Three Shades of Raga

Lovers of Indian Classical Music will be treated to Three Shades of Raga - a festival of Indian Classical Music

The Three Shades of Raga festival takes place on 12 Feb 2010 and is headlined by the doyen of Indian Classical vocal, Pandit Jasraj.

It also features ace violinist Kala Ramnath, tabla maestro Pandit Anindo Chatterjee, and Swiss based sarodist Ken Zuckerman.

BBC presenter, musicologist and author Jameela Siddiqi will present a pre-concert talk. Blessed with a soulful and sonorous voice - which traverses masterfully over all three and a half octaves - Pandit Jasraj’s vocals is characterized by a harmonious blend of the classic and the opulent elements projecting traditional music as an intense spiritual expression, at once chaste and yet densely coloured.

This gives his music a unique and sublime emotional quality, reaching out to the very soul of the listener. Pandit Jasraj celebrates his 80th birthday in January, and Three Shades of Raga is part of his global birthday celebrations.

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