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Darbar Festival 2006: Bhai Baldeep Singh Accompanied by Ravi Shankar Upadyay (pakhawaj) and Kirpal Singh Panesar (taar pakhawaj) Bhai Baldeep sings shabad - Raam simaar eha tero kaaj in Raga Jaijaiwanti All rights reserved 2013©Darbar Arts Culture Heritage Trust

Live from The Darbar Festival 2011 Roopa Panesar / Sitar Sukhwinder Singh / Tabla A sitar recital by one of Europe's finest and charismatic sitar players based in the UK. Having learnt from Dharambir Singh, Ustad Bahauddin Dagar, Ustad Shahid Parvez, Pandit Arvind Parikh and many more, she has performed in many festivals. She is accompanied by the brilliant tabla maestro Sukhwinder Singh, one of the world's top players. 2013©Darbar Arts Culture Heritage Trust

Gurdain Rayatt / Tabla Solo Chinmay Kolhatka / Harmonium From a young age, he has been learning from his father Harkirat Rayatt and for the past 7 years has trained extensively under Pandit Shankar Ghosh. He is regarded as one of the finest upcoming tabla players in the UK.

Uday Bhawalkar at Darbar Festival 2011 Musicians Uday Bhawalkar - Dhrupad Sukhwinder Singh - Jori Ranjana Ghatak - Tanpura

Jesse Bannister's latest project and his new album "Play Out" Recently back from a successful 5 date tour of India where he performed alongside Grammy winning Bickram Ghosh.,Uk's Leading classical Indian/Indo Jazz saxophonist Jesse Bannister performs with his new Quartet featuring Mobo award winning pianist Zoe Rahman, the mercury prize nominated drummer Seb Rochford and the groove infused lines of highly original and talented (Corrinne Bailey Rae) bassist Kenny Higgins. This powerful line up promises to deliver a dynamic and uplifting performance and features tracks from Jesse's long awaited new album "Play Out" "Jesse has a unique sound that will challenge the horizons of saxophone players for many decades to come" "TAPLAS" The Album Recorded Jan 2013 in London this album is a collection of Jesse's original works. His compositions draw freely from his background in Jazz, Indo/Jaxx and South Indian Classical music. His arrangements are a rich interplay of strong melody interwoven with flawless improvisation from Jesse Bannister and Zoe Rahman. Kenny Higgins on Bass does more than your average bass player. His signature style of driving groove and tasteful chords, not to mention his fluid improvisation are a perfect compliment to the overall sound. Add to the mix- drummer Seb Rochford's impeccable and imaginative playing to create an album which truly reflects Jesse's musical vision. Alchemy at Southbank Centre 17th April 2013. The debut performance for PLAY OUT is on 17th April 7.30 pm and is part of a double bill with the highly esteemed Ganesh Kumaresh as part of the Alchemy festival. Audiences- prepare yourselves for this rare treat. Jesse is an artist to look out for and is on the cusp of taking the Indo/Jazz scene by storm.