Darbar Festival / Ustad Irshad Khan + Pandit Prasad Khaparde
Barbican CentreSilk Street, London
Sat 31 Oct · 17:00
About this event
Imdadkhani sitar and Rampur Sahaswan khayal: two lineages defined by melody and patience. This double bill pairs two Hindustani musicians whose art centres on a shared quality: the slow, deliberate unfolding of a raga. The first half belongs to Ustad Irshad Khan , a sitarist from the Imdadkhani gharana — a tradition known for making the sitar approximate the human voice. Khan’s playing is spacious and meditative, each phrase drawn out and allowed to dissolve before the next begins. Sanju Sahai provides tabla accompaniment with sensitivity and restraint. After the interval, Pandit Prasad Khaparde takes the stage with khayal vocals rooted in the Rampur Sahaswan gharana. A senior disciple of the late Ustad Rashid Khan, Khaparde carries both the technical discipline and the emotional warmth of that lineage. Harmonium ( Joglekar ), sarangi ( Latif Khan ), and tabla ( Bhattacharjee ) complete the ensemble. Stage Times : 4.30pm Doors 5-7pm First half Interval 7.30-9.30pm Second half Please note these stage times are approximate and subject to change. Darbar Arts Culture Heritage Trust Arts Council England, Sky Arts Performers Irshad Khan sitar Sanju Sahai tabla Pandit Prasad Khaparde Hindustani Vocalist Ajay Joglekar harmonium Farooque Latif Khan sarangi Rupak Bhattacharjee tabla
