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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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- 3 days ago1h 35m
A Tribute to Umm Kulthum - Set 3: Ragas Live Festival 2026 (Remastered Audio)
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 Alzubaidi (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 Ragas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with NYC Radio Live, with the support of The Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia (Palo Alto) and The 4J Family Foundation.
- 1 weeks ago1h 4m
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
- 2 weeks ago1h 7m
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
- 2 weeks ago1h 8m
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
- 2 weeks ago1h 1m
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
- 2 weeks ago1h 20m
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
- 2 weeks ago59 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
- 2 weeks ago46 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
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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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