Joel Veena, Hindustani slide guitar

Award-winning artist of the 20-stringed Hindustani slide guitar, Joel Veena, presents 'Ragas & Sagas' - an evening of his original compositions set in the brilliant tradition of south Asian music alongside fascinating tales from the lore of Hindustani (North Indian) music. He will be accompanied on tabla by longtime-collaborator, tabla virtuoso Mir Naqibul Islam.

Immerse yourself in the tranquility and majesty of north Indian ragas played on the 20-stringed Indian slide guitar.

Since 2007, Joel 'Veena' Eisenkramer has been traveling between his native Vermont, USA and India to study and perform Hindustani classical music on the 20-stringed Indian slide guitar. Today he is one of the leading exponent's of this instrument in the world: he is the only North American performer of the Indian slide guitar to have performed regularly in India; touring across the country to perform in venues big and small. In 2023, the government of India publicl…