Kartik Seshadri & Malam Mamane Barka October 16, 2009

World-renowned sitar virtuoso Kartik Seshadri is the premier disciple of Ravi Shankar. His performances are marked by their expressive beauty, rich tonal sensibility and extraordinary rhythmic intricacy. He regularly performs in major venues all over the world. Tonight he is accompanied by master tabla player Sanju Sahai.

‘Sitar at its lyrical best.’ Songlines Magazine

Malam Mamane Barka is the last master of the biram, a holy instrument used by fishing nomads from Niger. Tonight, with percussionist Oumarou Adamou, he performs traditional songs that will transport you to the middle of the African lakes, evoking the sounds of fish jumping, birds singing and the tribespeople fishing with their hands.

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