An Enchanting Night Out
Saturday, October 26th
Time: 6:30-10:30 PM
Location: 2 Abbey St, Auckland
Cost: $20 entry or $25 entry + chai
Other refreshments are available
The Musicians — Indo Celtic Fusion
Basant Madhur is a rare gem, born into a family ofmusicians, he took early training from his elderbrother Deepak Madhur and received expertguidance from Punjab Gharana tabla maestro, LatePt. Pawan Kumar Verma. Apart from being a startabla player, his innate talent for music makes him agreat composer. Basant is a widely acknowledgedtabla player and a much-respected artiste in thearena of Indian Classical Music. On account of hisversatility and pleasing disposition, he is the mostsought & creative artist in the realm of Indianclassical music in New Zealand and Australasia as awhole.Sargam Madhur
Sargam Madhur is an upcoming Sitar player fromAuckland, who started learning Sitar, a traditionalIndian music instrument under the guidance of hergrandfather Prof. Shukdev Madhur and nowreceiving higher training from India. Sargam hasperformed in many prestigious festivals in NewZealand such as the Auckland Arts Festival, TaurangaArts Festival, International Yoga Festival of NZ 2019,and Spirits Festival to name a few. Her performancesat the ‘Tribute concert for Pt. Ravi Shankar – 2020″and performance with Tristan Carter at “An Eveningof World Music” in Auckland were highly appreciated.She has been also featured in a prestigious tour ofNew Zealand: “Arts on Tour“ as a part of India meetsIreland in 2024 and has been admired all over NewZealand for her performances.
Jon Sanders is recognised as a virtuoso bouzouki player, tenor ukulele player, drop D and DADGAD guitarist and an internationally acclaimed composer. His composition draws on elements of jazz, gypsy, funk, arabic, latino and Celtic styles, somewhat reminiscent of Sylvain Luc, Pierre Bensusan, Antonio Forcione and James Hill yet instantly different. He has developed the ngoni uke, a hybrid Mali small ngoni and ukelele, and the guizouki, a bouzouki/guitar fusion instrument. These are used extensively on his last three albums, Twigs of the Neem Tree, Zoukelele and Nada Brahma.
Known for his musical collaborations as well as solo shows, Jon is currently a musical director in dance choreographer Catherine Young’s “Welcoming the Stranger” project that has toured Ireland and Palestine (Ramallah dance fest 2017). He is also a founder member of the eclectic Alpaca Social Club/Beyondsemble band that appeared at WOMAD NZ 2013. He has performed and run workshops at all of the major NZ festivals. He also regularly performs with leading NZ classical Indian musicians under the East meets West title.
My name is Hanna Wiskari. I am a Swedish musician - a saxophonist, instrumental and ensemble tutor, artistic mentor and workshop facilitator based in Tāmaki Makaurau in Aotearoa New Zealand.
With my roots in the Scandinavian traditional music I am passionate about sounds from around the world and human connections through the arts. I strongly believe that music and creativity is a powerful tool to make the world a better place and that is my main source of inspiration; as a performer, teacher and event organiser.
I have worked as a freelance musician for over 20 years, in various bands and projects and have toured extensively, nationally and internationally. Although I am experienced in a variety of musical genres, the traditional Swedish music that I grew up with has always been closest to my heart. Over the years I have put a lot of time and focus into developing especially my soprano saxophone sound and devising ways in which to use this non-traditional instrument in a folk music context.
Alongside my musicianship I have always been teaching as well which I love. I teach both youth and adults, new beginners as well as more advanced players.
For the last decade I have worked as an Artistic mentor for the worldwide movement Ethno, a project for young adult musicians from around the globe. When I moved to Aotearoa New Zealand in 2016 I decided to start Ethno here as well, becoming one of the co-founders and the musical director of Ethno New Zealand.
Known for his musical collaborations as well as solo shows, Jon is currently a musical director in dance choreographer Catherine Young’s “Welcoming the Stranger” project that has toured Ireland and Palestine (Ramallah dance fest 2017). He is also a founder member of the eclectic Alpaca Social Club/Beyondsemble band that appeared at WOMAD NZ 2013. He has performed and run workshops at all of the major NZ festivals. He also regularly performs with leading NZ classical Indian musicians under the East meets West title.
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