Demystifying a Hindustani Music Concert

Join the Kirkland Arts Center and KBCS 91.3 in welcoming Aditi Upadhya to Kirkland with an educational concert on Hindustani music. Aditi will speak on lyrical importance and aesthetics in Hindustani music while demonstrating the elements covered. Audience participation is encouraged.

ADITI KAIKINI UPADHYA, one of India’s dynamic Hindustani vocalists, was born in April 1961 into a family rich in musical tradition and artistic example. Aditi has received intense training in the traditional style, characterized by the dedicated and close tutelage of her Guru and father, Pandit Dinkar Kaikini, himself a grand and renowned musician of the Agra Gharana, and her mother, Shashikala Kaikini, respected radio vocalist and current Principal of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Music School in Bombay. Aditi expertly and dedicatedly continues her family’s tradition of generously sharing its secrets with those willing to learn. She is a devoted Guru to a select group of students, and is invited regularly to conduct in-depth workshops for students in the United States.

Aditi Upadhya will be accompanied by Ravi Albright on tabla and Sahana Naresh on tanpura and as vocal support.

RSVP required. $10 suggested donation, please use ticket link above. Doors open at 6pm. Beverages available for purchase. Free parking is available.