Aishwarrya
Singer

Aishwarrya started her journey into music from a very young age as a passion then later on progressed it as a career. She is a well recognised artists in classical and modern music.

Aishwarrya is influenced and inspired by her mother and her spiritual teacher the legendary Lata Mangeshkar. She has a refined interest in music, the list ranges from , Mehdi Hasan, Begum Akhtar,, Mohd.Rafi, Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar, Sonu Nigam to current genre's singers ...a number of artists whom we consider to be the legends of bollywood today.

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Bobby RS
Pianist / Music Composer

Bobby is the leading pianist and composer. He is known for his combination of Asian and Western music along with acclaimed talent for composition of music and jingles.

He has performed globally and delivers regular teaching in the UK.

He began learning at a very young age and later on went to study at Oldham College where he further developed his knowledge in Western Music.

Bobby is qualified accredited teacher and Head of Music in the UK. He has performed with artists such as Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Falak, Neha Kakar, Abrar-ul-Haq, Jawad Ahmed, Hunterz, Stereonations, Rahim Shah, Mundo Jazz and many other renowned artists.

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Shahbaz Hussain
Tabla

Shahbaz is fast emerging as one of the most promising tabla virtuosos of his generation and has performed in many prestigious venues around the world.

He has received numerous accolades for his captivating performances, including recently receiving the prestigious “Son of Lahore” award from the Pakistan Arts Council in recognition of his services to the art of Tabla. He is much sought after for his accompaniment skills by many of the great masters musicians of India & Pakistan (including the late Ustad Salamat Ali Khan, Ustad Shahid Parvez, Ustad Rais Khan, Ustad Fateh Ali Khan, Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia and ghazal legend Ghulam Ali to name a few).

He began his grooming in the art of tabla at age five with his father, the late Ustad Mumtaz Hussain – a prominent vocalist. He later went on to study with tabla legends Ustad Faiyaz Khan from the Delhi Gharana (school), the late Ustad Shaukat Hussain Khan from the Punjab Gharana and finally the late Ustad Allah Rakha Khan.

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Litsa Levendis 
Violinist / Composer

Litsa Levendis studied from the Royal Northern College of Music and regularly performs throughout the UK and on the continent.

She plays as soloist, chamber musician and leader of several ensembles in recitals and concerts. Very active in the field of chamber music in particular - whether in duo, trio, quartet or larger groups - she has collaborated extensively with the pianist Delphine Hensler, and has taken part in many festivals, including those of Didsbury and Chorlton.

Litsa Levendis has recorded with several ensembles, including for the Decca label, and has been broadcasted on British radio and television (Channel 4 notably) as well as on the Greek TV station PIK.

She is interested in a large spectrum of musical styles and genres, and in parallel with her career in the field of classical music she explores with interest those of Jazz, improvisation, Gypsy music and traditional Greek music, performing in such events as the Brighton World Music Festival.

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Dale Harrop

Dale is a Professional guitarist and tutor, has been playing guitar for nearly 20 years.

Having performed across Europe and the United Kingdom, the award winning guitarist is available to enhance any composition or event...

His reportoire includes solo arrangements of popular classical and romantic pieces, as well as more contemporary fingerstyle arrangements of modern classics and Bollywood.

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Ashraf Sharif Khan
Sitar

Ashraf Sharif Khan is the worthy son of the Sitar maestro Ustad Muhammad Sharif Khan Poonchwala of the famous Poonch Gharana who has been a contemporary musician of late Ustad Vilayat Khan and Pandit Ravi Shankar.

Ashraf has been a child prodigy and has shown his immense talent in playing the sitar at the age of ten. He has been brought up in the Guru Sishya/Ustad too student tradition, inheriting a musical tradition handed down from father to son.

Ashraf's music combines an astounding technical proficiency with perfection in musical expression. The melodic beauty of his style, accentuated by his dynamic rhythmic development and the virtuoso technique provide an unique style of his own. His music transcends regional boundaries, and is accessible to all.

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Olivia Moore

Olivia Moore is one of the UK's most innovative and creative violinists. She works across a broad spectrum of genres, dedicating herself primarily to jazz and classical Indian music, while also drawing influence from other sources such as flamenco, gypsy and folk.

Background.
After giving her first performance at the age of four, she spent her childhood and teen years mastering classical music, graduating from the Royal Northern College of Music in 1999. However at 21, inspired by a jazz summer school at the Guildhall School of music, she discovered the art of improvisation, propelling her into a postgraduate diploma at Leeds College of Music. At Leeds, her curiosity drew her to many different styles of music. After graduation she spent two years performing with the Indian fusion band Savateen. Highlights were the Brno Street festival in the Czech Republic and at the Millennium Park and Birla Temple, in Calcutta. In 2005, she decided to follow her dream by going to India to study with violin maestro Kala Ramnath, which became the first of many visits to the country.

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