This double bill pairs two Hindustani musicians whose art centres on a shared quality: the slow, deliberate unfolding of a raga. The first half belongs to Ustad Irshad Khan, a sitarist from the Imdadkhani gharana — a tradition known for making the sitar approximate the human voice. Khan’s playing is spacious and meditative, each phrase drawn out and allowed to dissolve before the next begins. Sanju Sahai provides tabla accompaniment with sensitivity and restraint.

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Ustad Irshad Khan + Pandit Prasad Khaparde

Barbican Centre

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.

Ajay Joglekar

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Oct 31, 2026

Ustad Irshad Khan + Pandit Prasad Khaparde · Barbican Centre

Oct 30, 2026

Sunanda Sharma + Ustad Shahbaz Hussain (tabla solo) · Barbican Centre

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