PRAAZ: “Harmony in Diversity”
with Indian Raaga-Jazz roots

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“PRAAZ : Harmony in Diversity” is a collective of various established musicians that have come together to play a unique blend of cross-cultural music. 

The music is conceptualised and written by Praaz (Praashekh Borkar) who is predominantly an Indian Classical Sarod player and features the Sarod and the Esarod (an instrument he invented) as the main lead instruments creating a strong connection to Indian Raagas. 

In the musical journey, listeners will get to experience multi-cultural sounds and instruments such as the Sarod, Esarod, Tabla, Didgeridoo, Keyboards, Drums, Daf, Darbouka, Thammattam (SriLankan folk drum), moorsing (jaw harp), and more all coming together in Harmony.

About the Presenter

Praashekh (Praaz) is an Indian Classical musician and has been performing on the Hindustani Classical Sarod for over 25 years. He started learning at the tender age of 4 from his father Pt.Shekhar Borkar, a famous traditional Sarod Guru. Praashekh is recognised amongst the top few Sarod exponents of the world of this current generation. He has been conferred with the title of ‘Surmani’, Sangeet Alankaar amongst various other awards and has performed at some of the major music venues globally such as Esplanade -Singapore, Landestheatre Linz -Austria, Barbican Centre -London, and more. He has worked with names such as A R Rahman and Shankar Mahadevan of Bollywood fame. He is the inventor of the Esarod (a combination of the Sarod and electric guitar) and will be showcasing it in this event. 

“PRAAZ : Harmony in Diversity” is a collective of various established musicians that have been brought together by Praashekh to play his original compositions which is a unique blend of cross-cultural music. 

DOORS OPEN 30 MINUTES BEFORE SHOWTIME

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