From their home city of Benares, an ancient spiritual center of traditional music and Hindu culture, the Mishras are bringing classical North Indian ragas and folk music to Los Angeles, gifting the audience with a fabulous performance and a spiritual experience.

Join us in this rare experience in a duet of the world’s best sitarists inspiring one another to new levels of loving interplay. The Mishras will be performing at Yogaglo in Santa Monica at 7:30PM on Friday, July 17th.

$16 advance ticket sales at: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/71601

$20 at the door

Pandit Shivnath Mishra and son Deobrat Mishra, master sitarists, have been sharing the magic, joy and love of Indian classical music for over fifteen years in India, Europe, Canada, and the USA to critical and award winning acclaim. Joining them on this 2009 USA tour is tabla master Mahapunya Das.
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About the Artists

Pandit Shivnath Mishra was born into a well-known musical family in the Benares Gharana (lineage) in 1943. When he was five years old he began studying vocal music with his father Badri Prashad Mishra and his uncle and Guru Pandit Mahadev Prashad Mishra. From the age of eight and onwards he switched to sitar from vocals. In a family of great classical Indian vocalists he was the first who mastered the sitar. He plays in a singing style called “Thumri”. Only a few sitar artists can perform in this style, which is characterized by its strong emphasis on ornamentation and deep emotion.

Deobrat Mishra, son and disciple of leading Sitarist Pandit Shivnath Mishra, was born into a well-known musical family in the Benares music tradition. Following his father’s footsteps, Deobrat Mishra is one of India’s premiere and most talented young artists. He has been touring the world with his father since 1994. He performed his first concert at the age of six and played on All- India Radio at the age of eleven. In 1995, Deobrat was chosen as the best young sitarist in India by the All-India Youth Festival.

Mahapunya Das is one of the best tabla players residing in North America. He has studied tabla in India for at least half of his life. Mahapunya Das teaches tabla and performs internationally. His skills beautifully compliment and support the Mishras in their concerts, with his dynamic playing style exhibiting much joy.

Learn Indian Music

The Mishras tour will help to support the newly formed Mishra School of Indian Classical Music in Nelson BC. The next session of classes offered will be in sitar, tabla, vocal, and harmonium and will be offered in a two month long intensive program in April and May of 2010. Further information can be found on the school website: www.mishramusic.com.