Sunanda Sharma & Ustad Shahbaz Hussain

Delhi gharana tabla meets Banaras khayal: two distinct Hindustani traditions in one evening. A double bill pairing two forms that sit at opposite poles of Hindustani music. The first half is pure percussion: Ustad Shahbaz Hussain, rooted in a Punjabi musical lineage, performs a tabla solo with the instrument as lead voice. Farooque Latif Khan’s sarangi provides the melodic thread that anchors the rhythmic exploration. The second half shifts to voice. Sunanda Sharma sings khayal steeped in the Banaras gharana tradition, learned from the legendary Girija Devi. Her music carries the folk inflections and emotional directness of Himachal’s village storytelling, given shape through rigorous classical technique. Ajay Joglekar, Farooque Latif Khan, and Rupak Bhattacharjee form the ensemble.