Darbar festival
Encyclopedia
The Darbar Festival is an Indian classical music
festival that takes place every Easter
weekend in London
. It brings together musician
s from the north Indian Hindustani
and south Indian Carnatic
classical traditions.
Indian classical music
The origins of Indian classical music can be found in the Vedas, which are the oldest scriptures in the Hindu tradition. Indian classical music has also been significantly influenced by, or syncretised with, Indian folk music and Persian music. The Samaveda, one of the four Vedas, describes music...
festival that takes place every Easter
Easter
Easter is the central feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to the Canonical gospels, Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. His resurrection is celebrated on Easter Day or Easter Sunday...
weekend in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. It brings together musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
s from the north Indian Hindustani
Hindustani classical music
Hindustani classical music is the Hindustani or North Indian style of Indian classical music found throughout the northern Indian subcontinent. The style is sometimes called North Indian Classical Music or Shāstriya Sangeet...
and south Indian Carnatic
Carnatic music
Carnatic music is a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, with its area roughly confined to four modern states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu...
classical traditions.
2009
- Harmeet Virdee (SitarSitarThe 'Tablaman' is a plucked stringed instrument predominantly used in Hindustani classical music, where it has been ubiquitous since the Middle Ages...
) - Ashwini Bhide Deshpande (North Indian HindustaniHindustani classical musicHindustani classical music is the Hindustani or North Indian style of Indian classical music found throughout the northern Indian subcontinent. The style is sometimes called North Indian Classical Music or Shāstriya Sangeet...
Vocal) - Ganesh and Kumaresh (South Indian CarnaticCarnatic musicCarnatic music is a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, with its area roughly confined to four modern states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu...
Violin) - Rupak Kulkarni (BansuriBansuriThe bansuri is a transverse alto flute of Bangladesh, India and Nepal made from a single hollow shaft of bamboo with six or seven finger holes. An ancient musical instrument associated with cowherds and the pastoral tradition, it is intimately linked to the love story of Krishna and Radha, and is...
or North Indian bamboo flute) - Aruna Sairam (South Indian Carnatic Vocal)
- Somjit Das Gupta (Rabaab) and Sukhvinder Singh 'Pinky' (Jori)
- Tejendra Majumdar (SarodSarodThe sarod is a stringed musical instrument, used mainly in Indian classical music. Along with the sitar, it is the most popular and prominent instrument in the classical music of Hindustan...
) and Pandit Kumar Bose (TablaTablaThe tabla is a popular Indian percussion instrument used in Hindustani classical music and in popular and devotional music of the Indian subcontinent. The instrument consists of a pair of hand drums of contrasting sizes and timbres...
) - UK Carnatic Ensemble
- Wasifuddin Dagar (DhrupadDhrupadDhrupad is a vocal genre in Hindustani classical music, said to be the oldest still in use in that musical tradition. Its name is derived from the words "dhruva" and "pada"...
Vocal) - Purbayan Chatterjee (Sitar) and Shashank Subramanium (VenuVenuThe venu is a bamboo transverse flute used in the Carnatic music of South India. Although it is often called Carnatic flute or simply flute in English, venu is the instrument's ancient Sanskrit name...
or Carnatic flute)
- Satish Kumar (Mridangam) and Sukhvinder Singh 'Pinky' (Jori)
2010
- 1 April
- Encounter: Patricia Rozario and Veena Sahasrabuddhe
- 2 April
- Double Concert: Carnatic Veena / Sarangi
- Tabla Solo by Satyajit Talwalkar
- Double concert: Sunil Kant Gupta / Ranjani and Gayatri
- Film: Ramchand Pakistani
- 3 April
- Hindustani Khayal with Veena Sahasrabuddhe
- An Audience with santoor maestro Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma / Kushal Das on sitar
- Exploring the Tanpura: A musical discussion
- Double Concert: North-South Indian Percussion / Dhrupad with the Gundecha Brothers
- Film: Lovesongs: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
- 4 April
- Rajhesh Vaidhya: Carnatic Veena with a Difference
- An audience with Ranjani & Gayatri / Venkatesh Kumar
- Exploring the Kanjira: A musical discussion
- Double concert: sarod recital / santoor by Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma
- Film: Zubeidaa
- 6 April (Cobham, Surrey)
- Sunil Kant Gupta on Indian Flute
- 9 April (Birmingham, Town Hall)
- Shiv Kumar Sharma on Santoor
- 10 April (Sage Gateshead)
- Shiv Kumar Sharma on Santoor
- 10 April (NAE, Nottingham)
- Roopa Panesar on Sitar
- 11 April (Curve Leicester)
- Shiv Kumar Sharma on Santoor