533 Souls Festival | Roopa Panesar & Gurdain Rayatt | Raag Jogkauns

#indianmusic #sitar #raag Roopa Panesar’s rendition of this raga is shorn of any showmanship. In an honest and candid delivery, she loses herself in her music, the venue reverberating only with the sound of her sitar. Every other element feels inessential, except her music, which swells and envelopes the empty space like a beautiful fragrance that cannot be contained. Roopa Panesar has built a solid niche for herself with her neat, soulful presentations. Her interpretation of the instrumental (tantrakari) and gayaki ang (vocal style) has won her accolades. Her adherence to form and discipline and her expressiveness has won her deep respect worldwide as one of the finest sitar players of her generations. Accompanying her on the tabla is Gurdain Rayatt, an extraordinary talent from the UK. Coming from a family steeped in music, Rayatt’s years of solid training and sadhana (immersive practice) is evident in the ease and smoothness of his execution and the rich content of his music.