East meet West: Pianist Raymond Yiu × Deepak Shah with Tabla & Slide Guitar
Hoxton Hall, N1 6SH , [Venue Details]Kala Festival’s special evening in Hoxton Hall invites you to hear Indian raga converse with Western harmony in real-time. Pianists Raymond Yiu and Deepak Shah lead the exploration, joined by tabla maestro Ustad Akram Khan and slide-guitar virtuoso Pandit Debasis Chakroborty.
Delicate microtonal phrases slip into tempered scales; tala cycles such as Teental and Rupak glide across Western metres; slow vilambit meditations blossom into brisk drut passages, their arcs carried by improvisation inspired equally by alap, jor and jazz. Western chord progressions and counterpoint shimmer beneath single-line raga melodies, while the piano is coaxed to bend notes like sitar and sarod, expanding its dynamic range from near-silent breath to stadium-filling crescendo. The result is a structural tapestry where two traditions trade ideas without surrendering identity, offering Indian-music devotees a fresh vantage and Western listeners an immediate doorway into the depth of raga. Seats are limited, and curiosity is running high across the city.
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Admission
Min: £32.00
Max: £40.00
Doors open: 6:30 pm
Age restriction: UNDER 14 WITH PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN
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East meet West: Pianist Raymond Yiu × Deepak Shah with Tabla & Slide Guitar
Wednesday, 17 Sep 2025 @7.00pm
Hoxton Hall, N1 6SHMore Information
Kala Festival’s special evening in Hoxton Hall invites you to hear Indian raga converse with Western harmony in real-time. Pianists Raymond Yiu and Deepak Shah lead the exploration, joined by tabla maestro Ustad Akram Khan and slide-guitar virtuoso Pandit Debasis Chakroborty.
Delicate microtonal phrases slip into tempered scales; tala cycles such as Teental and Rupak glide across Western metres; slow vilambit meditations blossom into brisk drut passages, their arcs carried by improvisation inspired equally by alap, jor and jazz. Western chord progressions and counterpoint shimmer beneath single-line raga melodies, while the piano is coaxed to bend notes like sitar and sarod, expanding its dynamic range from near-silent breath to stadium-filling crescendo. The result is a structural tapestry where two traditions trade ideas without surrendering identity, offering Indian-music devotees a fresh vantage and Western listeners an immediate doorway into the depth of raga. Seats are limited, and curiosity is running high across the city.
Admission
Min: £32.00
Max: £40.00
Doors open: 6:30 pm
Age restriction: UNDER 14 WITH PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN
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