Darbar: Ustad Irshad Khan + Pandit Prasad Khaparde

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.








Darbar Arts Culture Heritage Trust

Arts Council England, Sky Arts







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