Artists

Marvin Sewell, a Chicago-born blues/jazz guitarist, has led bands and collaborated widely since 1990. Active in NYC’s jazz scene, he merges blues roots with modern jazz, performing with top vocalists

Vijay Iyer is a MacArthur-winning composer, pianist, and Harvard professor merging jazz, classical music, and interdisciplinary research with social inquiry and global performance.

Edgar Meyer is an acclaimed American double bassist and composer blending classical, bluegrass, jazz, and contemporary styles. A Grammy-winning MacArthur Fellow, he’s celebrated for virtuosity

Béla Fleck is an American banjo player and composer who expanded the instrument’s range beyond bluegrass into jazz, classical, and world music. Active since the 1970s, he has won 17 Grammys, led Béla

Mickey Hart (b. 1943) is an American percussionist and Grateful Dead drummer who fused global rhythms into rock. A Grammy-winning ethnomusicologist, he explores cross-cultural music and audio

Charles Lloyd, born 1938 in Memphis, is a jazz saxophonist, flautist, and composer active since the 1960s. Known for blending jazz with blues, gospel, and global influences, he has led key ensembles

Acclaimed Kirana Gharana vocalist & ITC-SRA scholar. "A" Grade AIR artist, Sur Mani awardee & educator. Specialised in Khayal, Bhajan & Ghazal. Performed at Sawai Gandharva & Kennedy Centre.

Parvathy Baul (also spelled as Parvaty Baul) is an eminent Baul singer, musician, and spiritual practitioner dedicated to preserving and propagating the Baul mystic tradition of Bengal. Born in 1976, ...

Tabla artist Sandip Ghosh, trained by Gobinda Bose & Anindo Chatterjee, performs globally with 20+ years’ experience. Known for precision and creativity, he teaches at institutions and online.

Nasir Faiyazuddin Dagar (1934–1989), a 19th-gen Dagar lineage Dhrupad vocalist, trained by his elder brothers after his father’s death. With brother Nasir Zahiruddin, he popularized Dhrupad globally

South African–born bansuri virtuoso Deepak Ram (b. 1960), a disciple of Hariprasad Chaurasia, blends Hindustani raga with jazz and world music. A soloist and collaborator, he won a 2000 SAMA for

Vasant Rai (1942–1985), a Maihar-trained sarod player and Allauddin Khan’s disciple, promoted Hindustani classical music globally. Based in New York from the 1960s, he performed, recorded, and

Niladri Kumar is an Indian sitarist, composer, and creator of the zitar, known for blending Hindustani classical music with contemporary sounds through performances, collaborations, and innovation.

Gopal Shankar Misra (1957–1999) was an Indian vichitra veena maestro, known for its vocal-like slide technique. Trained in vocal and sitar, he performed globally, including a 1998 UK tour, preserving

Bahauddin Dagar (b. 1970), a Hindustani rudra veena exponent, upholds the Dagarbani Dhrupad tradition. Trained by father Zia Mohiuddin and uncle Zia Fariduddin, he’s known for meditative alap and

Uday Bhawalkar (b. 1966) is a leading Dhrupad vocalist trained under Zia Fariduddin and Zia Mohiuddin Dagar. Known for meditative raga renditions, he performs globally, teaches in Pune, and received

Brij Bhushan Kabra (1937–2018) was a Hindustani classical musician who pioneered the lap slide guitar in Indian music. A geologist-turned-musician, he adapted the guitar for ragas, gaining fame with

G.S. Sachdev (1935–2018), a Hindustani bansuri maestro, was renowned for his lyrical, meditative style. Born in Lyallpur (now Pakistan), he later settled in the US, promoting classical flute through

Ramakant Gundecha (1962–2019) was a Hindustani Dhrupad vocalist in the Dagar tradition, part of the Gundecha Brothers. Trained by Zia Fariduddin and Zia Mohiuddin Dagar, he revived Dhrupad globally

Sonam Kalra is an Indian singer-composer trained in Western and Hindustani classical music. Her Sufi Gospel Project blends Sufi, gospel, and world music, promoting peace. Award-winning, she’s

Shambhu Sisodia, a Gwalior gharana sarangi player, is a Delhi University faculty artist. Trained in a musical family, he performs solo and with Hindustani classical vocalists, instrumentalists, and

Archana Singh is a Delhi-based radio artist and Indian classical music educator at Shri Ram Bhartiya Kala Kendra, teaching and performing while training students.

Kapil Sharma is a tabla player.

Kartikeya Vashist, a Delhi-based bansuri and alghoza player, performs Hindustani classical, folk, and world music. Active since 2004, he composes, collaborates, and releases work on streaming

Mumbai-based harmonium player Dnyaneshwar Sonawane, trained under Bapu Kulkarni and Sudhir Nayak, performs solo and accompanies Hindustani vocal music in classical and semi-classical styles.

Yati Bhagwat (b. 1991) is a Hindustani tabla artist (Ajrada, Farrukhabad, Delhi gharanas), an All India Radio ‘B High’ graded performer, and a sought-after accompanist for vocalists and

Aditya Khandwe is a Hindustani vocalist trained in Jaipur-Atrauli, Gwalior, and Agra styles under senior gurus, including Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar. An A-grade All India Radio artist, he has won key

Hamid Ali Khan (b. 1953), Pakistani classical vocalist of the Patiala gharana, excels in khayal and ghazal. Son of Ustad Akhtar Hussain Khan, brother of Amanat Ali and Bade Fateh Ali Khan; honored

Inam Ali Khan, a Pakistani vocalist of the Patiala gharana, is the son and disciple of Ustad Hamid Ali Khan, performing classical, ghazal, Sufi, and fusion music.

K.G. Ginde (1925–1994), a Hindustani classical vocalist and educator, studied under S.N. Ratanjankar. Renowned for raga mastery, he taught music in Mumbai for decades.