Songs of the Dawn

Constantinople travels along the great silk trade routes to India and recreates a world of sound where echoes of the intense musical dialogue between Iran and Northern India take us to new imaginary realms. The sublime poems of Kabîr (1440-1518) and Amir Khusrow (1253-1325) come to life through the musicians’ inspired singing and improvisation. Guests from India, Dhruba Ghosh – one of the world’s greatest sarangi virtuosos – and Ravi Naimpally on the tabla, will be joining Constantinople, along with Sandeep Bhagwati who has composed a new work especially for this concert.

                 – Kabîr