KalaFestival 2025
Get ready for soul-stirring performances and timeless melodies across the UK.
About Events
Echoes of Tradition: Indian Slide Guitar, Tabla & Instrumental Duet
Indian Slide Guitar performance, followed by Tabla titans Pundit Sanju Sahai & Ustad Akram Khan in a once-in-a-lifetime London duet.
📅 12 Sept 2025
🎙️ Live Performance
📍 The Bhavan, London
Reading Raga Resonance: Slide Guitar, Piano & Tabla Solo Splendour
Piano & Indian slide guitar exploring timeless ragas, anchored by tabla — a Reading celebration of Indian classical music, part of KalaFestival.
📅 14 Sept 2025
🎙️ Live Performance
📍 The Great Hall, University of Reading
East meet West: Pianist Raymond Yiu × Deepak Shah with Tabla & Slide Guitar
Award-winning pianists Raymond Yiu & Deepak Shah unite East and West, joined by other maestros — Ustad Akram Khan and Pt. Debasis Chakroborty.
📅 17 Sept 2025
🎙️ Live Performance
📍 Hoxton Hall
Norwich Ragas: Piano & Slide Guitar Unbound
Piano & Indian slide guitar exploring timeless ragas, anchored by tabla — a Norwich celebration of Indian classical music, part of KalaFestival.
📅 19 Sept 2025
🎙️ Live Performance
📍 The Assembly House, Norwich
Discover the Magic of Indian Raagas on Piano
Discover the art of Raaga Piano with Deepak Shah. A Western instrument with an Indian soul — experience a musical journey through timeless ragas and improvisation.
📅 21 Sept 2025
🎙️ Live Workshop
📍 Fuchs House Music Room, Cambridge
Yoga Flow & Dhrupad Sound Immersion Workshop
Activate inner peace, release tension, and restore your mind through sound and movement. Join us for a transformative three-hour session designed to reconnect you with yourself.
📅 21 Sept 2025
🎙️ Live Workshop
📍 Lee Seng Tee Hall, Cambridge
Eternal Echoes: From Ancient Voice to Modern Strings in Cambridge
Dhrupad’s timeless ragas meet the Trinity Trio in Cambridge — a transcendent evening of voice, piano, Indian slide guitar, and tabla.
📅 21 Sept 2025
🎙️ Live Performance
📍 Lee Seng Tee Hall, Cambridge
The Art of Classical Slide Guitar – A Workshop by Pt. Debasis Chakraborty
Join renowned slide guitarist Pt. Debasis Chakraborty for an exclusive workshop on Indian classical guitar and ragas, in the tradition of Pt. Brij Bhushan Kabra.
📅 24 Sept 2025
🎙️ Live Workshop
📍 The Bhavan, London
Tabla Tales: Unveiling the Secrets of Rhythm with Ustad Akram Khan
Master the versatile art of tabla in this intensive workshop with one of the instrument’s most celebrated exponents.
📅 25 Sept 2025
🎙️ Live Workshop
📍 The Bhavan, London
Yoga and Sound Session
Experience soulful silence — yoga and Dhrupad for deep relaxation. A time of peace and regeneration through the healing power of mind, body, and soul.
📅 27 Sept 2025
🎙️ Live Performance
📍 Dartington Hall, Totnes
Dartington Ragas Festival: Strings, Voices & Rhythms
A celebration of Indian classical music and dance at Dartington Trust — Kathak, Dhrupad, sitar, slide guitar, sarangi, and powerhouse tabla.
📅 27 Sept 2025
🎙️ Live Performance
📍 Dartington Hall, Totnes
