The Idea of God Is He the creator, or is He my creation? Does God reside in art, or is art a path to the divine? Do I seek Him… or is SHE already within me? Makes ya think doesn’t it? A wonderful night of … Continue readingUnity – The Idea of God by Dr. Apoorva Jayaraman
Another unique blend of instruments listened to at the immersive Philharmonic Music Room Milap and Liverpool Philharmonic Hall presented the Rohan Roy Collective as part of the Indika 2025 festival; A bold fusion of Indian classical and contemporary sound was advertised and it certainly hit the … Continue readingPhilharmonic Music Room – Rohan Roy Collective
Inspired by the timeless figure of Krishna, Dancing the Divine is a journey through love, longing, and surrender — a personal exploration of devotion, presence, and the unseen. In this intimate solo, Sanjukta Sinha draws from recent work that reflects a quiet, internal dialogue with the idea … Continue readingUnity – Dancing with the Divine – Sanjukta Sinha
Never heard anything like these guys before and was a joy to be part of at the Everyman as part of the Indika 2025 festival; Presented my Mellowtone/Milap The Tapi Project blends funk and folk over a hypnotic tribal groove, with powerful vocals and poetry … Continue readingEveryman – The Tapi Project
One Great location Four exceptional musicians A unique combination of instruments… The Carnatic bamboo flute, Hindustani sarod, tabla, and mridangam – a rare musical encounter across styles and traditions @jajayant_flute@debasmitasarod@kousicsenbangalore prakash A wonderful start to this years Indika festival, celebrating 40 years of Milap Here are … Continue readingPhilharmonic Music Room – J.A.Jayant – Debasmita Bhattacharya – Kousic Sen and Bangalore Prakash
I popped along to the Indika press launch which this year is celebrating 40 years of Milap (UK’s leading Indian Arts & Cultural organisation). As part of the launch there was some rather nice south asian food hosted by the lovely head chef of Bundobust … Continue readingPhilharmonic Music Room – Indika Press Launch – 40 Years of Milap
As part of the afternoon concert series at the Tung Auditorium I had the pleasure to photograph Mehboob Nadeem & Kousic Sen MehBoob is a widely-respected sitar player who is acknowledged as one of the most accomplished of the present generation of the Vilayatkhani Gharana … Continue readingTung Auditorium – Mehboob Nadeem & Kousic Sen
Thanks to One Fell Swoop; A delight to be able to photograph this concert which was as part of Milap‘s 40th Anniversary celebrations, marking four decades of dedication to promoting and sharing the rich diversity of Indian arts and culture. This unique performance by Rekesh … Continue readingCapstone Theatre – Rekesh Chauhan & Kousic Sen
A wonderful afternoon at @thetungauditorium with @seckoukeitamusic – Seckou Keita: Homeland Band “On Homeland, Keita explores his identity, sense of belonging and questions the very idea of home through soulful ballads, pop anthems, and irresistibly dancey songs led by electrifying percussion set up. Transitional musical … Continue readingTung Auditorium – An Afternoon Concert with Seckou Keita Homeland Band
I was lucky enough to be invited to photograph a Milap invigorating concert of classical north Indian Hindustani music at the wonderful Tung Auditorium with Dr. Vijay Rajput In this meditative afternoon raga concert, Vijay was accompanied by an incredible line-up of musicians including Kousic … Continue readingTung Auditorium – A Lunchtime Concert with Dr. Vijay Rajput and Friends