Hi My Name is Dharambir

I am one of the prominent North Indian Classical musicians based in U.K. I studied Sitar with the late maestro Ustad Vilayat Khan. I studied for my MA at the School Of Oriental and African studies at the University of London and received fellowship from Trinity College Of London and the National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts (NESTA).

I have been active in performances and teaching in Europe and has performed widely in major festivals in England, Spain, Germany, Italy, Canada and USA. I have worked extensively with cross-cultural musicians in various confluence music projects.

I have created a reputation as an educator in England. I started teaching for the Leicester Music service in 1983. I worked at the Leeds College Of Music as a lecturer and the artistic director of South Asian Arts-uk up to 2005. I have initiated numerous innovative projects across the country and have special credit in starting the International Summer Schools in Indian Music. I have many students of Sitar, western instruments and vocal all over the country and make regular trips to other cities of UK and Europe to teach.

I was the artistic director of SAMYo the first national south Asian music youth orchestra and artistic adviser for Tarang, UK’s first South Asian senior ensemble. I am currently working as the academic adviser for Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s (London) BMus (Hons) in Indian Music and I am the recipient of the NESTA fellowship.