World Routes - Darbar Festival 2009 - Episode 1

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. Ashwini Bhide Deshpande (vocal); Jyoti Goho (harmonium); Subhankar Banerjee (tabla) 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