Discover Bandish in Mumbai

Mumbai is hosting a three-day showcase of Indian composers.

 An upcoming classical music festival gives people who have taken cheap flights to Mumbai the chance to explore a host of major names in the country’s canon.

Running from July 7th to 9th at the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA), the show features the subtitle ‘A Festival of Legendary Indian Composers’.

Speaking to the Indian Express, NCPA programming head of music Dr Suvarnalata Rao pointed out that it is not just foreigners who are ignorant of the nation’s talent in this area, but local people too.

“Bandish, which started last year, is part of our ongoing effort to acquaint people with these works. Our programme runs the whole gamut of Indian classical music,” he told the news provider.

On the opening day, the songs of Ghulam Husnain Khan (Raja Miyan) and Rashid Khan will be showcased, while the second and third days will be devoted to Shubha Mudgal, Anup Jalota, Ashwini Bhide Deshpande and Vasundhara Komkali.

Tickets are available online.

Written by Erin Marshall