Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20090523 | Lopa Kothari and Jameela Siddiqi introduce highlights from the Darbar International South Asian Music Festival 2009, held at the South Bank Centre in London. Featuring morning ragas from santoor virtuoso Rahul Sharma and one of the great voices of Hindustani classical music, Ashwini Bhide Deshpande. Presented by Lopa Kothari and Jameela Siddiqi Produced by Roger Short Saturday 23rd May 2009 Interview between Lopa Kothari and Rahul Sharma Sharma: Raag Bhopal Todi Rahul Sharma (santoor); Subhankar Banerjee (tabla) Interview between Jameela Siddiqi and Ashwini Bhide Deshpande Deshpande: Raag Alahiya Bilawal Ashwini Bhide Deshpande (vocal); Jyoti Goho (harmonium); Subhankar Banerjee (tabla) Kabir, Arr. Deshpande: Charnkesi ?? a bhajan on a poem by Kabir. All recordings made on location at The Purcell Room, London, during the 2009 Darbar International South Asian music festival, by BBC Sound engineers Martin Appleby and Keith Battye Highlights from the Darbar South Asian Music Festival 2009, including Rahul Sharma. Programme exploring music from around the world |
| 02 | 20090530 | Lopa Kothari and Jameela Siddiqi introduce highlights from the 2009 Darbar International South Asian Music Festival, held at the South Bank Centre in London. Featuring performances by an artist who is a star in South India but little-known in Europe - singer Aruna Sairam. Presented by Lopa Kothari and Jameela Siddiqi Produced by Roger Short Saturday 30th May 2009 Arr. Sairam: Raga Mohana Aruna Sairam (Carnatic Vocals); Jyotsna Shrikanth (violin); Patri Satish Kumar (mridangam); R N Prakash (ghatam) Interview between Jameela Siddiqi and Aruna Sairam Arr. Sairam: Ragam tanam palavi Arr. Sairam: Raga katha vatut kalam All recordings made on location at The Purcell Room, London, during the 2009 Darbar International South Asian music festival, by BBC Sound engineers Martin Appleby and Keith Battye Highlights from the Darbar South Asian Music Festival 2009, including singer Aruna Sairam. Programme exploring music from around the world |