Guest artists

Ragini Shankar

Born in a family with a musical lineage spanning over seven generations, Ragini Shankar began playing the violin when she was just 4 years old under the tutelage of her mother, Sangeeta Shankar and her illustrious grandmother, the renowned violinist Dr. N. Rajam. Ragini, whose name originates from the word “raga” referring to the melodious realms of Indian Classical Music, has already performed in the most prestigious national music festivals such as the Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Mahotsav in Pune and the Doverlane Music Festival in Kolkata, as well as on several international stages. As a virtuoso artist, she is acclaimed as one of the most promising artists on the Indian Classical Hindustani Music scene. .

Rishab Prasanna

Rishab Prasanna was born in a renowned family of musicians and is the son and disciple of the maestro Pandit Rajendra Prasanna. Nurtured by the Banaras musical tradition (Banaras Gharana), Rishab is equally at ease with both classical repertoire and regional classical music forms such as thumri, chaiti, kajri and dhun. He began travelling to Europe in 2009 to explore new musical languages and he thus discovered Swedish folk music, jazz and contemporary music. Ever since, he has been associating the sounds emanating from his Indian flute in a number of projects with artists hailing from highly varied musical scenes (Marc Nammour, Avishai Cohen). Definitely contemporary. So Rishab will have quite something to add!

Amaan Ali Khan

Amaan Ali grew up in a family of musicians. He is the son of the sarangi maestro Ustad Ghulam Sabir Khan and was initiated in the tabla by Ustad Manju Khan. Amaan received several distinctions for his art including a Gold Medal from the national radio broadcaster (All India Radio) in 2002). He has also accompanied many eminent artists (Shubha Mugdal, Begum Abida Parveen, Ustad Sabir Khan) in India and around the world.