Ragamala Productions
I had a wonderful experience at the Hamilton International Film Festival a few weeks ago. Hamilton is a small town in upstate New York, and home to Colgate University. The film festival is an intimate event, with screenings held at the historic Hamilton Theater, and where filmmakers and audiences can come together and really connect. The festival is put together by Grant and Todd Slater of Slater Brothers Entertainment, and … Read More...
Read more →Sitar maestro Pt. Krishna Bhatt will be performing this Sunday, May 5th at 7pm at Symphony Space in Manhattan. He will be accompanied by the legendary tabla virtuoso Pt. Anindo Chatterjee. This is sure to be a memorable event. The concert is presented by the World Music Institute as part of its Masters of Indian Music and Dance series. It is surely not to be missed!
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Beginning at midnight on Wednesday, June 20th and ending at midnight on Thursday, June 21st, New York’s WKCR-FM (89.9 on the dial) will be hosting an historic event: the 24-Hour Ragas Live Festival, featuring live performances by Indian classical musicians for a full 24 hours, presenting ragas specific to the season and time of day (with a few Carnatic performances thrown in for good measure)! The festival is part of … Read More...
Read more →Here is the concluding part of a series of videos that were just posted of Sameer Gupta and I playing at Havorford College a few months back. It was a wonderful evening. Do check out the rest of the series and the other acts at Waleed’s Youtube Channel. Enjoy!… Read More...
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I just performed at Haverford College just outside Philadelphia for a benefit for the victims of the devastating floods in Pakistan. It was a very heartfelt and memorable evening featuring presentations by professor Jamal Elias and Islamic Relief USA representative Yousef Abdallah, as well as performances by a wonderful singer/songwriter Arooj Aftab and the punk band The Kominas. I was accompanied in my performance by Sameer Gupta on the … Read More...
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April is going to be a very exciting month! First, the film will have it’s San Francisco debut at the 2010 San Francisco International Sitar and Tabla Festival. This day-long festival starts up at 8am and along with the screening will feature listening sessions and live performances from some incredible artists.
The film will be shown at 10:00 am and will be followed by a Q&A with me (Andrew Mendelson) … Read More...
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The concert in Philladelphia last Saturday was extraordinary. I was incredibly honored to be able to play with Ustad Tari Khansahib. Many thanks to Aisha Khan, Atif Sheikh, and Ally Adnan of the Twelve Gates Gallery for making this memorable evening possible.… Read More...
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