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OCTOBER 2011
October 2011
SATURDAY OCTOBER 1 @ 7:00PM
Le Poisson Rouge presents "Electrocussion".
Tabla player Suphala and debut performance of John Hadfield.
Le Poisson Rouge
158 Bleecker St. between Sullivan and Thompson
New York, NY
Tickets: $12 advance/ $15 at door
lepoissonrouge.com
SATURDAY OCTOBER 1 @ 7:30PM
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music presents a sitar concert by
K. V. Mahabala and Narendra Budhakar on Tabla.
K. V. Mahabala had his initial training in music under Shri Yoga Narasimha of the Maihar tradition. He then recieved intensive training under Pandit Uma Shankar Mishra, a senior disciple of Pandit Ravi Shankar. He has several CDs to his credit and has performed in several prestigeous venues including the Chhandayan All-Night concert.
Shri Narendra Budhakar -Tabla began his training under his cousin Srikant Purandare and later recieved further guidance from Pandit Shamtaprasad. He is currently in the US and trains under Pandit Samir Chatterjee.
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music
4 West 43 Street, Suite 618 (5/6 Aves)
New York, NY 10036www.Tabla.org
Tickets: $20, $16 (Students w/ID and seniors)
SATURDAY OCTOBER 1 @ 8:00PM
The World Music Institute presents "Songs of the Sufis" with
Ustademaa Zila Khan.
Acclaimed for her mesmerizing vocals, UstadeMaa Zila Khan has been called “the Sufi legend of the new millennium.” She is a daughter and disciple of the late maestro sitarist Ustad Vilayat Khan, and was the first woman in the Khan family –whose musical lineage goes back seven generations – to sing in public. A leading Sufi singer in India, she performs in the Imadkhana gharana (tradition) of her esteemed family. In addition to Sufi songs, she has a commanding style in classical ragas and has revived the old-world style of ghazals (semi-classical songs). This program marks a rare New York appearance. (Photo courtesy by Saadiya Kochar).
Featuring:
Haroon Alam - tabla
Steve Gorn - bansuri
Deepak Kumar - harmonium
Deep Singh - dholak Peter Norton Symphony Space,
Broadway at 95th Street, NYC
Tickets: $35, $30 (WMI Friends), $20 (Students w/ID) - Information/tickets: 212-545-7536
http://www.worldmusicinstitute.org
SUNDAY OCTOBER 2 @ 11:00 AM
The Mahatma Gandhi Health and Peace Walk!
Presented by Arise India Foundation and Supported by HarmoNYom.
The Mahatma Gandhi Health and Peace Walk is a unique and free public health initiative that is inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s habit of walking regularly to maintain his health. It aims to encourage people to follow his example and walk regularly to enhance their wellness, reduce their risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and prevent obesity. Arise India Foundation’s mission is to apply Indian thought for humanity’s benefit.Marcus Garvey Park
(123rd Street and Madison Avenue), New York 10035.
To register for the walk: http://ariseindiafoundation.org/506/Place_of_Walk
SUNDAY OCTOBER 2 @ 4:30 PM
Dance & Music School of India presents Sitarist Veena Chandra
and Devesh Chandra on Tabla.
Indian Classical Music, Celebrating Festival of Mother Goddess -Navratri!
Donations accepted. Indian vegetarian dinner to follow.
SUNDAY OCTOBER 2 @ 6:00 PM
Come and enjoy a Sunday evening charged with music, dance, film and art to start or complete your
week with a fresh inspiring group of artists, creative, and divine spirits.Indian Classical set by Camila Celin on Sarod and Ehren Hanson on Tabla.Born in Bogota Colombia, Camila Celin began learning Guitar at age 9. By her early teens she earned recognition for her compositions and performances but soon desired more. Driven by her curiosity, she would go on to explore the music cultures in New York, Cuba, and India. In her travels she collaborated with many great artists including guitar legend Debashish Bhattacharya for which she received a grammy nomination in 2008. Currently living between Kolkata India and New York, she is an active performer and recording artist, and is under the guidance of sarod player Sougata Roy Choudhury, tabla legend Pandit Anindo Chatterjee, and sitar maestro Pandit Krishna Bhatt.
Ehren Hanson began learning tabla at age 15 under Misha Masud of New York City. In the year 2000, he was accepted as a disciple by the great Pandit Anindo Chatterjee and has developed into an exciting performer and dynamic teacher. In 2002 he taught Indian rhythm as an assistant professor at Bard College and in 2005 he received the prestigious “Senior Performing Arts Fellowship” from the American Institute of Indian Studies. He has performed in festivals and concerts in India, Europe, and America, and is currently living in New York City where he works as a professional tabla player, composer, and director of ACST.Anya Yoga49 West 24 Street, 8 Floor, New York, NYSuggested donation: $10 (Diner included)FRIDAY OCTOBER 7 @ 6:30 PMBharatiya Vidya Bhavan presents
Pt. Subroto Roy Chowdhury - sitar
Inclined from his teens towards authentic traditional classical music forms, Pt. Subroto Roy Chowdhury learned with Birendra Kishore Roy Chowdhury and Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan. Deeply infatuated with Dhrupad tradition and raag-dari, Subroto stepped back in history to return to classicism under the dominant influence of Birendra Kishore Roy Chowdhury,Veena Sursringar, and Sur-Rabab player of Gouripur. This drove him to the famous Senior Dagar brothers, Mohinuddin and Aminuddin. Eventually he became a “ganda bandhan“ Shagird (disciple) of Ustad Nasir Aminuddin Khan Dagar, a famous Dhrupad Singer and a formal introduction to Pdt. Radhika Mohan Maitra. Subroto later in life got a glimpse of the Jaipur-Senia Sitar baj of Western India (Pachao or Pashchim Ke Sitar) during his brief stint with Pdt. Bimal Mukherjee.
Accompanied by Dibyarka Chatterjee - tabla;
Indrajit Roy Chowdhury - sitar.
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
305 7th Avenue, 17th floor
b/w 27th & 28th st.
New York, NY 10001
Contact: 212.989.8388, bhavanus@hotmail.com
Tickets: $10 (refreshments included)
FRIDAY OCTOBER 7 @ 8:00 PMHarmoNYom is proud to present a special concert by very talented Sitarist
Anupama Bhagwat and Nitin Mitta on Tabla.
Anupama Bhagwat, a refreshingly versatile sitarist of the current generation, has performed to critical acclaim in India, USA/Canada, UK, Italy, France, and Brazil. One of the leading disciples of the world-renowned Pandit Shri Bimalendu Mukherjee (a doyen of the famous Imdadkhani Gharana which is justly renowned for its fluency and grace), her sensitivity and erudition has taken her to the highest echelons of the modern genre, while remaining true to tradition. She has imbibed the vigor that is a hallmark of her Gharana: scintillating fast taans, mastery of the meditative alaap and brilliant fluency of melody (raag bhava), all the while maintaining her technical virtuosity.
http://www.anupama.org/home.htm
Nitin Mitta is one of the most sought after tabla players in the music world and has quickly established a reputation as an artist with a rare combination of technical virtuosity, spontaneity, clarity of tone, and sensitivity to melodic nuance. received his early training in Hyderabad from Pandit G. Satyanarayana. He also sought the guidance of Pandit Arvind Mulgaonkar of Mumbai, one of the most highly respected mentors of his generation. Both of Nitins gurus are disciples of the late Ustad Amir Hussain Khan Saheb, legendary doyen of the Farukhabad Gharana. Nitin is an acclaimed accompanist who has performed with some of Indias most celebrated musicians including Pandit Jasraj, Pandits Rajan and Sajan Mishra, Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Ustad Nishat Khan, Ustad Shahid Parvez and Pandit Nayan Ghosh. www.nitinmitta.com HariNYC Studio
140 West 30 street, 3 Floor (6/7 Aves)
New York, NY 10001
Email: contact@harmonyom.org
Tickets: $20 (Cash only at door)
Doors will open at 7:30pm. Seats are limited.
Community Partners:
WKCR 89.9FM - www.wkcr.org
HariNYC Studio - www.harinyc.com
SATURDAY OCTOBER 8 @ 7:30 PM
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music presents a vocal concert by
Neela Bhagwat.
Neela Bhagwat is a familiar name for lovers of Hindustani music the world over. As a front-ranking exponent of the Gwalior style of singing, she has upheld the aesthetic principles of traditional music. As an innovative performer, she has combined the purity of raga with the folk idiom of medieval saint poets like Kabir, Shajo and Meera. These as well as her other innovations relating the traditional form to the contemporary concerns have brought her critical acclaim in India as well as Europe. The prized pupil of revered gurus like Pandit Sharaadchandra Arolkar and Pandit Jal Balaporia, she has performed on major concert platforms, cut CDs, released audio albums and performed over global television channels like Star Plus and Music Asia.
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music
4 West 43 Street, Suite 618 (5/6 Aves)
New York, NY 10036www.Tabla.org
Tickets: $20, $16 (Students w/ID and seniors)
SUNDAY OCTOBER 9 @ 7:30 PM
Art of Tabla presents a vocal concert by Neela Bhagwat.
Neela Bhagwat is a familiar name for lovers of Hindustani music the world over. As a front-ranking exponent of the Gwalior style of singing, she has upheld the aesthetic principles of traditional music. As an innovative performer, she has combined the purity of raga with the folk idiom of medieval saint poets like Kabir, Shajo and Meera. These as well as her other innovations relating the traditional form to the contemporary concerns have brought her critical acclaim in India as well as Europe. The prized pupil of revered gurus like Pandit Sharaadchandra Arolkar and Pandit Jal Balaporia.
http://neelabhagwat.tripod.com/
Saibal Chatterjee: Tabla. An outstanding exponent of Tabla, is a disciple of Tabla wizard Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghoshand his father Sri Samir Kumar Chatterjee. http://www.saibalchatterjee.webs.com/
Art of Tabla, Studio 39, East 39th Street & 3rd Ave., New York, NY
$15 per ticket / Limited Seating.
For more details and RSPV email: info@artoftabla.org
Presented by Simply Create. An Indian Music Weekend at Simply Create.
New Paltz, NY
SATURDAY OCTOBER 15 @ 6:00 PM
RAAG DARBAR, an evening of Indian Classical Music.
Hidayat Hussain Khan Sitar
Sher Singh vocal,
Satwinder Kaur vocal,
Pt. Dinesh Prabhakar Violin,
Kulwant Singh Tabla,
Satwant Singh - Tabla
Namdhari Religious & Cultural Society
145-37 115th Ave, Ozone Park, NY
RSVP (917) 224 3654
SATURDAY OCTOBER 15 @ 7:30 PM
SUNY Oswego Office of International Education & Programs and the City of Oswego School District
present Qawwals Najmuddin Saifuddin & Brothers with Tari Khan Ensemble.A rare combined performance by both ensemble is a world-class event, with exotic voices and rhythms to lift the heart and soul. The appearance of Qawal Najmuddin Saifuddin & Brothers is part of Caravanserai: A place where cultures meet. Caravanserai is a groundbreaking initiative designed to open and expand the dialogue between American communities and contemporary Muslim societies using the arts as a point of entry and is managed by Arts Midwest on behalf of the U.S. Regional Arts Organizations. http://www.caravanserai-arts.org/
To listen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFOku0veSLQ
Oswego High School, Ralph M. Faust Theater
2 Buccaneer Boulevard, Oswego, NY 13126
Tickets:General public $15; Seniors/Students/Faculty/Staff $12; SUNY Oswego students $7
https://tickets.oswego.edu/TheatreManager/95/login?event=0
SATURDAY OCTOBER 15 @ 7:30 PM
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music presents a Sitar concert by
Radhakrishna Tadimalla.
"My first performance was way back in 1984 in a programme organsied by Sadguru Gana Sabha," recollected the sitar exponent, who is now a disciple of sitar maestro Pandit Ravishankar. Mr. Krishna was not sure of success in music and was hesitant to turn into a professional sitar artiste. "Those were frustrating times. I learnt sitar for 10 years under the tutelage of Pandit N. R Rama Rao, a disciple of Pt. Ravishankar. I was not sure of carving a niche for myself as a professional but the passion was always there to learn and perform."
http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/19/stories/2006021902360200.htm
Nitin Mitta - tablaChhandayan Center for Indian Music
4 West 43 Street, Suite 618 (5/6 Aves)
New York, NY 10036www.Tabla.org
Tickets: $20, $16 (Students w/ID and seniors)
MONDAY OCTOBER 17 & TUESDAY OCTOBER 18
@ 6:00 to 9:00 PM
Two days Tabla workshop taught by young master Anubrata Chatterjee.
Anubrata Chattjeree is regarded as one of the most talented tabla players of his generation. In 1992, he became the youngest and las "Ganda-Bandh" disciple of the great Padmabhushan Jnan Prakash Ghosh. Continuing under his father, the eminent Pandit Anindo Chatterjee, he has become the unique artist he is today. Having performed with legends such as Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Ustad Rais Khan, and many others, he is making his mark on the world of Indian Classical music. An avid innovator, Anubrata also produces electronic music and performs using a variety of instruments and electronics pushing the evolution of music, and paving the way for the modern tabla player and world percussionist alike. As a teacher, he has developed a unique style, and has produced some very talented students and performers around the world. For more information visit: www.anubrata.com
You will gain insight into Anubrata's unique approach to Tabla solo and accompaniment that has earned him a place among the very best. He has a distinctly different teaching style from his father, Pandit Anindo Chatterjee, allowing students to get a fresh and energetic perspective into one of India's most respected musical lineages. Attend one day or both days, and soak up the fiery rhythms.
Hanson Residence
65 Ocean Ave. apt 4E
Brooklyn, NY 11225
More details:http://www.schooloftabla.com/
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 19 @ 6:30PM
THIS EVENT IS AN INVITATION ONLY CONCERT FOR MEMBERS AND IAAC SPONSORS/SUPPORTERS.
More details: http://www.iaac.us/amjad_ali/index.htm
FRIDAY OCTOBER 21 @ 8:00 PM
SPICMACAY will host Hindustani Classical Vocal Concert by
Smt Sanhita Nandi.
Smt Sanhita Nandi is a prominent exponent of Kirana Gharana. She performs frequently in India and the U.S. at Universities, Chamber music series, music festivals and concerts. Sanhita has received great recognition and reviews for her recent performances in India's prime music festival at the Annual Saptak Sangeet Sammelan, Sawai Gandhrava Sangeet Sammelan, Laxshmi Narayan Sangeet Sammelan, Parampara Music festival, Gururao Deshpande Sangeet Sabha. www.sanhitanandi.com
She will be accompanied by Shri Amod Dandawate on Tabla and Shri Madhu Vora on Harmonium.
Barnes Hall, Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY
For a campus map, visit www.cornell.edu/maps.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 22 @ 1:00 PM
Khartal/Violin/Sitar Workshop Demonstration.
Hosted by Art of Tabla / Studio 39.
Presenter: Indy Rishi Sekhon: (Creative Director, Teacher & Writer)
Featuring artists:
- Siddharth J. Mehta: Khartal. http://www.siddharthjmehta.com/
- Indrapreet Ghosh: Violin. http://www.calcuttayellowpages.com/adver/107052
- Indrajit Roy-Chowdhury: Sitar. http://www.indrositar.com/
Art of Tabla/Studio 39
East 39 Street on 3rd Avenue, New York, NY
RSVP required to: info@artoftabla.org
Tickets $5. Pay using Paypal: http://www.artoftabla.org/donate.html
Live Stream Channel: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/art-of
SATURDAY OCTOBER 22 @ 5:00 PM
The Association for India's Development (NYC) presents genius flautist Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia in NYC! 
Accompanied by Subhankar Banerjee on the Tabla & Jay Gandhi on Flute.
Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia is an internationally renowned exponent of the bansuri, or bamboo flute. His musical career has spanned 50 years, with over 100 albums released. He has been awarded the National Award of the Sangeet Natak Academy (1984), the Konark Samman (1992), the Padma Bhushan (1992), the Yash Bharati Sanman (1994), Rajiv Gandhi Ekta Award (1998), Padma Vibhushan (2000), Hafeez Ali Khan Award (2000), Dinanath Mangeshkar Award (2000), Orders des Arts et Lettres (Knight Of The Order Of Arts & Letters, 2009), Nada Vidya Bharati (2010) and honorary doctorates from North Orissa University and IIT Kharagpur (2010). He was invited to perform at Nobel Peace Prize ceremonies in Oslo and his music, along with Ravi Shankarji's, was played in outer space by Kalpana Chawla.
Subhankar Banerjee will be accompanying him on the tabla.A prolific musician, he has received widespread recognition.A classical tabla maestro of the highest order, his consistently brilliant and exciting performances have not only established him as a national treasure, but gained him worldwide fame.
Jay Gandhi, a senior student of Panditji, will accompany him on the flute. Jay, who is a graduate of the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music,has devoted himself to the study of both American jazz and the deepest aspects of Hindustani classical music.He splits his time between New York City and Mumbai.
New York Society for Ethical Culture,
2 West 64 Street (CPW/Columbus), NYC
Tickets: from $150 to $35. Buy TICKETS now! Further 10% off for groups of 10 or more!
More info: http://hpcconcert.info/
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SATURDAY OCTOBER 22 @ 7:30 PM
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music presents a vocal concert by
Purnima Sen.
Purnima Sen is one of the very few feminine exponents of Agra-Atrauli Gharana, who is relentlessly carrying on the rich and melodious echoes of Agra-Atrauli Gharana, which first came into being during Mogul Emperor Akbar's period.
Samir Chatterjee - tabla
Kedar Naphade - harmonium
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music
4 West 43 Street, Suite 618 (5/6 Aves)
New York, NY 10036
www.Tabla.org
Tickets: $20, $16 (Students w/ID and seniors)
SUNDAY OCTOBER 23 @ 5:00 PM
Indradeep Gosh on violin 
Indrajit Roy Chowdhury on sitar
Ehren Hanson on tabla
Hanson Residence,
65 Ocean Avenue Apt #4E
Brooklyn, NY
More details and reservation: contact@schooloftabla.com
$15 suggested donation
SUNDAY OCTOBER 23 @ 7:00 PM
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SUNDAY OCTOBER 23 @ 7:30 PM
Hindustani Classical Concert with Eric Fraser on Bansuri Flute and Nitin Mitta on Tabla! 
Eric Fraser (bansuri flute) is an exponent of a unique style of North-Indian flute playing that is rarely heard today. Through a fiery devotion that has led him to spend much of the last 10 years in Kolkata, India to study flute with Pandit Gopal Roy, Erics flute playing tells the story of his gharana (lineage), a lineage marked by Padma Bhushan Pannalal Ghosh and Pandit Gour Goswami. With its depth, strong distinct tone and vilumvit laya (slow tempo), this rare approach to bansuri flute invites listeners into serene contemplation and rich aesthetic landscapes. Eric is a 2010 Fulbright senior research scholar for Indian music, and has enchanted audiences with the sound of his flute in India and the USA.
Nitin Mitta is one of the most accomplished and distinctive tabla players of his generation, with a reputation for technical virtuosity, spontaneity, clarity of tone, and sensitivity to melodic nuances.
Apart from being a dynamic soloist, he is a highly sought after accompanist who has performed with some of Indias most celebrated Hindustani classical musicians, including Pandit Jasraj, Dr. Prabha Atre, Pandits Rajan and Sajan Mishra, Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Pandit Nayan Ghosh and Ustad Shahid Parvez, as well as many Carnatic musicians, such as Lalgudi G.J.R Krishnan and Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi.
Brooklyn Conservatory of Music
58 Seventh Avenue
Brooklyn, New York
Q train to 7th Ave or 2/3 train to Grand Army Plaza
$20 admission
SUNDAY OCTOBER 23 @ 8:30 PM & 10:00 PM (2 Sets)
Carnatic Sundays presents a carnatic flute concert with Raman Kalyan.
Raman Kalyan is one of the leading Flautists in the Carnatic style of Music. Raman recently won the Best Flautist Award from Madras Music Academy for his concert during December Music Festival 2009. Raman is a featured artist in the "Miles from India" tour & performs with legends Dave Liebman, Lenny White, Mandolin Shrinivas, Selvaganesh (Remember Shakti), Darryl Jones (Rolling Stones), John Beasley (Finding Nemo, A.R Rahmans Journey Home Tour) and has performed at the Montreal Jazz Festival, San Francisco Jazz Festival & Miles from India fest at Paris. Raman has also been touring as a special guest with the legendary Singer & Guinness record holder K.J Yesudas. Ramans latest CD, "Music for Deep Meditation" reached the #1 Spot on the Apple Itunes in the world music category.
Accompanied by:
Arun Ramamurthy - violin
Akshay Anantapadmanabhan - mridangam
Cornelia Street Cafe
29 Cornelia Street (west Village/Off Bleecker)
www.corneliastreetcafe.com
Tickets: $20 (including free drink or food)
TUESDAY OCTOBER 25 @ 8:00 PM
High Falls Studios presents "Banaras Soul Music 2011" with sitarist Rabindra Goswami and Ramu Pandit (tabla). 
Shri Rabindra Goswami (sitar) and Shri Ramu Pandit (tabla) have been playing Hindustani classical music together for 40 years. They play traditional raga music in the older Drupad style, and are some of the foremost and senior-most musicians in the musically rich city of Varanasi, India. Goswami Ji was also my first sitar teacher! Please support these artists on their American tour.
http://ramuandgoswami.wikispaces.com/ for info on the artists
Sitarist Shri Rabindra Narayan Goswami has been a professional musician for over 40 years and is recognized as a senior artist in Banaras (Varanasi), India. Goswami-ji is a disciple of the late Smt. Amiya Devi, and also studied the ancient Dhrupad style with Pandit Ramakant Mishra. Later in life, he studied the advanced intricacies of raga with the great Dr. Balchandra Patekar of Bombay and Banaras. He has won a number of national awards in India, including first place in the Prayag Sangeet Samiti All-India Competition in 1967, and second place at Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Academy in 1972.
Tablaist Shri Ramchandra "Ramu" Pandit is a long-time professional performer of classical, semi-classical, folk, and popular music and a life-long disciple of Pandit Sharda Sahai.
High Falls Studios
437 High Falls Rd, Saugerties (Driveway on Kelly Rd)
http://highfallsstudios.com/ for directions
RSVP neelmurgai@earthlink.net
Tickets: $20
FRIDAY OCTOBER 28 @ 7:30 PM
Revisiting Great Masters - Pt. K. G. Ginde presented by Rajyashree Ghosh.
In the series you will listen to rare recordings of chosen great masters guided by an expert. This is a great opportunity to learn and understand more about Indian music and become an educated listener.
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music
4 West 43 Street, Suite 618 (5/6 Aves)
New York, NY 10036
www.Tabla.org
Tickets: $10, $5 (Students w/ID and seniors)
CANCELED! SATURDAY OCTOBER 29 @ 4:00 PM
Sri Ranaganatha Swami Temple presents a Carnatic Music Concert:
Gayathri Venkataraghavan (Vocal)
Mysore Srikanth (Violin)
Skanda Subrmanian (Mridangam)
Ganesh Kumar (Kanjira)
Sri Ranganatha Swami Temple
Pomona , NY
Admission: Free!! Donations welcome!
SATURDAY OCTOBER 29 @ 7:00 PM
Qawwals Najmuddin Saifuddin & Brothers share the stage with Hassan 
Hakmoun & Friends @ the Metropolitan Museum.
Sacred and ecstatic music from Morocco and Pakistan by Hassan Hakmoun and Ensemble Qawal Najmuddin Saifuddin & Brothers. Discover the mysterious power of call-and-response Gnaoua trance music and the rich history of Sufi devotional music as Hassan Hakmoun, one of Morocco's leading musicians, and Pakistan's renowned Qawwali troupe, Najmuddin Saifuddin & Brothers, share the stage in this celebratory evening to inaugurate the Museum's new galleries. The two groups will come together for a rare joint finale. It's an evening of impassioned voices, driving choral refrains and syncopated rhythms you won't want to miss. This event is presented in conjunction with the opening of the New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia on November 1, 2011. Listen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFOku0veSLQ
The appearance of Qawal Najmuddin Saifuddin & Brothers is part of Caravanserai: A place where cultures meet. Caravanserai is a groundbreaking initiative designed to open and expand the dialogue between American communities and contemporary Muslim societies using the arts as a point of entry and is managed by Arts Midwest on behalf of the U.S. Regional Arts Organizations.
http://www.caravanserai-arts.org/
Metropolitan Museum
Fifth Avenue/West 81 Street
New York, NY
Tickets $35
More details: http://metmuseum.org/events/programs/concerts-and-performances/subscription-concerts/hassan-hakmoun-1029?eid=3476
SATURDAY OCTOBER 29 @ 7:30 PM
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music presents a vocal concert by 
Rajyashree Ghosh.
Rajyasree Ghosh started her training in Indian Classical Music at a very early age. In recognition of her exceptional talents, she was awarded the Gold Medal both in B.A and M.A in Classical Music (Kheyal) from the Rabindra Bharati University. She was later awarded the National Scholarship by the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Govt. of India in 1986 under the training of Pandit Amiya Ranjan Banerjee.
Samir Chatterjee - talbla
Kedar Naphade- tabla
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music
4 West 43 Street, Suite 618 (5/6 Aves)
New York, NY 10036
www.Tabla.org
Tickets: $20, $16 (Students w/ID and seniors)
SATURDAY OCTOBER 29 @ 9:00 PM
The Just Alap Raga Ensemble presents Pandit Pran Nath 93rd Birthday Memorial Tribute! 
Three Evening Concerts of Raga Darbari in the contemporary Kirana gharana (style) of North Indian Classical Music in the MELA Dream House. Saturdays October 29, November5 and 12 at 9 pm in the MELA Foundation Dream House light environment.
The Ensemble willperform Pandit Pran Nath's special arrangement of a traditional composition, "Hazrat Turkaman" set in Raga Darbari.
Featuring:
La Monte Young, voice
Marian Zazeela, voice
Jung Hee Choi, voice
Naren Budhkar, tabla
The Tamburas of Pandit Pran Nath from the Just Dreams CD
La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela premiered The Just Alap Raga Ensemble on August 22, 2002 in a memorial tribute to Ustad Hafizullah Khan, the Khalifa of the Kirana Gharana and son of Pandit Pran Naths teacher, Ustad Abdul Wahid Khan Sahib.
MELA Foundation Dream House
275 Church Street, 3rd Floor (between Franklin & White Streets), NYC
Tickets: $36. MELA Members, Seniors, Student ID, $28.
Limited seating. Advance reservations recommended.
Info and reservations:
212-219-3019;
SUNDAY OCTOBER 30 @ 3:00 PM
Carnatic Music Concert:
Gayathri Venkataraghavan (Vocal)
Mysore Srikanth (Violin)
Skanda Subramanian (Mridangam)
Ganesh Kumar (Kanjira)
Staten Island Hindu Temple (Shree Ram Mandir)
1318 Victory Blvd. Staten Island, NY, 10301
Admission:Free!!
SUNDAY OCTOBER 30 @ 4:00 PM
Concert of North Indian Classical Music presented by Simla House.
Snehasish Mozumder-Mandolin
Ray Spiegel- Tabla
The Kleinert/James Arts Center
34 Tinker Street , Woodstock , NY
$20.00 admission
More info: Telephone: 845-679-8865, email: simlahouse@gmail.com
SUNDAY OCTOBER 30 @ 7:30 PM
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music presents The Violins of
Indradeep Ghosh and Michael Braudy - East and West... Michael and Indradeep will contrast respectively the meditative and rhythmic music of the West with the classical raga of India.
Indradeep Ghosh was initiated into the art of violin playing at the tender age of six. As he matured in his musical studies, he earned the privilege of studying under Indian classicalmaestros, Pt. V.G. Jog and Pt. Kumar Bose.Indradeep Ghosh was initiated into the art of violin playing at the tender age of six. As he matured in his musical studies, he earned the privilege of studying under Indian classical maestros, Pt. V.G. Jog and Pt. Kumar Bose. Apart from Indian classical music, Indradeep's musical passion finds expression in a wide range of musical genres.
Michael Braudy is an experienced violinist in Western, North Indian and Celtic music, and has taught music and meditation for more than 30 years. A versatile improviser, he regularly collaborates with poets, storytellers, dancers, theatre and mime.Michael studied Western violin with Raphael Bronstein and Dorothy Delay, and Indian violin with Acharya Roop Verma and Pandit V.G. Jog.
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music
4 West 43 Street, Suite 618 (5/6 Aves)
New York, NY 10036
www.Tabla.org
Tickets: $20, $16 (Students w/ID and seniors)
MONDAY OCTOBER 31 @ 6:30 PM
A symphony for Indian tabla (drum) players and vocalists under the musical direction and conducting oftablamaestro and composer Samir Chatterjee.
Tablaphilia interprets the four stages of life (asharamas) of Hindu philosophyBramhacharya, Garhastha, Banaprastha, and Sanyasa, through abstract drum-language.
Metropolitan Museum
Museum's Great Hall.
Fifth Avenue/West 81 Street
New York, NY
Tickets: $20. Unreserved Seating
HarmoNYom
Brooklyn, NY 11201
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