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Musicians from the Hindustani traditions mix with Rajasthani folk musicians and Australian players in open sessions of exchange, workshopping and collaboration—mixing old, new, and the unexpected. There’ll also be food, community, and general cross-cultural hotpot vibes.
Credits
The Shruti Sessions is supported by the Centre of Australia-India Relations.
Mona Foma and Moonah Arts Centre proudly co-present The Shruti Sessions residency at Moonah Arts Centre.
Bobby Singh
Bobby spent a good deal of his childhood in Mumbai, studying at Sangeet Mahabharati, an institute of music started by tabla maestro Pandit Nikhil Ghosh. Now an internationally renowned tabla player himself, he’s known for his seamless combining of tradition and modernity.
Benjamin Walsh
A percussionist of rare energy, versatility and talent, Benjamin started his career with a junk percussion trio called ‘Pablo Percusso’ and has never looked back, playing stages, Spiegeltents and Sydney Opera Houses the world over.
Sandy Evans
Sandy—a doctor of music and OAM recipient—is an internationally renowned saxophonist, improviser and composer who’s been playing, recording and collaborating locally and internationally for over forty years.
Adrian Sheriff
A performer, composer, teacher and multi-instrumentalist (who initially favoured the trombone, but plays a bunch of traditional stringed, woodwind and percussion stuff as well) who grew up among the Lani people in West Papua.
Jeff Lang
Though he largely trades in roots-oriented rock, Jeff’s not that easily pinned down—a stylistically roaming, quiet achiever who’s released over thirty albums and graced some of the most storied stages in the world (and played with Bob Dylan).
Asin Khan Langa
One of the most proficient young master musicians in his Sarangiya Langa community, Asin sings and plays the Sindhi Sarangi—a stringed instrument carved from a single block of wood that can almost mimic the human voice.
Zakir Khan
Player of the khartal—a rare percussive instrument played only by the Langa and Manganiyar communities of western Rajasthan—and a talented but unassuming vocalist, Zakir is in understandably high demand as an accompanist and collaborator.
Debashish Bhattacharya
‘Musician of musicians and guitarist of guitarists’, Debashish is one of the world’s greatest slide guitarists: combining blinding technical dexterity and a mastery of both Hindustani classical music and modern world music, he’s genuinely one of one.
Anandi (Sukanya) Bhattacharya
A child prodigy from a storied musical family, Anandi’s carved out an impressive solo career of her own as a vocalist: an appearance on an NPR Tiny Desk concert; swags of international awards; number one albums; all in a day’s work.
Sadiq Khan
Hailing from the Langa community of Rajasthan, Sadiq’s been playing the dholak (a two-headed hand drum) since he was eight years old, and is part of the close-knit trio SAZ alongside Zakir and Asin.
Luke Plumb
Branching away from his classical piano and violin training in 1997, Luke Plumb began teaching himself the mandolin and swiftly became one of Australia’s most sought after session musicians.
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