Asha Bhosle with Niladri Kumar in Concert

By srilank / in Featured Events

Superstar sitar player Niladri Kumar will replace the previously announced Shujaat Khan in a concert with Asha
Bhosle, one of the most prolific recording artists in India and a Bollywood legend. Together, they bring warm, lyrical
ghazals, natya sangeet, and a selection of Bollywood hits that showcase Asha Bhosle’s supreme versatility and talent
to The Royal Conservatory’s Koerner Hall on Sunday, October 2, 2011. They are joined by Nitin Shankar
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(percussion/music director), Fazal Qureshi, brother of Zakir Hussein, (tabla), and Santosh Mulekar (keyboards).
Asha Bhosle, one of India’s most well-known and respected artists, was recently selected by CNN among the top 20
iconic and influential musicians of all time, in the company of Michael Jackson, the Beatles, and Elvis Presley. She has
sung in over 18 languages, recorded over 12,000 songs, and collaborated with musicians across the world, from
Michael Stipe of R.E.M. and the Kronos Quartet Orchestra, to Boy George and Code Red. She has been nominated
for a Grammy Award twice and her album Precious Platinum was ranked among the Top 50 World Music Albums of all
time by Amazon.com last year. At the age of 77, she continues to tour the world in concert, and never ceases to
astonish listeners with her versatility and her penchant for new ideas and directions in music. Ms. Bhosle was recently
given a Lifetime Achievement Award at the IIFA Bollywood Awards show held in Toronto.
Hailed as one of the more serious young exponents of Indian classical music, Niladri Kumar is a rare instrumentalist with a
unique musical repertoire, innovative skills, and the dexterity of swift, agile fingers. In March 2007, he won the prestigious
Sangeet Natak Akademi’s “Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar” for Instrumental Hindustani Music. He has also won the
“The Sanskriti Award,” “The Jadubhatta Puraskar,” and “The MTV IMMIES for the Best Classical/Fusion Instrumental
Album” for his album, IF. Having received rave reviews for his performances the world over, he is considered one of his
generation’s brightest stars with a career that promises to be illustrious and innovative. He is also the creator of a unique
instrument called the zitar, which is a combination of a sitar and a guitar.

At Koerner Hall, The Royal Conservatory, TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning

273 Bloor Street West, Toronto

Tickets start at $45

Tickets are available online at www.rcmusic.ca, by calling 416.408.0208, or in person at the Weston Family Box Office at the TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning

Superstar sitar player Niladri Kumar will replace the previously announced Shujaat Khan in a concert with Asha Bhosle, one of the most prolific recording artists in India and a Bollywood legend. Together, they bring warm, lyrical ghazals, natya sangeet, and a selection of Bollywood hits that showcase Asha Bhosle’s supreme versatility and talent to The Royal Conservatory’s Koerner Hall on Sunday, October 2, 2011. They are joined by Nitin Shankar (percussion/music director), Fazal Qureshi, brother of Zakir Hussein, (tabla), and Santosh Mulekar (keyboards).

Asha Bhosle

Asha Bhosle

Asha Bhosle, one of India’s most well-known and respected artists, was recently selected by CNN among the top 20 iconic and influential musicians of all time, in the company of Michael Jackson, the Beatles, and Elvis Presley. She has sung in over 18 languages, recorded over 12,000 songs, and collaborated with musicians across the world, from Michael Stipe of R.E.M. and the Kronos Quartet Orchestra, to Boy George and Code Red. She has been nominated for a Grammy Award twice and her album Precious Platinum was ranked among the Top 50 World Music Albums of all time by Amazon.com last year. At the age of 77, she continues to tour the world in concert, and never ceases to astonish listeners with her versatility and her penchant for new ideas and directions in music. Ms. Bhosle was recently given a Lifetime Achievement Award at the IIFA Bollywood Awards show held in Toronto.

Hailed as one of the more serious young exponents of Indian classical music, Niladri Kumar is a rare instrumentalist with a unique musical repertoire, innovative skills, and the dexterity of swift, agile fingers. In March 2007, he won the prestigious

Sangeet Natak Akademi’s “Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar” for Instrumental Hindustani Music. He has also won the “The Sanskriti Award,” “The Jadubhatta Puraskar,” and “The MTV IMMIES for the Best Classical/Fusion Instrumental Album” for his album, IF. Having received rave reviews for his performances the world over, he is considered one of his generation’s brightest stars with a career that promises to be illustrious and innovative. He is also the creator of a unique instrument called the zitar, which is a combination of a sitar and a guitar.