MERU Concert
A truly historic performance by Kala Ramnath on violin and Pandit Yogesh Samsi on tabla on 28 July 2018; Theater Oranjerie, Roermond, The Netherlands
Kala Ramnath (violin)
Recipient of India’s highest honour for music, ‘Sangeet Natak Akademi Award’, Kala hails from a unique musical lineage of seven generations straddling the two classical music systems of India. She has won Grammy nomination for her album ‘Miles from India’. She has been recognized as one of the fifty best instrumentalists of the world by the prestigious ‘Songlines’ Magazine. Kala has performed at the most prestigious stages throughout the world, including the Sydney Opera House, London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall and New York’s Carnegie hall to name a few.
Pandit Yogesh Samsi (tabla)
Yogesh Samsi is one of those rare great tabla maestro whose reputation has been built on his consummate artistry in both fields of accompaniment and solo playing. Recipient of India's highest honour in music, Sangeet Natak Akademy Award, Yogesh has accompanied almost all the top-ranking instrumentalists and vocalists and dancers of India
