Ustad Irshad Khan + Pandit Prasad Khaparde

Imdadkhani sitar and Rampur Sahaswan khayal: two lineages defined by melody and patience 

This double bill pairs two Hindustani musicians whose art centres on a shared quality: the slow, deliberate unfolding of a raga.

The first half belongs to Ustad Irshad Khan, a sitarist from the Imdadkhani gharana — a tradition known for making the sitar approximate the human voice. Khan’s playing is spacious and meditative, each phrase drawn out and allowed to dissolve before the next begins. Sanju Sahai provides tabla accompaniment with sensitivity and restraint. 

After the interval, Pandit Prasad Khaparde takes the stage with khayal vocals rooted in the Rampur Sahaswan gharana. A senior disciple of the late Ustad Rashid Khan, Khaparde carries both the technical discipline and the emotional warmth of that lineage. Harmonium (Joglekar), sarangi (Latif Khan), and tabla (Bhattacharjee) complete the ensemble. A concert for listeners who like to settle in and let the music come to them. 

FIRST HALF 

Irshad Khan – sitar

Sanju Sahai – tabla

Interval: 20 minutes

SECOND HALF 

Pandit Prasad Khaparde – Hindustani vocalist

Ajay Joglekar – harmonium

Farooque Latif Khan – sarangi

Rupak Bhattacharjee – tabla

Stage Times:
4.30pm Doors
5-7pm First half
Interval
7.30-9.30pm Second half