When his Sitar sings but so does he! 🎤
Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan playing and singing a thumri in Raag Khamaj at Columbia University @columbia
Thumri is a deeply expressive, romantic form of Hindustani music—where emotion, poetry, and gentle improvisation lead the way. What made this moment so special was hearing Ustadji’s own voice woven into his sitar performance… something he shares when he’s most inspired. We must thank the New York audience for bringing that side out of him that night!
Thank you @snehartsny for supporting this evening and @shraman_sen98 , @curaaga for bringing it together ✨
#sitar #classicalmusic #tabla #newyork #columbia
Our last chamber concert for the semester! Featuring a flute concert by Pranav Konda (CC '26) followed by a Bharatanatyam performance by Sharvani Vadlamani (SEAS '27) 🎶🎶
Packed house at Columbia University @columbia , New York 🎶
Ustadji on stage with @nitin_mitta on tabla—beautifully put together by @curaaga and supported by @snehartsny
Big thanks to @shraman_sen98 for holding it all together behind the scenes, and to @vishwavivek for these shots—love the way you’ve captured Ustadji. More coming soon, we hope 🙂
From the first note to the last applause—New York always hits different 🧡
#newyork #newyorkcity #columbiauniversity #sitar #tabla
We are SOLD OUT for this Sunday's show! We will be selling a very limited amount of tickets at the door on a first come first serve basis. Looking forward to seeing everyone this weekend :)
An evening of timeless raga at Columbia University @columbia 🎶
Experience the brilliance of Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan — one of the foremost exponents of the Etawah gharana — in a live concert presented by the Arts Initiative @curaaga
Joined by talented Nitin Mitta @nitin_mitta , this promises to be an immersive journey into the depth and nuance of Indian classical music!
📍 Columbia University, New York
📅 Sun, April 5
🕢 7:30 PM
🎫 Tickets Link in Bio
#nycmusic #IndianClassicalMusic #Sitar #LiveInNYC #columbiauniversity
Our second chamber concert series of the semester happening next week! Featuring a Hindustani-Carnatic vocal jugalbandhi by Aditya Phatak (SEAS '26) and Sankrith Ramani (CC '27) 🎵
Excited to announce our first set of student chamber concerts for the spring semester! We will be having Tanisha Srivatsa (BC '26), followed by Rishi Kanchi (CC '29) 🎶🎶
Thank you for an incredible semester! From meeting so many new faces to feeling the unmatched energy at every event, this truly was a musical semester🎶 We can’t wait to meet even more of you next semester☺️
Sincerely,
The RAAGA fam🧡🧡
