British-Indian singer songwriter, Deepa Nair Rasiya has been making waves on the World Music platform internationally, and is increasingly recognized as a pioneering and innovative composer with a deeply soul stirring vocal style.

Join GemArts on a musical journey, as Deepa pays tribute to the poetry of Sufi mystics across a range of styles of Indian music including classical, semi-classical, folk and contemporary. This concert explores the devotional sentiments and spiritual wisdom of Sufi poets through music, featuring the poetry of Amir Khusro, Baba Bulleh Shah, Hazrat Shah Hussain, Baba Fareed and tracks from Deepa’s ground-breaking Sufi album titled ‘DESTINATION’ released July 2015.

Accompanying musicians Manjeet Singh Rasiya - Tabla; Surjeet Singh Aulakh - Sarangi; Siddharth Singh - Guitar; Nimrita Kaur Rasiya Keys and support vocals.

Join us for a pre-concert talk between Deepa and Spice FM's Sanila, (Radio Presenter, Singer and Actress) from 7pm, free to ticket holders.

Presented with Sage Gateshead.

Buy tickets for 2 Riverside Ragas concerts and receive £2 off each, including Shubhendra Rao & Saskia Rao-de Haas.

Image: Deepa Nair Rasiya

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