Fourteen years after she last teamed up with a classical musician, the legendary Bollywood playback singer Asha Bhosle comes together with sitar virtuoso and vocalist Shujaat Khan to perform works from their new album 'Naina Lagai Ke' and some evergreen hits from yesteryears.
In the words of Asha Bhosle and Shujaat Khan "its been a wonderful experience recording with each other because we come from different schools of music and each of us has had to adapt to the other's style. The marvelous part, really, was that we recorded the music and vocals live something that hasn't been done here for years. We throw little vocal challenges at each other and this game of one-upmanship has resulted in some beautiful vocal renditions…we are really proud of the results."
To celebrate the release of this exquisite album Asha and Shujaat will be touring the UK in March 2011.
Expect a heartwarming evening of light traditional Indian music with beautiful poetry, melodious songs and of course some of her evergreen hits too.
Asha Bhosle lead vocals Shujaat Khan sitar and vocals Azaan Khan guitar Upamanyu Bhanot keyboard Amit Choubey percussion Ojas Adhiya tabla Ajay Shank Prasanna flute
Wed 16 March Royal Festival Hall London Time: 7.30pm Tickets: £20 - £75 Box Office: 0844 847 9910
Fri 18 March Symphony Hall Birmingham Time: 7.00pm Tickets: £17.50 - £75 Box Office: 0121 780 3333
Sun 20 March
De Montfort Hall Leicester Time: 6.30pm Tickets: £25-£75