The 14th Annual All-Night Concert!
Friday, September 25 - Saturday, September 26
Ragamala: A Celebration of South Asian Classical Music
Preston Bradley Hall
78 E. Washington Street, 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60602
6 p.m. - 8 a.m.
ALL FREE
Presented by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events in collaboration with People of Rhythm Productions, South Asian Classical Music Society (Chicago), South Asia Institute, and Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, North America
2026 Schedule....
6:00-7:00 p.m.: (Carnatic / Hindustani)
University of Chicago’s South Asian Music Ensemble
Vocals:
Minu Pasupathi
Shruti Kannan
Tomal Hossain
Instrumentalists:
Sonny Patel, bansuri
Pramantha Tagore, sarod
James Sudd, bass guitar
Ronnie Malley, oud
Lucia Thomas, violin
Percussion:
Harsha Bharati, Mridangam
Midhhun Ajikumar, Mridangam
7:30-9:00 pm: (Hindustani)
Dr. Ratish Tagde, violin; Lokesh Anand, shehnai; Hindole Majumdar, tabla
9:30-10:45 p.m.: (Carnatic)
Maalavika Sundar, vocal; Vijay Muralidharan, violin; Sai Ragavan; mirdangam; Payannur Govinda Prasad, morsing.
11:15 p.m. - 12:30 a.m.: (Hindustani)
Lyon Leifer, bansuri flute; Nitin Mitta, tabla. (Honoring Lyon’s 80th Birthday)
1:00-2:30 a.m.: (Carnatic)
L. Shankar, double violin & vocals; Selvaganesh Vinayakram, kanjira, mridangam; Amit Kavthekar, tabla, Swaminathan Selvaganesh, kanjira, ghatam.
3:00-3:45 a.m.: (Hindustani)
Radhika Samson, surbahar; Tejas Tope, pakhawaj.
3:45-4:30 a.m.: (Hindustani)
Ramanan Venkatraman, hansaveena; Tejas Tope, tabla.
5:00-6:15 a.m.: (Carnatic)
Saraswathi Ranganathan, veena; Swaminathan Selvaganesh, kanjira; Sai Ragavan, mridangam; Payannur Govinda Prasad, morsing.
6:45-8:00 a.m.: (Hindustani)
Samarth Nagarkar, vocal; Praneet Marathe, harmonium; Tejas Tope, tabla.