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Live performances and in-depth conversations with extraordinary musicians, artists, writers, and thinkers from more than 40 countries. Hosted by David Ellenbogen and broadcast on WKCR 89.9 FM in New York City. Creator of the 24-hour Ragas Live Festival, which debuted as a broadcast on WKCR in 2012 and is now presented annually at Pioneer Works.

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  • #845
    Tuesday · 1 hr 4 min

    In Conversation Sandeep Virdee Artistic Director of the Darbar Festival

    Sandeep Virdee, Artistic Director of the Darbar Festival, has had an incredible journey, from Kenya to London, from presenting an intimate series of tabla solos to growing the largest raga festival outside of India. Darbar Festival October 28 - November 1, 2026 Location: The Barbican Centre and Milton Court (Guildhall School of Music) in London

  • #829
    October 20 · 37 min

    Niladri Kumar

    Niladri Kumar is one of the great sitarists of out time. In this free-wheeling conversation, Niladri talks about his lifelong search for sound and his upcoming release with the late great Zakir Hussain. The son and disciple of Pandit Kartick Kumar, one of the senior-most disciples of Pandit Ravi Shankar, Niladri was a child prodigy who gave his first performance at age six. He went on to tour the world with Ustad Zakir Hussain’s Masters of Percussion, collaborate with guitar giant John McLaughlin and bassist Jonas Hellborg, and share stages with Rakesh Chaurasia and Jayanthi Kumaresh. In Indian cinema, his playing animates scores by A.R. Rahman, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, and Pritam, often on the “zitar,” the five-string electric sitar he invented. Visit our website for more music and our latest news! https://nycradiolive.org/ Instagram: @nyc_radio_live

  • #844
    October 20 · 1 hr 7 min

    Dr. Mysore Manjunath, Sumanth Manjunath, Giridhar Udupa Sai Giridhar Ragas Live Festival 2026 Set 5 (Ragas Live Surprise!)

    Ragas Live Surprise! Surprise set from Dr. Mysore Manjunath, Sumanth Manjunath, Giridhar Udupa Sai Giridhar Ragas Live Festival 2026 Ragas Live Festival 2026 10/18-10-19 at Pioneer Works Set 5 of 24 Hours of Music 1:40 AM Dr. Mysore Manjunath(violin); Sumanth Manjunath(violin); Giridhar Udupa (ghatam); Sai Giridhar (mridangam) Visit our website for more music and our latest news! https://nycradiolive.org/ Instagram: @nyc_radio_live

  • #843
    October 20 · 1 hr 8 min

    Lalgudi GJR Krishnan & B. Guru Raghavendra - Set 1: Ragas Live Festival 2026

    Ragas Live Festival 2026 10/18-10-19 at Pioneer Works Set 1 of 24 Hours of Music 7PM Lalgudi G.J.R. Krishnan (violin); B. Guru Raghavendra (mridangam); Sharadha Krishnan (tanpura) Visit our website for more music and our latest news! https://nycradiolive.org/ Instagram: @nyc_radio_live

  • #842
    October 20 · 1 hr 1 min

    Sanhita Nandi - Set 2: Ragas Live Festival 2026

    Ragas Live Festival 2026 10/18-10-19 at Pioneer Works Se2 of 24 Hours of Music 8:40 PM Sanhita Nandi (vocals); Nitin Mitta (tabla); Ravi Mishra (harmonium); Pratyush Goberdhan (sarangi); Bani Kaur (tanpura) Visit our website for more music and our latest news! https://nycradiolive.org/ Instagram: @nyc_radio_live

  • #841
    October 20 · 1 hr 20 min

    A Tribute to Umm Kulthum - Set 3: Ragas Live Festival 2026

    Ragas Live Festival 2026 10/18-10-19 at Pioneer Works Set 3 of 24 Hours of Music 10:20 PM A Tribute to Umm Kulthum - Gholobt Asaleh fi Ruhi Featuring Zahra AlZubaidi, Zafer Tawil, Sami Abu Shumays, and The Umm Kulthum Workshop Sami Abu Shumays (violin/vocals); Zahra A-Zubaidi (vocals); Zafer Tawil (qanun/vocals); Johnny Farraj (riqg) Alber Baseel (tabla) Sarah Mueller (violin); Eylem Basaldi (violin); Gideon Forbes (nay); James "sprocket" Royer (double bass); Josh Farrar (electric guitar) Visit our website for more music and our latest news! https://nycradiolive.org/ Instagram: @nyc_radio_live

  • #840
    October 20 · 59 min

    Saha Gnawa - Set 4 Ragas Live Festival 2026 (Midnight)

    Ragas Live Festival 2026 10/18-10-19 at Pioneer Works Set 4 of 24 Hours of Music (Midnight Set) Saha Gnawa Maâlem Hassan Ben Jaafar, vocals and guembri; Daniel Freedman, drums and percussion; Amino Belyamani, qraqebs and backing vocals; David Lizmi, qraqebs and backing vocals; Jason Lindner, keys and synths; Guilherme Monteiro, guitars; Michael Leonhart trumpet; (surprise Guest: Nels Cline, guitar) Visit our website for more music and our latest news! https://nycradiolive.org/ Instagram: @nyc_radio_live

  • #839
    October 20 · 46 min

    Flute Raman & Sriram Raman Set 6 Ragas Live Festival

    Ragas Live Festival 2026 10/18-10-19 at Pioneer Works Set 6 of 24 Hours of Music Time 3:20 AM Flute Raman (Carnatic flute); Sriram Raman (mirdangam) Visit our website for more music and our latest news! https://nycradiolive.org/ Instagram: @nyc_radio_live

  • #837
    October 20 · 1 hr 2 min

    Gabriel Akhmad Marin Qalb Ensemble - Set 8 Ragas Live Festival 2026

    Ragas Live Festival 2026 10/18-10-19 at Pioneer Works Set 8 of 24 Hours of Music 6:15 AM Sunrise set. Gabriel Akhmad Marin Qalb Ensemble Gabriel Akhmad Marin- Dombra, Fretless Guitar Muhammad Ali Mojaradi- Recitation Amin Sharshar- Vocal, Setar Yousef Tehrani- Daf, Vocal Visit our website for more music and our latest news! https://nycradiolive.org/ Instagram: @nyc_radio_live

  • #836
    October 20 · 1 hr 10 min

    Soumya Chakraverty & Dibyarka Chatterjee Set 9 Ragas Live Festival

    Ragas Live Festival 2-26 October 17-18 9:30 AM at Pioneer Works Set 9 of 24 hours of music. Soumya Chakraverty, sarod; Dibyarka Chatterjee, tabla Visit our website for more music and our latest news! https://nycradiolive.org/ Instagram: @nyc_radio_live

  • #834
    October 20 · 1 hr 33 min

    Mitali Banerjee Bhawmik - Set 11 Ragas Live Festival 2026

    Ragas Live Festival October 17-18 Set 11 of 24 hours of music 11:00AM Mitali Banerjee Bhawmik, vocal; Pratyush Goberdhan, sarangi; Mir Naqibul Islam, tabla, Shankhadip Chakrabarty, vocal support and tanpura. Visit our website for more music and our latest news! https://nycradiolive.org/ Instagram: @nyc_radio_live

  • #833
    October 20 · 1 hr 1 min

    Aditya Prakash - Set 12 Ragas Live Festival 2026

    Ragas Live Festival October 17-18 2026 Set 12: 12:40PM of the 24 hours of music Aditya Prakash, vocal, Kamalakiran Vinjamuri, violin, Abhinav Seetharaman, mridangam; Samyuktha Sreeram, ghatam Visit our website for more music and our latest news! https://nycradiolive.org/ Instagram: @nyc_radio_live

  • #830
    October 20 · 1 hr 24 min

    Fareed Ayaz & Abu Mohammad Qawaal - Set 15. Ragas Live Festival 2026

    Ragas Live Festival October 17- October 18 Set 15 5:35PM - 7:00 PM The final set of the Ragas Live Festival at Pioneer Works. The legends of Qawaal, Fareed Ayaz & Abu Muhammad on their final USA tour. Visit our website for more music and our latest news! https://nycradiolive.org/ Instagram: @nyc_radio_live

  • #828
    October 15 · 1 hr 2 min

    Gabriel Akhmad Marin

    Gabriel Akhmad Marin is a multi-instumental virtuoso, pioneer of the fretless guitar and a master of ancient Eastern string traditions. Most well known for his band Consider the Source, this weekend he is bringing a new project, the Gabriel Akhmad Marin Qalb Ensemble, for a special sunrise set. From the jazz clubs of New York City to the vibrant cultural hubs of Istanbul, Gabriel’s work is a seamless fusion of technical virtuosity and deep-rooted tradition. Whether co-leading the progressive power-trio Consider the Source or exploring the microtonal frontiers of the Dutar and Tanbour, his mission is to bridge the gap between Western innovation and Eastern heritage

  • S1 · E680
    October 6 · 51 min

    Derek Gripper - Podcast 289

    Derek Gripper has miraculously discovered the ability to bring the dazzling polyrhythmic music of the West African Harp, the kora, onto the classical guitar. Egberto Gismonti, Bach and Keith Jarrett are all elements of his musical DNA. We hang with Derek and he treats us to some live performances and stories of how he happened upon discovering this new world of music for the guitar. Derek will be performing a tribuite to Toumani Diabate at the Ragas Live Festival 2026, October 17-18. It is sold out, but you can listen and watch to all 24 hours of the festival online at www.ragaslive.com [Originally recorded in March 2019] Photo: Simon Attwell

  • #827
    September 29 · 55 min

    Sami Abu Shumays on Umm Kulthum

    Sami Abu Shumays is one of the leading Arab violinists in the US, and a vocalist. In this episode, he shares the story of Umm Kulthum, the legendary voice of Egypt and the Arab world. Sami will bring A Tribute to Umm Kulthum – Gholobt Asaleh fi Ruhi to the Ragas Live Festival 2026, featuring Zahra AlZubaidi, Zafer Tawil, Mohamed Salah, Sami Abu Shumays, and The Umm Kulthum Workshop.

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