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SUMMARY:Sitar Society presents Diwali Concert 2025: Roopa Panesar Concert 2025
DESCRIPTION:This event takes place at Leicester Cathedral\, Guildhall Entrance.\nAfter playing to packed houses at London’s leading concert halls; Barbican and Southbank Centre\, the celebrated UK-based sitar player Roopa Panesar plays a very special show in her home city. \nFor this home-coming concert\, at the start of the Diwali celebrations\, Roopa will be accompanied by Gurdain Rayatt on tabla\, and Bangalore Prakash on Carnatic percussion for a unique presentation of Indian classical music. \nThe first half of the concert is sitar and tabla in the more traditional style. In the second half Roopa will invite Prakash ji to add Carnatic percussion and then present shorter pieces with the textures of tabla and Carnatic percussion and some light electroacoustics. \nBeing raised in Leicester afforded Roopa Panesar the opportunity to learn sitar from an early age. At the age of seven\, Roopa’s lifelong journey with renowned educationalist and leading UK musician Ustad Dharambir Singh ji MBE started\, and she was quickly recognized as a talent for the future. She remains with her musical guru to this day. \nGurdain Rayatt is one of the leading tabla players in Europe\, who excels both within the classical tradition\, as well as a versatile and expressive musician in cross-cultural\, folk and world music projects. \nBangalore Prakash is a popular mridangam and ghatam artist performing globally\, with many Carnatic concerts relying on his flawless ghatam accompaniment. Although his expertise is in Indian classical music\, he is versatile\, adventurous and open minded. \n“One of the most important musicians to have emerged in the British Asian diaspora over the past few years. She expresses a profound sense of calmness laced with an inexplicable exhilaration.” (⭐⭐⭐⭐ Songlines) \n“British-Indian sitar player Roopa Panesar and her band were outstanding” (The Independent\, review of WOMAD Festival) \n“AR Rahman‘s suite from his Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack is effectively a concerto for sitar and orchestra\, the former played with staggering dexterity by Roopa Panesar.” (⭐⭐⭐⭐ Guardian) \n  \nPerformers\nRoopa Panesar – sitar \nGurdain Rayatt – tabla \nRN Prakash – percussion \n  \nThis performance is presented in partnership with Asian Arts Agency\, the UK’s leading promoter of South Asian music.
URL:https://attenborougharts.com/whats-on/sitar-society-presents-diwali-concert-2025-roopa-panesar-concert-2025/
LOCATION:Leicester Cathedral\, Leicester Cathedral\, 7 Peacock Ln\, Leicester\, LE1 5PZ\, United Kingdom
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