Din hai ifrīt-e-āz kī khankār
Raat pāzeb nāzukī jhankār

Din kaḌī dhuup kī bad-āhañgī
Raat pichhle pahar kī sārañgī

-Josh Malihabadi

Join us in an intimate baithak full of the soulful melodies of the sarangi as the sun sets on a warm spring evening!

We welcome you to an enjoyable, rare evening full of the resonating sounds of the sarangi from none other than the internationally renowned, esteemed, mellifluous sarangi maestro Ustad Kamal Sabri! Accompanied by the budding talent of Tejas Pradeep on tabla, this evening will celebrate the advent of the spring season in a comforting setting, replete with the intimacy of a traditional desi communal baithak gathering.

Light dinner and dessert will be part of this intimate musical evening to share with one another.

About the Artists
Ustad Kamal Sabri
An internationally known and awarded musician and composer, Ustad Kamal Sabri is a legendary hereditary musician and seventh generation sarangi player of the Senia gharana of Moradabad. Both disciple and son of the late doyen of the sarangi Ustad Sabri Khan Sahab, Ustad Kamal Sabri has carved a niche for himself as a leading sarangi soloist with the distinctly joyful and intricate sound of his artistry, that carries forward his lineage with aplomb and dignity, while also bringing the sarangi and its music in conversation with modern contemporary music and world music. With his distinctive virtuosity, he has reinterpreted and maintained the importance of the sarangi in fast modernizing musical landscape.

Starting at age five and hailed as a child prodigy, Ustad Kamal Sabri has steadily popularized the sarangi on a global scale with his uncountable contributions, creative musical recordings and powerful vocal capabilities with artists such as Massive Attack and one Giant Leap. He is the recipient of the 2019 New York City Musicians Recognition Award and the World Music Artist of the Year 2023 at the World Music Awards in Uzbekistan. Cemented within the canon of Indian classical music, alongside his wide ranging forays into Hollywood, Bollywood and world music with an exceedingly versatile and global career across commercial and global platforms, Ustad Kamal Sabri brings the echoes and magical voices of many generations past to bear witness to and savor over the setting sun in a once-in-a-lifetime intimate baithak performance that is truly unmissable.

Tejas Pradeep
As a budding tabla player based in New York City, Tejas has been learning to play the tabla from Sri. Muthu Kumar and Salar Nader. He has continued his training with Ustad Zakir Hussain.

Neeharika Tummala

Neeharika Tummala

Neeharika Tummala