Classical Indian Music

Classical ragas, folk and devotional music by Professor SD Madhur, and well as Tabla demonstrations and performance by the well known Basant Madhur and young Master artiste Akhilesh Madhur.

This family of extraordinary musicians have put together this concert to inspire and inform us a little about the inside of this amazingly intricate music, how it comes together and what it takes. A less formal but equally uplifting experience for attendees

Prof SD Madhur
Professor Shuk Dev Madhur is a retired professor of music. He is the recipient of a national award from the President of India for his work in music. He is a wealth of knowledge in Indian classical music.

Prof Madhur is renowned and a master in field, especially in the area of music training. He is a panellist with the All India Radio (National broadcaster) and has also trained several hundred teachers at the prestigious Indian National Council of Education Research and Training.

Basant Madhur
Basant, the founder of the Sargam school of music, is a hugely popular Tabla player in Auckland. Before coming to Auckland he was highly respected in India, a feat not easy given the size and talent of musicians in the vast country.

He has accompanied renowned artists like Grammy Nominee Pt Ronu Majumdar in Auckland & Sydney; has also performed in several concerts and music festivals such as the Auckland festival of Music, Prana festival in Coromandel and Titirangi Festival of Music. Basant is a regular feature in Bollywood concerts as well as classical recitals in Auckland. He has also collaborated with several Kiwi musicians like John Ellis, Luke Hurley, Murray McNabb and Frank Gibson Jr in fusion music and recently with John Sanders and Prosad at the Blockhouse Bay Boat Club where he returns for this concert.