A special Canadian appearance for the UK's leading sitar player.
Roopa has been invited to perform at the Raag Darbar Festival in Calgary this year.The festival, now in its second year, celebrates Sikh Classical music through performance, and is presented by the Sarb Akal Music Society of Calgary.
Roopa Panesar remains firmly rooted in the Hindustani classical tradition while bringing a distinctive and expressive style to sitar performance. Born in Leicester, she is widely regarded as one of the finest sitar players to emerge from the British Indian classical music scene.
She is a disciple of the renowned educationist and leading UK musician Ustad Dharambir Singh Ji MBE, himself a disciple of the late Ustad Vilayat Khan.
Roopa began her training at the age of seven under her Guru and continues that journey to this day. She has also received guidance from Pandit Arvind Parikh Ji, the senior-most disciple of the late Ustad Vilayat Khan. Her musical vision has been further enriched through the inspiration and guidance of distinguished visiting musicians including Ustad Shahid Parvez, Pandit Buddhaditya Mukherjee, and Ustad Bahauddin Dagar.