Festival of World Music: Music of India Ensemble May 3, 2008

Shujaat Husain Khan (sitar) and Abhiman Kaushal (tabla) direct. The Music of India Ensemble performs short compositions of North Indian classical and emi-classical ragas (harmonic modes) and talas (rhythmic patterns). The ensemble is comprised of the musicians on sitar (a long-necked lute with seven principal strings, plus 12-20 sympathetic strings) and the musicians on tabla (drums).