Abhishek Raghuram | MetLiveArts

In 2017, award-winning Carnatic vocalist Abhishek Raghuram came to The Met’s stage for a program deeply rooted in the traditions of southern Indian classical music. Trained by masters on both sides of his musical family, Raghuram’s sonorous voice presented a colorful complement to the exhibition Modernism on the Ganges: Raghubir Singh Photographs, a celebration of the famed Indian photographer.
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This program was made possible by Tinku and Ajit Jain.

This program was presented in conjunction with the exhibition Modernism on the Ganges: Raghubir Singh Photographs, on view at The Met Breuer from October 2017 to January 2018.

The exhibition was made possible by Nita and Mukesh Ambani and the Reliance Foundation. It was organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art with the cooperation of Succession Raghubir Singh.

Recorded on Sunday, September 24, 2017 in The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium.


Contributors

Vocals: Abhishek Raghuram
Violin: Mysore H. N. Bhaskar
Mridangam: Patri Satish Kumar


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