A double bill pairing two forms that sit at opposite poles of Hindustani music. The first half is pure percussion: Ustad Shahbaz Hussain, rooted in a Punjabi musical lineage and trained across stages internationally, performs a tabla solo – the instrument as lead voice, not accompanist. Farooque Latif Khan’s sarangi provides the melodic thread (nagma) that anchors the rhythmic exploration.

Sunanda Sharma + Ustad Shahbaz Hussain (tabla solo)

Milton Court Concert Hall

Sunanda Sharma is a senior disciple of the legendary Girija Devi and one of the foremost practitioners of the Banaras gharana style of khayal singing. In this masterclass, she opens up the tradition from the inside: how the gharana’s approach to raga differs from other schools, where the line between technical discipline and emotional expression dissolves, and why the Banaras style has always carried a distinctive intimacy.

Sunanda Sharma

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