Udaipur World Music Festival

Farhan Live
2022-12-18 20:30 - 22:00 UTC | Gandhi Ground, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313001, India
Writer, Director, Actor, Producer and now a singer. The multi faced individual Farhan Akhtar and his live touring band take music and taking his MARD initiative into the hearts and minds of people. Farhan is also an activist who applied his celebrity in the sub-continent – to found an organisation and travel around India, educating young men “about their responsibility in the gender discourse.” His work in this area led to UN Women selecting him as the first male South Asia good-will Ambassador for the HeforShe initiative

Albaluna
2022-12-18 20:00 - 21:00 | Gandhi Ground, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313001, India
More than a band, Albaluna are a concept. Through a multidisciplinary fusion between music, poetry, and dance, inspired by the ancient cultures of the Silk Road, emerges the originality of this project. Albaluna employ their passion for the History of Civilizations as a starting point for a sustained struggle against prejudice and intolerance between cultures. The artistic dialogue expands around age-old conceptions and an unmasked modern approach. “A sextet which is musically at home anyplace in the world. They play yesterday’s music and experiment through it the music of tomorrow”. (Vogtland-Anzeiger | Germany | 2018) Having celebrated their tenth anniversary in 2020 and with five records in their discography, the band embraces an already vast national and international curriculum, having performed in many European countries, as well as in Morocco, India and China. In 2021 Albaluna will present their latest record Heptad, in a profound catharsis in which the band exposes an introspective journey inspired by the ancient cultures of the Silk Roads. An intense and boundless piece. The band creates soundscapes with instruments originally from the geographic areas corresponding to the vast arms of the ancient Silk Road; dance paints, through the colours of the garments; and poetry gives voice to the feelings and reflections of this myriad of cultures. The ambiance of this intense onstage act is fuelled by the band’s own creativity and unending energy, along with the profound intimacy and introspection offered by some more peaceful moments. The performances are suitable for theatres, concert halls, and folk, rock, or generalist music festivals

Dhruv Visvanath
2022-12-18 19:30 - 20:30 | Gandhi Ground, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313001, India
Dhruv Visvanath is a Singer-Songwriter, producer and accomplished acoustic guitarist from New Delhi, India. Having spent a large part of his childhood in various parts of the world like London, Zambia, Hong Kong, and Mumbai to name a few, Dhruv uses the collective experiences from his past to craft his songs and stories. In 2018, Dhruv was India’s only entrant to South By South West, Austin, Texas USA, and the Canadian Music Week in Toronto. His uniques style of playing the guitar led him to be mentioned as one of Acoustic Guitar Magazine’s 30 Great Guitarists Under 30, alongside the likes of Ed Sheeran, Newton Faulkner, Laura Marling and many others. Under VLT records, Dhruv released his Debut album “Orion” in 2015. His sophomore release, “The Lost Cause,” released in 2018, was crowdfunded and released independently, debuting at #2 on iTunes Apple Music’s top 50 albums at the time of release. His unique style of playing the guitar allowed him to develop a relationship and an endorsement with the Dehradun Guitar Company in 2018, resulting in his own custom guitar he so lovingly calls, Willow.
The inspiration behind Dhruv’s music stems from a deep connection with his past experiences, often retelling his childhood experiences in colorful and inventive ways through his songs. At the age of 16, Dhruv lost his father to a heart attack, an event that flipped the fortunes of his entire family. Having since moved back to India, the pain of his father’s loss led him begin his journey as a songwriter. Through the love and support of his family, Dhruv has seen himself grow leaps and bounds not just as a performer, but as a musician and songwriter as well. His songs speak of the innocence of being younger, and the excess baggage we all carry as adults.
Dhruv continues to evolve as songwriter and producer, which is especially showcased in the work he’s done for numerous independent and mainstream films in the Indian cinematic landscape. In 2019 alone, Dhruv has written and produced for two independent films, as well as worked with the likes of Vishal Bharadwaj for his film “Sonchiriya” and A.R. Rahman for the exclusive Netflix release “Blinded By the Light”. Over the last few years, Dhruv’s music and productions shall find a place in a few up and coming Video Game productions, most notably Pariah Interactive’s “1000 Deaths” and Single Effect Studio’s “Xochi’s Apothecary”.
In 2020, Dhruv released 7 brand new singles bringing much light and energy to a pandemic filled year. Later in the year, a Bollywood debut for Dhruv’s music made it’s way to Bejoy Nambiar’s “Taish”, with his song “The Mountain King.” These songs came together to form Dhruv’s 3rd and latest Album “The Book of I”, an entirely self produced record, which managed to cross 1,000,000 streams within a month of its release. The music from this album allowed for him to be an early inductee to Spotify’s Radar program, opening avenues for his music to be heard across the world.
And to top it off, thanks to the folks at Apple, one can now use Dhruv’s music to assemble “Memories” through the iOS photo app, on every portable iOS device, in the world.
“His latest album, The Lost Cause is an Independent effort, released on the 19th of April 2018, is rich in the colours of the world, often shifting between traditional folk music, rhythmic pop and tribal-based work of his home country of India. It’s earthy, accessible and dazzling” – Jason Scott.
“Everything Dhruv writes hits you straight in the feels, and ‘Wild’ is no exception. Absolutely brilliant.” – RandySlaugh (Composer, Arranger and Producer)
“Dhruv Visvanath’s ‘The Lost Cause’ is a true coming-of-age spiritual and emotional journey, a powerfully immersive acoustic folk-pop experience you won’t forget” – Atwood Magazine
“Dhruv plays guitar in a way I had only seen very few people play before. Plus, he is a songwriter and a singer, which always works for me. He has a unique voice, and a style that is all his. Also, you need to hear all 14 songs on Orion to really understand his thought process and story-telling! I love that in an artist.” – Vishal Dadlani
“Dhruv Visvanath’s story is an inspiring one… and you can feel and hear it in his music. His new song ‘Wild’ is an inspiring ballad that’ll leave you quite… speechless. It’s absolutely incredible. A world fueled by gentle, melodic guitars and moved by a vocal style that’ll send chills up and down your spine” – Gemsandsecrets
The Lost Cause is not just Visvanath at his diverse best , but it’s also growth at its finest. Whether you’re in a small room or at an open-air festival, this one’s going to hit just as hard – RollingStone

Electric Percussions Orchestra
2022-12-18 19:00 - 20:00 | Gandhi Ground, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313001, India
Life sometimes brings its own surprises. At a Raja Yoga workshop in 2018, I gave the album “Traces of Life” to a friend who is the director of the live music programme in the Danish school network. He liked our work and put us in touch with his Indian friend Rishab Prasanna who also liked our music. Rishab Prasanna is a very well known Bansuri flautist in India. Living in France, he is used to collaborating with other musical forms.
We corresponded and an idea for a new piece was born. Until now, EPO was essentially oriented towards rhythms from Africa and its diaspora (Brazilian, Cuban, Venezuelan, West Indian music…) through the use of percussion. Nevertheless, the desire to meet other sound worlds was already there. It seemed natural to us to encounter a thousand-year-old music such as traditional Indian music with its complex rhythmic characteristics (odd rhythms, long cycles…) as other artists we listen to had done before us (Charlie Mariano, Shakti, and more recently Zakir Hussain and Dave Holland…).
So the question was to design a playground between these two worlds. A world where these two approaches to improvisation could meet, complement each other, confront each other and collide to build a sort of “third way”. But we still had to invent a framework, a setting for this creation.
It was then that the theme of the journey imposed itself, whether it be geographical or interior, personal or musical. The idea of a journey, of passage, but also of meeting oneself and the other. The Self within the other and the other within the Self.
This quartet will play new compositions based on this project and its instrumentation.
To be a little more explicit, “The Great Journey” is intended as a musical creation, an allegory of the soul’s journey from its human state to its “supracosmic” state. It is, of course, an imaginary work, as we do not claim to know all the states that we will describe below, but which refer to the writings of Raja Yoga. All the pieces in the programme are all new compositions, and here is what they refer to
The call: the inner voice manifests itself and tries to be heard, by Man
The awakening (7 beats): The little voice inside has been heard, now we have to find a path to start the journey
The 13 points (13 beat): Man, to complete his evolution (revolution?), must pass from point 1 to point 13. These points are like energy nodes, Chakras.
The 5 circles of Maya (Illusion) (5 beat): correspond to the first five points, i.e. the heart region (Pin Pradesh)
The Liberation is in the Hindu (but also Buddhist) tradition the end of the cycle of reincarnations
The 11 circles of the ego (11 beat), correspond to the points located from 6 to 12, they belong to the region of the Bramanda Mandal (cosmic), for the first and to the Supra Bramanda Mandal (supracosmic region for the last)
The 7 rings of splendour (7 beat) correspond to point 13 and are also called Central Region
All this will serve as basic material to explore the complex rhythms of India, some specific “modes” and above all will be the starting point for our collective exchanges and improvisations.

Naveen Koomar ft. Vedang
2022-12-18 18:30 - 19:30 | Gandhi Ground, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313001, India
About Naveen Koomar-
Naveen is a Rap Artist/ Poet from New Delhi, India trying to pen down his observations and weave it through his music. His rhymes are a reflection of his love for lyricism in Hip Hop, and how music is not restricted to just one single genre. A sprinkle of classical in a rap song is his vibe. He is a New York Festivals award winner and his work has been featured with Discovery Channel, The Independent, UK; Rolling Stone India, The Quint, Al Jazeera, DW News etc to name a few. With a showcase at the Berklee College of Music alongside Berklee Indian Ensemble.
About Vedang-
Vedang is a music producer and a singer-songwriter from Pune, India. He mostly produces hip-hop/rap music with lofi being the favourite sub genre. Through working with the likes of the Siege, Yashraj, Angry Prash, Shreyas, Udbhav and many more, he has developed a primitive sound and is now looking to explore in the pop region as well. Sampling Indian instruments being the focus of his sound, he has worked in the bollyboombap sub-genre heavily.

Rafiq Khan, Yasin Khan, Shakir Khan & Aslam Khan
2022-12-18 18:00 - 19:00 | Gandhi Ground, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313001, India

Aabha Hanjura
2022-12-18 15:00 - 16:00 | Fateh Sagar Paal, Fateh Sagar Lake, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313001, India
Aabha Hanjura is the founder and vivacious lead singer of the eclectic folk-pop band Sufistication. An award winning singer, live performer, composer, and songwriter, she has established herself as a unique independent musician since starting off in 2005. She is a pioneer in reinventing the rare and unique accents of long lost Kashmiri folk sounds and instruments. Her latest single, Hukus Bukus, a viral sensation, went on to garner more than a million organic views on YouTube, reaching a global audience and not just her core fans in J&K and the rest of India. Aabha recently successfully concluded a historic mega concert in Kashmir, that was attended in large numbers by both her fans and the crème de la crème of the valley’s society.

Sanjeeta Bhattacharya
2022-12-18 14:30 - 15:30 | Fateh Sagar Paal, Fateh Sagar Lake, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313001, India
Sanjeeta Bhattacharya, is a singer-songwriter and actor.
She debuted on the Netflix series “Feels Like Ishq” and is seen in advertisements for brands
such as Bumble India, Samsung, Instagram and Dream 11 among others. She is also in
BBC Studio’s The Broken News and will be seen next in Sabbir Khan’s feature film, Adbhut.
She will make her theatrical debut in June 2023.
A graduate of Berklee College of Music, she has been a part of music festivals across India
and performed alongside Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. Her song, “Everything’s Fine?” put her
on Spotify’s global emerging artist program, RADAR in July 2020. Her music video for
“Khoya Sa” was named amongst Rolling Stones “Best Music Videos of 2021” and
“Watercolour” received recognition and appreciation from the maestro, Mr. A.R Rahman.
Sanjeeta’s latest, “UDDCHALEIN” is a collaboration with producer and singer-songwriter
Aman Sagar and rap duo Full Power

Anoushka Maskey
2022-12-18 14:00 - 15:00 | Fateh Sagar Paal, Fateh Sagar Lake, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313001, India
Anoushka Maskey is a singer-songwriter, based in Sikkim/Mumbai, India. With roots set in folk music and a fondness for storytelling, she identifies as a lyrics-first musician.

She launched her career in 2020 with the release of two back to back EP’s – Things I Saw in a Dream (August 2020) and C.E.A.S.E (September 2020) followed by singles September Embers (December 2020) & Empire of Fear (April 2021). Her music has performed fairly well across both streaming platforms and YouTube, having crossed 100K+ streams organically across Spotify and Apple music, and 100K + views on YouTube channel – all within a few months of her first release. Her EP C.E.A.S.E was also ranked #3 on the ’10 Best EPs of 2020′ list by Rolling Stone India. In September 2020, she won a PAN India “Singer-Songwriter contest” organised by OKListen and Compass Box Studio, which led to the recording and release of “Empire of Fear.”

Anoushka has been featured in several leading media outlets including Rolling Stone India, Score Magazine, Homegrown, The Indian Express , GQ, Mid day, amongst several others. Her sound, as well as songwriting, connotes a warm; almost nostalgic feel. She aims to continue making honest music and creating from the heart.

Srijani Ghose
2022-12-18 10:00 - 11:00 | Manji Ka Ghat (Ambrai Ghat), Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313001, India
Srijani is one of the most well-known and talented Indian singers in Australia. She has released multiple albums in Bengali and recently released her Ghazal Single Reflection with Hungama Music which has got a lot of appreciation from the music industry and audiences.
She has taken Hindustani classical vocal training from Guru Imam Ghulam of Allahabad (Prayag Gharana), lessons in bhajan and thumri from Esha Bondopadhyay (Kolkata) of Luckhnow Gharana, training in light vocals from DebasisBannerjee in Kolkata and is currently taking vocal training under Shri Gautam Ghosal and Pt ParthasarathiDesikan (Patiyala Gharana) in pure classical. Srijani is a reputed music guru in Sydney. She has performed at various venues across India & Australia, with over 100 concerts to her credit.

Amrit Ramnath: Live
2022-12-18 09:00 - 10:00 | Manji Ka Ghat (Ambrai Ghat), Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313001, India
Amrit Ramnath is a young musician who is steeped in both western and Indian classical traditions of Music. In his formative years, he underwent rigorous training in western classical piano and violin. His introduction to Carnatic classical vocal music was inevitable, having been born into a family of music virtuosos, and being the son and disciple of celebrated vocalist Padmashri Bombay Jayashri Ramnath. He has also undergone Carnatic classical violin training under the violin legend, Shri. Lalgudi G Jayaraman.
Thus, Amrit’s strength lies in his deep roots in both traditions, along with various other influences that he has amassed over the years, be it dabbling with different instruments or other global musical styles, that have influenced his unique sense of aesthetics. Apart from this, Amrit is also a trained and professional artist, having experience both on the canvas as well as in graphic designing. This has enabled him to bring a strong creative direction to all of his productions, adding a layer of visual character and appeal. He carries these myriad influences as he journeys towards carving a niche for himself in the independent music scene in India.
As a vocalist, he has performed in The Esplanade Singapore, Lincoln Centre New York, the University of Hong Kong, different venues at the annual December music festival in Chennai, and venues in Delhi and Mumbai, to name a few.
As a producer and composer, Amrit has worked on several prestigious projects including conceiving and composing an anthem celebrating Earth Day for Earth Day Network in 2020, called Dharti Ma. This was an expansive project involving collaborations with a diverse collection of artists across the country, including the likes of Shankar Mahadevan, Kaushiki Chakraborty, Mahesh Kale, and Hans Raj Hans, among others.
In 2021, Amrit produced, composed, and arranged an album titled ‘Moon Child’, a collection of lullabies in seven Indian languages, rendered by Bombay Jayashri Ramnath.
His recent multilingual EP “Jago” is a true expression of his diverse musical and cultural roots. It is currently an ongoing, live tour in India which is being received with great adulation across the board

Habla De Mí En Presente
2022-12-17 20:00 - 21:30 | Gandhi Ground, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313001, India

The Raghu Dixit Project
2022-12-17 19:30 - 20:30 | Gandhi Ground, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313001, India
A unique, energetic, musical experience, ‘The Raghu Dixit Project‘ is one of the most sought after bands in India at the moment. Having played across the length and breadth of the country, the band now features prominently and quite regularly on some of the biggest music festivals around the world.
“The Raghu Dixit Project has a modern, global sound and that is rooted and true to India’s rich cultural heritage”
Raghu Dixit, and The Raghu Dixit Project, are best known for taking ancient Kannada poetry, and presenting it around the world with a contemporary, global sound. From their colourful lungis, a take on their cultural heritage, to their rooted and earthy sound, they have become a stellar example of modern India.
Raghu’s music truly transcends age and genre, having played concerts with over 100,000 people in Karnataka, being featured on some of the biggest music based shows in the world including BBC’s “Later .. with Jools Holland”, and festivals like Glastonbury.
Over the last 5 years, the band has been a regular feature at venues around the world, most notably their last International tour that spanned 6 countries and over 30 venues of the likes of the Sydney Opera House.
In India, The Raghu Dixit Project performs at music festivals, music venues, corporate shows, college festivals and private events.

Blessing Bled Chimanga & Dreams
2022-12-17 19:00 - 20:00 | Gandhi Ground, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313001, India
The 6-piece Dreams Band of Zimbabwe’s shooting star BLESSING BLED
CHIMANGA (marimba, percussion and vocals) started as a trio and has grown
to become a full band that has toured world wide for 7 years. Their music style
is marked by a unique and pure African sound created out of Blessing
Chimanga’s virtuos marimba playing, charismatic lead vocals and high energy
perfomance.
The celebrate Africa Tour Band is a marked by the creative sounds of the
marimba and mbira which are the 2 Zimbabwean traditional instruments. On
mbira and backing vocals is Ratidzo Mayenzanise, while talented female bass
player Zviko Matimba is holding the groove down with strong drum rhthyms
from Tapiwa Chishiri and on african shakers and vocals is Mutsawashe
Tevedzai with deep harmonise from Caleb Chikomwe on keyboards and
organs.
The main attraction of the show is the high african energy and joy that they
bring live on stage, which makes people dance and have a memorable time.
Another golden attraction of this performance is the use of the traditional
instruments from Zimbabwe including a full set of 3 marimbas on stage
fussed into the music. The lyrics of their music is in both English and shona
the native language of Zimbabwe.
After a successful India tour in August 2022 the band is coming back with a
fresh sound, fresh look, fresh music as part of their new show titled
#CELEBRATEAFRICA
So far the band has toured in India, USA, Argentina, Brazil, Thailand, Indonesia,
South Africa, Zambia and many more.

SENZA
2022-12-17 18:30 - 19:30 | Gandhi Ground, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313001, India
With their first album (awarded album Antena 1), they performed on over 200 stages in India, USA, China, Timor, Brazil, Mexico, Panama, Algeria, and a few dozen in Europe and Africa. Musicians and travelers compose songs inspired by their travels around the world. In their shows, they attract the public to come and enjoy their music at remote places where they have been, such as India, China, Zimbabwe, Vietnam, Mongolia, Timor and dozens of others, making the public travel with the travel stories that they tell in their songs .
But it’s not just the sounds and travel stories that shape a SENZA concert. Inside and outside the songs, reflections on the world and on emerging issues of society are brought to light. Sustainability, equality, inclusion and social justice are addressed in a comprehensive language, wrapped in a positive sound texture: a unique, warm, evocative sound, with colorful instrumentation, full of identity. On live performances, SENZA is always sharing an innovative dialogue with the audience, with exotic brushstrokes and danceable rhythms.
After partnerships with musicians such as Rão Kyao and Júlio Pereira, the participation of the artist Carlão, marks the first single of the latest work by SENZA, released in August 2022. Musicians and travelers, are enthusiastic sound explorers of the expressions of Lusophone and Portuguese Language around the world. The intersection of influences and sounds in their songs, illustrate the traveling experiences, the landscapes and the encounters that live in their wanderings.The experience and maturity reflected in the international career and in the distinctive sonority of the band, whose compositions reveal a markedly Portuguese identity and yet imbued with exoticism and cultural transversality, justify that their work come with the partnership of artists such as Rão Kyao, Júlio Pereira and Carlão.
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Sardar Khan, Bhawru Khan, Sadik Khan, Idu Khan, Habib Khan & Sikandar Khan
2022-12-17 18:00 - 18:30 | Gandhi Ground, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313001, India

Katia Guerreiro
2022-12-17 15:00 - 16:00 | Fateh Sagar Paal, Fateh Sagar Lake, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313001, India
Katia Guerreiro was born on February 23rd, 1976, in South Africa, to Portuguese parents. Soon after her birth, her family returned to São Miguel Island, in the Azores. At age of 15, she learned to play a local type of instrument called “viola da terra” (a traditional instrument in the Azores) and began playing with a group called Rancho Folclórico de Santa Cecília. Years later she moved to Lisbon, where she attended medical school and graduated in 2000. During these academic years, she maintained, however, an intense connection to music: first as the lead singer of a rock band from the 60’s, Os Charruas, and later, through João Mário Veiga, in charismatic Fado gatherings and evenings in the capital.
And it was in 2000 that her musical career in fado began, when she performed at the concert in honour of Amália Rodrigues, at Lisbon’s Coliseu. At the time, both the critics and the public surrendered to her interpretation of “Amor de Mel, Amor de Fel” and “Barco Negro”, being considered the best performance of the night.

Kamakshi Khanna
2022-12-17 14:00 - 15:00 | Fateh Sagar Paal, Fateh Sagar Lake, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313001, India
Kamakshi Khanna is a Delhi-based singer/songwriter whose music draws inspiration fromdiverse influences ranging from RnB and Soul to Pop and Indie Folk. Her journey is one ofconscious reinvention as she continues to embrace new styles, and experiment with her sonicidentity. An overthinker and daydreamer, most of Kamakshi’s ideas come from sudden spurts ofintrospection inspired by her lived experiences and her tendency to attach emotional depth tothe mundane. For a lot of her listeners, her music embodies strength in vulnerability and hersongs are earworms for solitude and reflection. Having established herself in the Indie musicscene with numerous live performances across the country and collaborations, in 2020Kamakshi released her first Hindi single, ‘Qareeb’, a song about a girl who grows and learns tolove herself. Qareeb received widespread critical acclaim with over 1.8M views on YouTube and1M+ audio streams across platforms. The song also won Rolling Stone India’s ‘Song Of TheYear’ award in the second edition of ‘The Indies’.In 2021, Kamakshi released her single Duur, a collaboration with composer and producer,Kabeer Kathpalia a.k.a OAFF. The song captures the struggles of a surface level existence andpersonifies the feeling of detachment from the world both inside and out. The indie hit recentlyalso got placed on the soundtrack of Madhuri Dixit’s much awaited digital debut, ‘The FameGame’ on Netflix India. Her other notable stints in the OTT/film world include ‘Chhan Chhan’, asoundtrack in collaboration with composer duo Parekh & Singh part of the Zee 5 series, KaunBanega Shikharwati starring Naseerudin Shah, Soha Ali Khan & Lara Dutta and ‘Tere Jaisa’, acollaboration with Vaibhav Bundoo heard in the Netflix Series, Kota Factory. She also hascomposed and recorded a track for the upcoming Amazon Prime Series, Modern Love: Mumbai.Apart from her major releases, Kamakshi also runs a unique series on Instagram & Youtubecalled Green Room Sessions, where she shares the most initial, and stripped down versions ofher unreleased music. The series has gone on to receive a lot of love from her fans with 300K+views across all platforms.Her noteworthy performances include major festivals (NH7 Weekender & Vh1 Supersonic) aswell as intimate concerts (House Concerts, Sofar Sounds). In 2018, she performed a solo UStour across cities like New York, LA and Austin. She also appeared on Season 1 of India’s firstEnglish singing reality TV show, The Stage, and finished as one of the top 6 contestants
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Bruno Loi and Jonathan Della Marianna
2022-12-17 10:00 - 11:00 | Manji Ka Ghat (Ambrai Ghat), Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313001, India
Bruno Loi is one of the most popular and well-known launeddas players in Sardinia. Launeddas is a typical wind instrument of the Sardinian tradition.

He started learning Launeddas at the age of 17 and got training under Dionigi Burranca native of Samatzai.
The research led him to the artisanal construction of various musical instruments of the Sardinian folk tradition: sulittus, trunfas, percussions, alternating live performance with teaching at the Escalaplano traditional music school.

He is one of the founding members of the Symponia Cultural Association, which carries out musical activities linked to the Sardinian tradition, promoting and organizing show-musical and cultural events, dance courses and Sardinian music, together with the musicians Andrea Puddu and Enrico Picchiri.
In 2016 his first recording work, Brinca , was born , produced together with the musician Paride Peddio.

Nandini Shankar
2022-12-17 09:00 - 10:00 | Manji Ka Ghat (Ambrai Ghat), Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313001, India
Nandini Shankar is one of the most promising & upcoming faces in the world of Indian violin. Known for her ability to make the violin sing, she inherits the legacy of the Gayaki Ang (singing style) on the violin) from her gurus, her illustrious grandmother PadmabhushanDr. N. Rajam and her mother, the highly accomplished visionary Dr. Sangeeta Shankar. Nandini began her training in violin at the age of 3, and gave her first ever public performance as a young 8-year old. Her first solo performance was at the age of 13, and ever since then, she has been an avid performer – frequenting Indian Classical Music festivals all over the world. Her progress has been astonishing and she has reached a high level of proficiency on the violin.
She has toured over 15 countries for concerts, and has also performed at the prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York. She is a part of 2 bands – ‘Sakhi’, an initiative by the singing queen of Indian Classical Music, Kaushiki Chakraborty, and ‘inStrings’, an Indian fusion band formed by Dr. Sangeeta Shankar. Currently she also teaches Indian Music & Composition at Whistling Woods International, a premier film institute in Mumbai. Academically, she is a qualified Chartered Accountant and holds anM.A. in Music from SNDT University.
Nandini has received appreciation for her fusion experiments. She has 4 singles and an album to her credit. She also records for ads & films. She endorses Thomastik-Infeld Vienna violin strings & Ted Brewer violins. She also received ‘Jashn-e-Youngistan’ at the hands of the Vice President of India in the year 2018.

Papon Live
2022-12-16 20:00 - 21:30 | Gandhi Ground, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313001, India
Angaraag Mahanta, popularly known as Papon, is a singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, record
producer and a live performer. He is blessed with a voice that is smooth and soulful at the same time.
His innovative experiments are rich with ambient electronica, acoustic folk, electro ghazals to classical
sounds.
In Bollywood, Papon’s rise to fame has been with songs as ‘Moh Moh Ke Dhage’ from Dum Laga Ke
Haisha, ‘Kyon’ from Barfi ,‘Jiyein Kyun’ from Dum Maro Dum, ‘Humnava’ from Hamari Aduri Kahani,
‘Labon Ka Karobar’ from Befikre etc. Papon has also sang in movies as Sanju, Raid, Karwaan, Sui
Dhaaga.
Papon is one of the pioneers of Indian non-film music. He has been part of all the 4 seasons of Coke
Studio India and also produced two full episodes of MTV Unplugged.
Papon was awarded as the Best Male Playback Singer at Star Screen Awards, Mirchi Music Awards,
TOIFA, GIMA, IIFA-Madrid.
Papon along with his band has been performing live on almost all major Indian Music Festivals,
various college festivals, numberous corporate events & private events in India, USA, Europe, Middle
East etc.

Abakorao
2022-12-16 19:30 - 20:30 | Gandhi Ground, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313001, India
Abakorao is a Latin Band comes from from various countries of Latin America consisting of 9 members from different places around the world.
This young band directed by Santiago Ramírez from Colombia, has participated in several fairs and festivals such as Suraj Kund Mela, EULAT 4 CULTURE and has been part of diverse National and Independence days for many European and Latin American countries.
Abakorao is recognised for its unique sound, characterised by Caribbean vibes and the fusion of pop and rock with the tropical styles like salsa, merengue, bachata, caribe son, Reggaeton, cumbia, among others.

Parvaaz
2022-12-16 19:00 - 20:00 | Gandhi Ground, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313001, India
Parvaaz is a contemporary Indian music band whose sound can best be described as a blend of programme/psychedelic rock with elements of folk and world music. They have been a hot favorite in the independent music community for a few years now and have a rather grand almost cult-like on ground following. They were on the cover of Rolling Stone India for May, (2018) with the magazine calling them “India’s Most Exciting Band”. They also won the Toto Music award (2015) and the Judges Choice for “Best Rock Artist” at the Radio City Freedom Awards (2017)
The band underwent a lineup change in 2021 and embarked upon a multi-city tour called “The Full Circle Tour”. They played to huge audiences across multiple venues during the said tour. They are currently working on their new single which is slated to release in September 2022.
Parvaaz are known for their energetic live gigs and a unique sound which has often been described as one which transcends musical genres.
The band has so far released an EP titled “Behosh” in 2012 and the critically acclaimed album titled “Baran” in 2014 and their second full length studio album “Kun” in 2019. Since then they have been touring extensively in India and internationally.

Jasleen Aulakh
2022-12-16 18:30 - 19:30 | Gandhi Ground, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313001, India
With Polly Saghera as the lyricist, Jasleen Aulakhʼs music is best defined as a collaboration between a mother and daughter who inspire each other with a goal to make meaningful music without sermonising.
Predominantly inspired by folk music and some Sufi influences but not restricted by any particular genre , through their music they draw attention to all aspects of the fabric of life — its joys as well as its problems.
Their project aims to popularise folk music which seems to have been given a back seat in modern times.
In order to make the philosophy of the great Sufi poets more relatable for all, Polly and Jasleen add to the words of these poets, their own compositions and Pollyʼs lyrics.

Yaar Mohammad Langa and group
2022-12-16 18:00 - 19:00 | Gandhi Ground, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313001, India
