Darbar Festival / Sunanda Sharma + Ustad Shahbaz Hussain
Barbican CentreSilk Street, London
Fri 30 Oct · 18:15
About this event
Delhi gharana tabla meets Banaras khayal: two distinct Hindustani traditions in one evening. A double bill pairing two forms that sit at opposite poles of Hindustani music. The first half is pure percussion: Ustad Shahbaz Hussain, rooted in a Punjabi musical lineage and trained across stages internationally, performs a tabla solo – the instrument as lead voice, not accompanist. Farooque Latif Khan’s sarangi provides the melodic thread (nagma) that anchors the rhythmic exploration. The second half shifts to voice. Sunanda Sharma sings khayal steeped in the Banaras gharana tradition, learned at the feet of the legendary Girija Devi. Her music carries the folk inflections and emotional directness of Himachal’s village storytelling, given shape through rigorous classical technique. Joglekar (harmonium), Khan (sarangi), and Bhattacharjee (tabla) form the ensemble. Stage times 6:15pm – 7:50pm First Half Concert 7:50pm - 8:10pm Interval 8:10pm - 10pm Second Half Concert Age guidance: 5+. Under 14s must be accompanied by someone aged 16 or over. Produced by Darbar Arts Culture Heritage Trust. First half Shahbaz Hussain tabla Farooque Latif Khan sarangi nagma Second half Sunanda Sharma khayal vocalist Ajay Joglekar Harmonium Farooque Latif Khan sarangi Rupak Bhattacharjee tabla
