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SUMMARY:Captivating Swaras
DESCRIPTION:Your Custom Text Here$20 admission $10 students & seniors 2pm
  seated & standingCaptivating Swarasreturns to the lilypad for our secon
 d installment on September 12 with performances from two local\, young H
 industani musicians!Banaras-born singer/pianist and composerRaghav Kathu
 riacombines elements of jazz\, Hindustani music\, and cultural tradition
 s with deep emotional resonance. Guided by melodic curiosity and natural
  awareness\, he shapes musical stories that emerge through both intentio
 nal exploration and unexpected discovery. A graduate of Berklee College 
 of Music\, he actively performs in the Greater Boston area with his grou
 p and is currently working on his debut EP\, set to release early next y
 ear.Ishaan Leonard Raois an Indo-Dutch pianist and composer from New Del
 hi\, currently based in Boston. He is a Sony Music Global Scholar\, a re
 cent honors graduate from Berklee College of Music\, and is about to beg
 in his Master's in Music at the New England Conservatory in Contemporary
  Musical Arts. Ranging from intricate compositions and commanding virtuo
 sity to a completely unique improvisational language\, his music draws o
 n a deep rootedness in Indian classical music and classical piano repert
 oire\, as well as a familiarity with the contemporary global music lands
 cape.Born in 2004 to world-renowned Indian classical musicians Shubhendr
 a Rao and Saskia Rao-de Haas\, he began learning sitar and cello at age 
 three\, started piano at six\, and has performed regularly since the age
  of eleven. Since then\, he has given solo and group performances in Ind
 ia and around the world\, in venues such as the Theater Odylo Costa Filh
 a in Rio de Janeiro\, the 2021 India-EU Global Summit\, the Nita Mukesh 
 Ambani Cultural Centre\, and the Desert Song Festival in Alice Springs\,
  Australia\, among others. His debut album\, Ishaan\, was up for nominat
 ion at the 2025 Grammy Awards\, and he is currently working on a second 
 full-length album of original music.Alongside his solo work\, Ishaan is 
 an avid cross-cultural collaborator. He is part of the Rao Trio with his
  parents\, Shubhendra Rao and Saskia Rao-de Haas\, with whom he has perf
 ormed all over the world\; their single Triveni was also up for nominati
 on at the 2025 Grammy Awards. His contemporary Indian trio project\, Ras
 iya\, alongside Ishaan Ghosh and Yadnesh Raikar\, recently completed its
  debut India tour in January 2026. He has also learned from and recorded
  with legendary oud maestro Simon Shaheen.A trusted voice in internation
 al cultural diplomacy\, he has been invited to present high-profile reci
 tals for ministries of culture\, international diplomatic delegations\, 
 and global embassies. His work seamlessly weaves diverse global influenc
 es\, including jazz\, Arabic scales\, and Klezmer\, into a cohesive and 
 unique framework. Combining virtuosic technique with a deep reverence fo
 r musical lineage\, Ishaan continues to expand the boundaries of traditi
 on and works to create a musical world he feels at home in.\n\nMore info
 : https://www.lilypadinman.com/home/2026/9/12/captivating-swaras\n\nhttp
 s://findlocal.community/event/e25aee58-8ae4-4f47-bf97-6c7dae4f63a7
LOCATION:The Lilypad\, 1353 Cambridge St\, Cambridge\, MA 02139
URL:https://findlocal.community/event/e25aee58-8ae4-4f47-bf97-6c7dae4f63a
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