Darbar Festival
| Darbar Festival | |
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| Genre | Indian classical music |
| Dates | September |
| Location(s) | London |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Founders | Sandeep Singh Virdee |
| Website | www |
The Darbar Festival is an Indian classical music festival that takes place annually on a weekend in London. It brings together musicians from the north Indian Hindustani and south Indian Carnatic classical traditions.
The festival
The festival has renowned artists like Ronu Majumdar, Pandit Jasraj, Pandit Venkatesh Kumar, Pandit Ulhas Kasalkar, Kala Ramnath, Vidushi Prabha Atre, Aruna Sairam. Sudha Ragunathan, etc.
History
The Darbar Festival started in 2005 as a tribute to the energy, dedication and enthusiasm that Bhai Gurmit Singh Virdee (1937–2005) put into his Sikh faith and following his passions of photography, music and tabla. [1]
Previous Darbar Festivals
- 2006 Peepul Centre, Leicester |
- 2007 Phoenix, Leicester |
- 2008 Phoenix, Leicester |
- 2009 Southbank Centre, London |
- 2010 Kings Place, London |
- 2011 Kings Place, London
- 2012 Southbank centre, London
- 2013 Southbank centre, London
- 2014 Southbank centre, London
- 2015 Southbank centre, London
- 2016 Southbank centre, London
References
- ^ "Darbar Arts Culture Heritage Trust". Retrieved 11 February 2010.