Kayhan Kalhor is one of the outstanding instrumentalists of our time. A virtuoso of the kamancheh, he has helped popularize traditional Persian music and collaborated with musicians from Yo Yo Ma and Toumani Diabate.     We connect with the Grammy Award winning artist at his home in Tehran and chat music, history, and philosophyKayhan will be performing a not-to-be-missed concert at Town Hall on November 30th 

Final nineteenth set of the epic 24 Hour Ragas Live Festival.  Broadcast live from Pioneer Works from October 18-19th, 2025. Shahid Parvez (sitar) Nitin Mitta (tabla)   Visit Ragas Live Festival for more! Ragas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with NYC Radio Live, The Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia (Palo Alto), People of Rhythm Productions, and Brooklyn Raga Massive.

enth set of the epic 24 Hour Ragas Live Festival.  Broadcast live from Pioneer Works from October 18-19th, 2025. L. Shankar (double violin, vocals) Selvaganesh (kajira, mridangam) Swaminathan Selvaganesh (kanjira) Amit Kavthekar (tabla)   Visit Ragas Live Festival for more! Ragas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with NYC Radio Live, The Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia (Palo Alto), People of Rhythm Productions, and Brooklyn Raga Massive.   Photo Credit: Ellen Qbertpaya

Seventeenth set of the epic 24 Hour Ragas Live Festival.  Broadcast live from Pioneer Works from October 18-19th, 2025. Anand Avirmed (Mongolian throat singing & horsehead fiddle) Mari Tanaka (sruti Box)   Visit Ragas Live Festival for more! Ragas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with NYC Radio Live, The Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia (Palo Alto), People of Rhythm Productions, and Brooklyn Raga Massive.

enth set of the epic 24 Hour Ragas Live Festival.  Broadcast live from Pioneer Works from October 18-19th, 2025. Priya Purushothaman (vocal) Pratyush Goberdhan (sarangi) Tejas Tope  (tabla)   Visit Ragas Live Festival for more! Ragas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with NYC Radio Live, The Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia (Palo Alto), People of Rhythm Productions, and Brooklyn Raga Massive.

Fifteenth set of the epic 24 Hour Ragas Live Festival.  Broadcast live from Pioneer Works from October 18-19th, 2025. Mandolin U. Rajesh (mandolin)  Swaminathan Selvaganesh (kanjira)  Praveen Narayan   (tabla)    Visit Ragas Live Festival for more! Ragas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with NYC Radio Live, The Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia (Palo Alto), People of Rhythm Productions, and Brooklyn Raga Massive.

Fourteenth set of the epic 24 Hour Ragas Live Festival.  Broadcast live from Pioneer Works from October 18-19th, 2025. NESOM honors Allah Rakha and Zakir Hussain  (tabla ensemble)   Visit Ragas Live Festival for more! Ragas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with NYC Radio Live, The Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia (Palo Alto), People of Rhythm Productions, and Brooklyn Raga Massive.

Thirteenth set of the epic 24 Hour Ragas Live Festival.  Broadcast live from Pioneer Works from October 18-19th, 2025. Purbayan Chatterjee  (sitar) Amit Kavthekar (tabla)   Visit Ragas Live Festival for more! Ragas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with NYC Radio Live, The Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia (Palo Alto), People of Rhythm Productions, and Brooklyn Raga Massive.

Twelfth set of the epic 24 Hour Ragas Live Festival.  Broadcast live from Pioneer Works from October 18-19th, 2025.   Vinay Desai (santoor)  Vivek Pandaya  (tabla)    Visit Ragas Live Festival for more! Ragas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with NYC Radio Live, The Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia (Palo Alto), People of Rhythm Productions, and Brooklyn Raga Massive.

Eleventh set of the epic 24 Hour Ragas Live Festival.  Broadcast live from Pioneer Works from October 18-19th, 2025. Whispering Worlds w/ Aaron Shragge (John Hassell Tribute)  Aaron Shragge -trumpet/shakuhachi/fx/composition Luke Schwartz, guitar Damon Banks, bass Deric Dickens, drums   Visit Ragas Live Festival for more! Ragas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with NYC Radio Live, The Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia (Palo Alto), People of Rhythm Productions, and Brooklyn Raga Massive.

Tenth set of the epic 24 Hour Ragas Live Festival.  Broadcast live from Pioneer Works from October 18-19th, 2025.   Radhika Samson (surbahar) Tejas Tope (pakawaj)   Visit Ragas Live Festival for more! Ragas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with NYC Radio Live, The Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia (Palo Alto), People of Rhythm Productions, and Brooklyn Raga Massive.

Ninth of the epic 24 Hour Ragas Live Festival.  Broadcast live from Pioneer Works from October 18-19th, 2025.   Vishnu Ramprasad (navtar) Praveen Narayan (tabla) Sriram Raman  (mridangam)   Visit Ragas Live Festival for more! Ragas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with NYC Radio Live, The Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia (Palo Alto), People of Rhythm Productions, and Brooklyn Raga Massive.

Eighth set of the epic 24 Hour Ragas Live Festival.  Broadcast live from Pioneer Works from October 18-19th 2025.   Asif Khan & Karamat Khan  (vocal, tabla)   Visit Ragas Live Festival for more! Ragas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with NYC Radio Live, The Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia (Palo Alto), People of Rhythm Productions, and Brooklyn Raga Massive.

Seventh set of the epic 24 Hour Ragas Live Festival.  Broadcast live from Pioneer Works from October 18-19th 2025. Sannan Mahboob (Afghan rubab) Karamat Khan (tabla)   Visit Ragas Live Festival for more! Ragas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with NYC Radio Live, The Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia (Palo Alto), People of Rhythm Productions, and Brooklyn Raga Massive.

Sixth set of the epic 24 Hour Ragas Live Festival.  Broadcast live from Pioneer Works from October 18-19th 2025. Arun Ramamurthy Trio Arun Ramamurthy, violin Sameer Gupta, drums Damon Banks, bass   Visit Ragas Live Festival for more! Ragas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with NYC Radio Live, The Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia (Palo Alto), People of Rhythm Productions, and Brooklyn Raga Massive.

Fifth set of the epic 24 Hour Ragas Live Festival.  Broadcast live from Pioneer Works from October 18-19th 2025. Light Over Shadow (Zakir Hussain Tribute):  Sikiru Adepoju Sanga of the Valley V. Selvaganesh Ishaan Ghosh    Visit Ragas Live Festival for more! Ragas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with NYC Radio Live, The Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia (Palo Alto), People of Rhythm Productions, and Brooklyn Raga Massive.

Fourth set of the epic 24 Hour Ragas Live Festival.  Broadcast live from Pioneer Works from October 18-19th 2025.   Saami Brothers (Qawwali)   Visit Ragas Live Festival for more! Ragas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with NYC Radio Live, The Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia (Palo Alto), People of Rhythm Productions, and Brooklyn Raga Massive.

Third set of the epic 24 Hour Ragas Live Festival.  Broadcast live from Pioneer Works from October 18-19th 2025.   Eucademix (Yuka Honda) (electronics)   Visit Ragas Live Festival for more! Ragas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with NYC Radio Live, The Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia (Palo Alto), People of Rhythm Productions, and Brooklyn Raga Massive.

Second set of the epic 24 Hour Ragas Live Festival.  Broadcast live from Pioneer Works from October 18-19th 2025. Charumathi Raghuraman (violin) Anantha R. Krishnan (mridangam) Ragas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with NYC Radio Live, The Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia (Palo Alto), People of Rhythm Productions, and Brooklyn Raga Massive.

First set of the epic 24 Hour Ragas Live Festival.  Broadcast live from Pioneer Works from October 18-19th 2025. ARAJ: Ishaan Ghosh (tabla) S. Akash (bansuri) Mehtab Ali (sitar) Pratik Singh (vocals) Vanraj Shastri (sarangi)Ragas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with NYC Radio Live, The Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia (Palo Alto), People of Rhythm Productions, and Brooklyn Raga Massive.