Sitar serenades and the Bulgarian tambura

Lopa Kothari presents the latest in her ongoing explorations of global folk and roots-based music. Traditional Anatolian sounds are reimagined with a modern, free-spirited approach on the debut album from Turkish-Danish vocalist and songwriter Hilal Kaya, and we hear a track from Leeds-born sitar virtuoso Jasdeep Singh Degun ahead of his performance at this year’s Darbar Festival. Plus, a concert recording from the Bulgarian National Radio Folk Orchestra celebrating the tambura, the long-necked plucked string instrument traditional to Bulgaria.

Produced by Gabriel Francis
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