It was such a joy playing at @thenehrucentre with @junaid.tabla yesterday. Thank you @jayvisvadeva for programming and to all who attended. Here is a snippet from my presentation of Purbi on sitar. I will share a cello clip too.
#hindustaniclassicalmusic #sitar #ragapurbi
Sharing snippets from the Cello portion of my PhD recital on 12th of May, 2025. Accompanied by the fantastic and Internationally acclaimed Ustad Shahbaz Hussain on Tabla. This was the first full airing of a raga using the two finger left-hand technique and the approach to bowing compositions that I had developed. A lot to still refine, but a milestone in the process of translating my Sitar training from the great Sarodia, Ustad Irfan Muhammad Khan, to Cello.
#hindustanicello #indianclassicalcello #hindustaniclassicalmusic #indianclassicalmusic #raga #jaijawanti #ragajaijaiwanti #ragacello #cello #instacello #indianclassicalmusicians
Tickets are on sale now for Ustad Irfan Muhammad Khan: Doyen of Sarod. A rare opportunity to hear a master of sarod in an intimate Baithak concert, with Tabla accompaniment from Ustad Shahbaz Hussain &
Support from Dr Pete Yelding on sitar. Experience raga‑based music from a leading contemporary performer of the historic artform.
This event is part of Bristol Baithaks, a new series of grassroots South Asian Classical music concerts taking place in the South West of England.
Find out more via the link in bio.
@bristolbaithaks@peteyelding
The first ever Bristol Baithaks was a huge success! Great turn out on a Saturday morning in the @arnolfiniarts theatre space for morning ragas. Thank you to @diverseartistsnetwork , @zeroclassikal , and @aceagrams without whom this first event of Baithak style concerts in Bristol would not be possible.
LINK TO TICKETS IN BIO
A raga is a melodic world, which conjures a particular mood and association with a time of day or season. Especially in the UK, it is rare that audiences get a chance to hear morning ragas performed at their correct time. This is why the first event in the Bristol Baithaks concert series on the 9th May at Arnolfini, as part of Diaspora festival’s Desi day, will be so special. Start the day with tender and evocative morning ragas performed on sitar and tabla.
#DIASPORA2026 #BristolMusic #Southwest @visitbristol
Tickets now live (link in Bio) for the 21st June Brighton date of Ustad Irfan Muhammad Khan’s UK tour, hosted by @mehfilspace at @thebrunswickclub .
#BrightonMusic #IndianClassicalMusic #HindustaniClassicalMusic #Sarod
Bristol Baithaks has been granted an @aceagrams National Lottery Projects Grant! This will support the delivery of the complete series of intimate, grassroots Hindustani music concerts in the South West.
As part of DIASPORA! Festival’s Desi day at @arnolfiniarts , come to the first instalment of this concert series and start the day with the tenderness of morning ragas presented by @peteyelding on sitar and @danny_rhythmic accompanying on tabla. 11am, Sat 9th May.
For tickets: link in Bio
Running from 1–11 May 2026, DIASPORA! is a ten-day, multi-venue arts festival presented by Diverse Artists Network. It showcases a vibrant mix of music, film, poetry, dance, storytelling, and more.
This concert would not be possible without the valuable and generous support of @zeroclassikal , Diverse Arts Network, and Arts Council England.
Photo credit: @_nic_kane
#DIASPORA2026 #BristolMusic #IndianClassicalMusic #HindustaniClassicalMusic #Sitar
I am delighted to announce that my project ‘Bristol Baithaks and the Lucknow-Shahjahanpur Gharana Tour’ has been funded by @aceagrams National Lottery Projects Grants. It is therefore with great pleasure that I can announce the tour portion of the project. Khalifa of the Lucknow-Shahjahanpur Gharana Ustad Irfan Muhammad Khan will be performing in Oxford, Bristol region, Brighton and London in June.
I am incredibly grateful to the partners supporting this portion of the project: @diverseartistsnetwork , @mehfilspace , @curzonclevedon , Oxford University & Indian Classical Music Oxford, Sama Arts.
New solo EP of morning ragas presented on cello and sitar, Morning Reflections out now. A flavour of what you will experience at the Bristol Baithaks: Morning Ragas sitar concert at the @arnolfiniarts on 9th May, as part of @diverseartistsnetwork Diaspora! Festival.
#hindustaniclassicalmusic #indianclassicalmusic #hindustanicello #indianclassicalcello #sitar
6 years ago I took this photo of a wheel in Rajasthan. My cousin pointed out its similarities with wheels painted by our family (see second photo). It shows the way threads from over a thousand years ago weave through into the present and re-entangle.
#Rajasthan #RomaniHistory #CircusHistory
