Songs of Kabir

Selected Verses of Kabir Das 

Composed and sung by Shubha Mudgal

accompanied by 

Aneesh Pradhan (tabla)

Sudhir Nayak (harmonium)

Vighnesh Kamath (additional percussion)

Pooja Vazirani (tanpura)

Shantanu Herlekar (tanpura)

We are delighted to bring you an evening of soulful music, poetry and conversations, as a fundraiser in support of India Foundation for the Arts (IFA). By attending this event, you will also be contributing towards securing a future for the arts in the country. Your donations through Donor Passes will help IFA to continue grantmaking, ensuring that funds are made available to many more artists across our programmes

Shubha Mudgal and Aneesh Pradhan (with Sudhir Nayak, Vighnesh Kamath, Pooja Vazirani and Shantanu Herlekar) present a selection of songs written by the 15th-century saint-poet Kabir. A weaver by profession, Kabir's dohas ('couplets') and padas are rife with profound philosophical truths as well as imaginative metaphors. These are lyrically rendered in a unique blend called sadhukaddi bhasha or panchamel khichdi. In this world of ulatbasi ('upside down poems'), trees grow with their roots reaching for the skies, fish bloom on branches instead of leaves or fruits, and the lion shepherds grazing cows.

Shubha Mudgal has been trained by some of the finest musicians in the country. Renowned all over the country as an accomplished performer, she has also won recognition as a composer. Shubha Mudgal is celebrated for experimenting with her music and her interpretation of the Khayal and Thumri. She is also a recipient of numerous awards, including the Padma Shri. 

Join us wherever you are! The streaming of the pre-recorded concert will be followed by a live interactive conversation with Shubha Mudgal and Aneesh Pradhan led by Arundhati Ghosh, Executive Director, India Foundation for the Arts.

This fundraiser is organised in association with SIFF Academy of Classical and Contemporary Arts.