Ahead of our USA tour with Roopa Panesar in September, we thought we would share a selection of her wonderful performances for you to enjoy!

Raag Kausi-Kanada | Roopa Panesar | Music of India

Ragas are time-specific, they correspond to the morning, the afternoon or the evening. In this raga, “Raag Kausi-Kanada” the mood is of late night. Sophisticated and mesmerising, this raga is said to evoke deep emotions.

Aurat – Roopa Panesar Sitar Concert – Raag Bageshree

The Raag Bageshree holds a late night mood and is believed to depict a woman waiting reunion with her lover. Legend has it that this Raag was first sung by Mian Tansen, a prominent court singer for the Mughal Emperor Akbar in the 16^th century.

Amazing Sitar by Roopa Panesar | Raga Puriya Jhalla | Music of India

The ideal time for the Raga Puriya is at Sunset. In this recording Roopa performs Jhalla in Raga Puriya during the Darbar Festival 2011, Kings Place, London.

Roopa Panesar: Bhairavi Dhun

This performance was filmed in Budapest. Roopa Panesar is accompanied by Bhupinder Chaggar on tabla. Did you know that in Western musical terms, Raag Bhairavi employs the notes of the Phyrgian mode, one of the traditional European church modes?

Roopa Panesar with Bhupinder Singh | St George’s Bristol

Finally, Roopa Panesar and Bhupinder Singh’s excellent performance at St George’s Bristol in 2016 gave the audience an uplifting sample of Indian music.

Roopa Panesar will tour the USA with percussionist Pirashanna Thevaraja and tabla player Nitin Mitta from 7 – 17 September 2017, on a tour produced and managed by Asian Arts Agency. For details, visit the event page.