Concerts
UPCOMING Events
August 10 (Saturday), 2019
Morning Carrboro Raga Revival
10am-2pm at The Flowjo
The FlowJo
100b Brewer Lane
Carrboro NC
Sejal Vaidya- vocal
Daniel Chambo- bansuri
Viswas Chitnis -sitar
Ajay Dholakia-tabla
Swetapadma oddissi dance group
September 14 (Saturday), 2019, 7 PM
Location TBD
Dhaval Parikh- bansuri
Ajay Dholakia - tabla
Natyarpana School of Dance
October 12 (Saturday), 2019, 7 PM
Cirque de Vol
300 W Hargett St
Raleigh NC
Ajay Dholakia-tabla solo
Nihar Paranjpe-tabla solo
November 9 (Saturday), 2019, 7 PM
Cirque de Vol
300 W Hargett St
Raleigh NC
Sumana Ramayanam-sitar
Mytreyi Shastry Aravind- Carnatic Vocal
December 14 (Saturday), 2019, 7 PM
Cirque de Vol
300 W Hargett St
Raleigh NC
Laasya School of Dance
PAST events
July 13 (Saturday), 2019, 7 PM
Cirque de Vol
300 W Hargett St
Raleigh NC
Indira Charvu- Hindustani Vocal
Sanjana Sarkar- Carnatic instrumental
Adjith and Gouri Kallambella- Hindustani vocal duet
June 8 (Saturday), 2019, 7 PM
Cirque de Vol
300 W Hargett St
Raleigh NCDaniel Chambo- bansuri
Gargi Sarkar-vocal
Daniel Chambo- bansuri
Ajay Dholakia -tabla
Allison Dennis -Kirtan vocal
May 11 (Saturday), 2019, 7 PM
Cirque de Vol
300 W Hargett St
Raleigh NC
Nikos Chremos- bansuri
Smitha Prasad - Carnatic vocal
April 13 (Saturday), 2019, 7 PM
Cirque de Vol
300 W Hargett St
Raleigh NC
Sejal Vaidya - vocal
Ajay Dholakia - tabla
Vyjayanti Jandhyala and her students - veena
March 9 (Saturday), 2019, 7 PM
Cirque de Vol
300 W Hargett St
Raleigh NC
Viswas Chitnis - sitar
Madhumita Saha - vocal
Gautam Saha - tabla
Leela School of Dance - Bharata Natyam Dance
February 9 (Saturday), 2019, 7 PM
Cirque de Vol
300 W Hargett St
Raleigh NC
Purvi Patel - sitar
Aarti Dixit - vocal
Ajay Dholakia - tabla
January 12 (Saturday), 2019, 7 PM
Cirque de Vol
300 W Hargett St
Raleigh NC
Moumita Chakraborty-vocal
Shekhar Pendalwar-tabla
Dhaval Parikh -bansuri
December 8 (Saturday), 7 PM
Cirque de Vol
300 W Hargett st
Raleigh NC
“An Evening of South Indian Music and Dance” featuring
Smitha Prasad -vocal
Sudhindra Rao-mridangam
Nalini Ravikumar-veena
Laasya School of Dance and Music
November 10 (Saturday)
The FlowJo
100b Brewer Lane
Carrboro NC
Viswas Chitnis - sitar
Daniel Chambo - bansuri
Ajay Dholakia - tabla
October 13 (Saturday)
Cirque de Vol
300 W Hargett st
Raleigh NC
Rohan Misra-sarangi
Daisy Paradis-sitar
Tala Presentation featuring local artists
Leela School of Dance
September 8 (Saturday)
The FlowJo
100b Brewer Lane
Carrboro NC
Hindustani Vocal Showcase
featuring Aarti Dixit,
Madhumita Saha Sen ,
Sejal Vaidya,
Moumita Chakraborty,
Sandeep Hattangady,
Gautam Saha,
Gouri Dutta,
and Ajay Dholakia
August 11 (Saturday)
Cirque de Vol
300 W Hargett st
Raleigh NC
7pm
Madhumita Misra and her students-Oddissi dance
Natyarpana School of Dance & Music-Bharathanatyam dance
Shiva Dance Center-Kathak dance
July 14 (Saturday)
The Flowjo
100b Brewer Lane
Carrboro NC
Daniel Chambo and Viswas Chitnis
Sitar and Bansuri duet
Manasmita Das and Gargi Sarkar-vocal duet
June 9 (Saturday)
Cirque de Vol
300 W Hargett st
Raleigh NC
7pm
featuring
Manasmita Das -vocal
Seema Vishwanath-dance
Michael Griska-sitar
May 19 (Saturday)
The Flowjo
100b Brewer Lane
Carrboro NC
7pm
NCRR presents
The concert for Assist Dogs:
A local non profit that trains service animals through positive reinforcement techniques
featuring
Radha Varadan-dance
Purvi Patel-sitar
Viswas Chitnis -esraj
Mike Babyak -mohan veena
Smitha Prasad-vocal
Aarti Dixit-vocal
Michael Griska-sitar
Ajay Dholakia-tabla
April 14 (SATURDAY)
Cirque de Vol
300 W Hargett st
Raleigh NC
7pm
Shabass Sounds- Instrumental
Hasita Oza and her troupe of dancers- Kathak Dance
Sejal Vaidya- Vocalist
March 10 (SATURDAY)
The Flowjo
100b Brewer Lane
Carrboro NC
7pm
Manasmita Das- Dhrupad Vocals
Ajay Dholakia- Tabla
Nikos Chremos- Bansuri
Suzanne Faulkner- Tamboura
FEB 10 (SATURDAY)
Cirque de Vol
300 W Hargett st
Raleigh NC
7pm
Madhumita Saha Sen - Vocal
Kriti Rakesh - Kathak
JAN 13 (SATURDAY)
The Flowjo
100b Brewer Lane
Carrboro NC
7pm
featuring
Mike Babyak - Mohan Veena
Ajay Dholakia - Tabla
DEC 9 (SATURDAY)
North Carolina Raga Revival proudly presents a night of Indian Classical Music and World Music collaborations. This is a fundraiser for the non profit Kidznotes.
https://www.facebook.com/events/230052104200307/?ti=icl
Kidznotes is a music for social change program based on the El Sistema model of youth orchestras, which started in Venezuela and has now spread worldwide.
Kidznotes engages students, pre-K through 12th grade, in an intense, fully integrated, out-of-school musical program that includes instrumental instruction, choir, music theory, general music, orchestra, and band.
The classes are taught by Teaching Artists (TAs), professional musicians, and music teachers who are committed to teaching young students. The program operates 10 hours per week, 40 weeks a year, and in a 3-4 week Summer Camp.
www.kidznotes.org
Cirque de Vol
300 W Hargett st
Raleigh NC
7-10pm
featuring
Smitha Prasad- vocal
Viswas Chitnis- sitar
Purvi Patel - sitar
Shekhar Pendalwar-Tabla
Gowri Srinivas-Veena
Sriranga Rao -Mridangam
The Symmetrians
Nov 11, 2017
Raga Revival 30
The Flowjo
100b Brewer Lane
Carrboro NC
Featuring
Daniel Chambo- bansuri
Anagha Sudame- vocal
Anuj Kapadia- harmonium
Shekhar Pendalwar-tabla
Ajay Dholakia- tabla
October 14, 2017
29th Raga Revival
Cirque de Vol
300 W Hargett st
Raleigh NC
7-10pm
FEATURING:
Sitarist Viswas Chitnis accompanied by Shekhar Pendalwar on tabla.
Hindustani vocalist Sejal Vaidya accompanied by Ajay Dholakia on tabla.
Gurukul Kathak Dance Academy featuring Hasita Oza.
September 9th, 2017
The Flowjo
Carrboro, NC
Sitarist Purvi Patel
Kathak & Bharatanatyam Dancer Seema Vishwanath
Eastern Western Classical quartet Shabass Sounds.
August 12th, 2017
Cirque de Vol
Raleigh, NC
Vocalist Aditi Kharod
Vocalist Aarti Dixit accompanied by Dr Ajay Dholakia
Artists from AAKriti Kathak Academy featuring Guru Kriti Rakesh, Maitri Acharya, and Mallika Acharya
July 8th, 2017
The Flowjo
Carrboro, NC
Madhumita Sen Saha (Hindustani Vocal)
Gautam Saha (Tabla)
Rinku Bhattacharya (Kathak Dance)
March 11th, 2017
The Flowjo
Carrboro, NC
Sitar with Mohan Veena and Hindustani Vocal with Tabla accompaniment.
Sejal Vaidya, Mike Babyak, and Viswas Chitnis.
February 11th, 2017
The Flowjo
Carrboro, NC
Flautist Daniel Chambo and carnatic vocalist Sanjana Sundhar
January 14th, 2017
The Flowjo
Carrboro, NC
Nikos Chremos and Suzanne Faulkner / Bansuri offering with live tamboura accompaniment.
Sitar recital with Viswas Chitnis accompanied by Rahim Zalal on tabla.
December 17th, 2016
Cirque De Vol
Raleigh, NC
Sitarist Will Franke
November 19th, 2016
Cirque de Vol
Raleigh, NC
Viswas Chitnis on sitar
October 22nd, 2016
Cirque De Vol
Raleigh, NC
Mike Babyak performing Mohan Veena he
September 10th, 2016
Cirque de Vol
Raleigh, NC
Nagma Night: A Celebration of Tabla featuring Sandeep Hattangady, Ajay Dholakia and artists from Guru Krupa Music Academy
June 4th, 2016
Cirque De Vol
Raleigh, NC
Vocalist Sanjana Sundhar
Partha Bose and Nikhil Tikkekar performing Sitar and Tabla
April 23rd, 2016
Cirque De Vol
Raleigh, NC
Sitarist Will Franke
Vocalist Sejal Vaidya
February 6th, 2016
Ashtanga Yoga Club
Durham, NC
Sitarist Viswas Chitnis and Ajay Dholakia on tabla
November 21st, 2015
Cirque de Vol
Raleigh, NC
Sitarist Viswas Chitnis
November 6th, 2015
Wholistic Health Studio
Durham, NC
Hindustani vocalist Sejal Vaidya accompanied by Ajay Dholakia on tabla
October 17th, 2015
Cirque de Vol
Raleigh, NC
Our feature will be Michael Griska performing surbahar and sitar
October 9th, 2015
Wholistic Health Studio
Durham, NC
Vocalist Esha Bandyopadhyay accompanied by Nikhil Tikekar on tabla.
September 26th, 2015
Cirque de Vol
Raleigh, NC
Sitarist Will Franke and Ishwin Dembla on tabla.
September 4th , 2015
Wholistic Health Studio
Durham, NC
Daniel Chambo on bansuri flute
August 22nd, 2015
Cirque de Vol
Raleigh, NC
Viswas Chitnis (sitar) and Nitish Limaye (tabla) performing a morning Raga
August 7th, 2015
Wholistic Health Studio
Durham, NC
Ishwin Dembla and RahimZalal performing a tabla duet.
Viswas Chitnis will accompany on esraj.