Saturday 5th April 2008 - 3:00pm
Audience with Bikram Ghosh and members of Sunev on creating cross cultural music
Darbar Festival
Phoenix Arts, Newarke Street, Leicester, LE1 5TE

Cross-cultural music has been around for generations. Today it is sometimes called fusion. Bikram Ghosh - a master of percussion with Tabla, Hand Sonic, Tamborine and more - talks about his own experiences of bringing different musical traditions on the same stage. Sunev featuring Bikram Ghosh on Tabla, Djamel Benyelles on Electronic Rai Violin, Jesse Bannister on Saxaphone and Pete Locket on Drumand Dharbuka. Sunev is a Chakardar creation.

Sunev is the harmonious synthesis of four great artistic traditions: Jazz, Indian, Western and Arabic. The music is compellingly beautiful and infinitely creative. Four great artists come together for this creative venture that weaves musical melodies across space and time.