southbank, this workshop led by Ranjana Ghatak is open to all. Ranjana has been studying Indian vocal music from a young age.

Free | Learning & Participation | Music | Voicelab | Music | Folk & World | Voicelab Welcomes
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Inspired by the weekend of South Asian music at the Southbank, this workshop led by Ranjana Ghatak is open to all.
Purcell Room
Wasifuddin Dagar and Rupak Kul
Sunday 5 April 2009 Sunday 5 April 2009

An audience with Ustad F Wasifuddin Dagar on the ancient heritage of the dhrupad music and history of the Dagar family, followed by northern Indian flute with Rupak Kulkarni.

Ustad F...

India | Music | Tabla | Talks | Talks & Debate | World | Music | Folk & World | Darbar Festival
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An audience with Ustad F Wasifuddin Dagar on the ancient heritage of the dhrupad music and history of the Dagar family, followed by northern Indian flute with Rupak Kulkarni.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Nina Virdee Urban Love and Tab
Sunday 5 April 2009 Sunday 5 April 2009

Nina Virdee presents new high-energy music that crosses boundaries in the mould of Nitin Sawhney and Tablature!

Electronic | India | Music | Percussion | Sitar | Tabla | World | Music | Folk & World | Darbar Festival
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Nina Virdee presents new high-energy music that crosses boundaries in the mould of Nitin Sawhney and Tablature! brings together east and west percussion.
Purcell Room
Aniruddha Bhattacharya and Pan
Sunday 5 April 2009 Sunday 5 April 2009

An evening khayal by Aniruddha Bhattacharya followed, and a tabla solo from the musical genius of Pandit Kumar Bose.

India | Music | Tabla | Vocal | World | Music | Folk & World | Darbar Festival
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An evening khayal by Aniruddha Bhattacharya followed, and a tabla solo from the musical genius of Pandit Kumar Bose.
The Clore Ballroom
Luzmira Zerpa's Family Atlanti
Friday 17 April 2009 Friday 17 April 2009

Renowned vocalist and cuatro player Luzmira Zerpa leads her new ensemble Family Atlantica, which blends traditional Venezuelan songs with the explosive percussion of Kwame Owosu and Jack Yglesias...

Free | Latin | Music | World | Music | Folk & World | Friday Lunch | ScreenPlay
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Renowned vocalist and cuatro player Luzmira Zerpa leads her new ensemble Family Atlantica, which blends traditional Venezuelan songs with the explosive percussion of Kwame Owosu and Jack Yglesias, also featuring Adrian Owuso on electric blues guitar and Jacek Dejneka on bass.
Foyer Bar - level 2
Birdengine & Kristin McClement
Friday 24 April 2009 Friday 24 April 2009

An exciting double bill of folk music for Friday Lunch.

Folk | Free | Music | Music | Folk & World | Friday Lunch
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An exciting double bill of folk music for Friday Lunch.
Foyer Bar - level 2
Border (Non) Controlled 1
Friday 8 May 2009 Friday 8 May 2009

The first in a trio of lunchtime concerts exploring UK-based artists working across cultural divides, specially programmed in collaboration with musician Meg Hamilton.

Eastern Europe | Free | Greece | Guitar | Music | Turkey | World | Music | Folk & World | Friday Lunch
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The first in a trio of lunchtime concerts exploring UK-based artists working across cultural divides, specially programmed in collaboration with musician Meg Hamilton.
The Front Room at QEH
Asaf Sirkis Trio
Friday 8 May 2009 Friday 8 May 2009

One of the UK jazz scene's most creative drummers and in-demand collaborators, Israeli-born Asaf Sirkis' new trio generates a compelling intensity and beautiful interplay.

Free | Music | Percussion | World | Music | Folk & World | Friday Tonic
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One of the UK jazz scene's most creative drummers and in-demand collaborators, Israeli-born Asaf Sirkis' new trio generates a compelling intensity and beautiful interplay.
Foyer Bar - level 2
Border (Non) Controlled 2
Friday 15 May 2009 Friday 15 May 2009

The second in a trio of lunchtime concerts exploring UK-based artists working across cultural divides, specially programmed in collaboration with musician Meg Hamilton.

Flamenco | Free | Guitar | Music | Oud | Spain | World | Music | Folk & World | Friday Lunch
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The second in a trio of lunchtime concerts exploring UK-based artists working across cultural divides, specially programmed in collaboration with musician Meg Hamilton.
Foyer Bar - level 2
Border (Non) Controlled 3: Jal
Friday 22 May 2009 Friday 22 May 2009

The last in a trio of lunchtime concerts exploring UK-based artists working across cultural divides, specially programmed in collaboration with musician Meg Hamilton.

Flamenco | Free | Guitar | Music | Oud | Spain | World | Music | Folk & World | Friday Lunch
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The last in a trio of lunchtime concerts exploring UK-based artists working across cultural divides, specially programmed in collaboration with musician Meg Hamilton.
The Front Room at QEH
Patricia Lowe
Friday 22 May 2009 Friday 22 May 2009

Italy-based singer Patrician Lowe makes a special visit to the UK to present her new project 'Smiling Inside', inspired by her Afro-Caribbean origins.

Free | Music | World | Music | Folk & World | Friday Tonic
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Italy-based singer Patrician Lowe makes a special visit to the UK to present her new project 'Smiling Inside', inspired by her Afro-Caribbean origins.
Royal Festival Hall
Christy Moore with Declan Sinn
Monday 25 May 2009 Tuesday 26 May 2009

A performance from the Irish singer Christy Moore.

Advanced Booking | Folk | Ireland | Music | Rock & Pop | Singer/Songwriter | Music | Folk & World | Summer Gigs
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A performance from the Irish singer Christy Moore.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Eddi Reader
Tuesday 26 May 2009 Tuesday 26 May 2009

Scottish folk singer Eddi Reader performs a set including tracks from her new album 'Love Is The Way', released on Rough Trade Records on Monday 13 April.

Folk | Music | Rock & Pop | Singer/Songwriter | Music | Folk & World
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Scottish folk singer Eddi Reader performs a set including tracks from her new album 'Love Is The Way', released on Rough Trade Records on Monday 13 April.
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