Understand how Indian classical music works. Learn one raga. Explore how to bring it into your own music or creative practice.

Join Kolkata-based vocalist Sohini Mojumdar and sarod artist Sougata Roy Chowdhury for an intimate introduction to Indian raga music, with special guest Katerina Babaytseva on handpan.

Open to musicians, non-musicians, and curious listeners alike. No prior experience with Indian classical music or any instrument required.

Together, Sohini and Sougata will guide participants through ragas, showing how melody, mood, improvisation, rhythm, and listening come together. This is part lesson, part listening session, and part Q&A.

You’ll learn:

What a raga is and how it works
How Indian classical musicians develop melody and improvisation
How voice and instrument approach the same raga differently
Simple phrases and exercises you can try yourself
Ways to incorporate raga ideas into your own music or creative work
Time for questions, listening, and discussion

Featuring:

Sohini Mojumdar — voice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNrbAwbm_ws&list=RDPNrbAwbm_ws&start_radio=1

Sougata Roy Chowdhury — sarod: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyMCVjHPKcU

Special Guest:

Katerina Babaytseva — handpan: https://www.instagram.com/sew_handpan_school_nyc/

Details:

Tickets are $70, with a $40 rate for current Fabrik members and a limited early bird block at $45. Ticket proceeds, after platform and payment processing fees, go directly to the artists.
Light snacks and drinks will be served.
Tickets are non-refundable but transferable.

Mikki Hoffman