Bhaitakh at the DOJO
ABOUT THE SESSIONS
Listening together is a meaningful act. In a world where music often feels private, communal listening provides a rare and powerful reminder of how music connects us.
A baithak (meaning “a sitting”) is an intimate gathering rooted in the North Indian classical tradition, where musicians and listeners come together in close proximity.
It is a format defined by unhurried attention, where the music unfolds in real time between performer and audience rather than being delivered at them.
Sarangi
Satwinder Pal Singh began his musical journey aged 11 under his father, Ustad Shaminder Pal Singh - a Top-grade Sarangi player and retired staff artist of All India Radio, Jalandhar, and a disciple of the legendary Padma Bhushan Ustad Sabri Khan Saheb, the Sarangi Samrat.
Trained intensively in Sarangi, Saranda and vocal, Satwinder and his father hold the historic distinction of being the first-ever Top Grade Sarangi players in the Sikh Panth worldwide - a milestone in the preservation of this rare and soulful instrument.
Tabla
Himmet Singh is one of the UK's leading Tabla players. He began aged 5, taking his formal training under Ustaad Harkirat Singh Rayatt.
At 20 he became a disciple of the world-renowned Tabla maestro Taal Yogi Pandit Suresh Talwalkar - a master of both rhythm and Taal - receiving advanced one-to-one training in the traditional Hindustani method known as Seena Baseena.
Meeting Rivers is a curatorial platform celebrating South Asian classical arts, with a particular depth in Hindustani music. The throughline is connection: between people, cultures, and stories, and between an audience and an artist's life and work. Founded in 2015, it brings together live events, editorial, and audio to create spaces for deep listening and genuine encounter with the tradition.
Meeting Rivers is a curatorial platform celebrating South Asian classical arts, with a particular depth in Hindustani music. The throughline is connection: between people, cultures, and stories, and between an audience and an artist's life and work. Founded in 2015, it brings together live events, editorial, and audio to create spaces for deep listening and genuine encounter with the tradition.
Bhaitakh at the DOJO
ABOUT THE SESSIONS
Listening together is a meaningful act. In a world where music often feels private, communal listening provides a rare and powerful reminder of how music connects us.
A baithak (meaning “a sitting”) is an intimate gathering rooted in the North Indian classical tradition, where musicians and listeners come together in close proximity.
It is a format defined by unhurried attention, where the music unfolds in real time between performer and audience rather than being delivered at them.
Sarangi
Satwinder Pal Singh began his musical journey aged 11 under his father, Ustad Shaminder Pal Singh - a Top-grade Sarangi player and retired staff artist of All India Radio, Jalandhar, and a disciple of the legendary Padma Bhushan Ustad Sabri Khan Saheb, the Sarangi Samrat.
Trained intensively in Sarangi, Saranda and vocal, Satwinder and his father hold the historic distinction of being the first-ever Top Grade Sarangi players in the Sikh Panth worldwide - a milestone in the preservation of this rare and soulful instrument.
Tabla
Himmet Singh is one of the UK's leading Tabla players. He began aged 5, taking his formal training under Ustaad Harkirat Singh Rayatt.
At 20 he became a disciple of the world-renowned Tabla maestro Taal Yogi Pandit Suresh Talwalkar - a master of both rhythm and Taal - receiving advanced one-to-one training in the traditional Hindustani method known as Seena Baseena.
Meeting Rivers is a curatorial platform celebrating South Asian classical arts, with a particular depth in Hindustani music. The throughline is connection: between people, cultures, and stories, and between an audience and an artist's life and work. Founded in 2015, it brings together live events, editorial, and audio to create spaces for deep listening and genuine encounter with the tradition.
Meeting Rivers is a curatorial platform celebrating South Asian classical arts, with a particular depth in Hindustani music. The throughline is connection: between people, cultures, and stories, and between an audience and an artist's life and work. Founded in 2015, it brings together live events, editorial, and audio to create spaces for deep listening and genuine encounter with the tradition.
Bhaitakh at the DOJO
ABOUT THE SESSIONS
Listening together is a meaningful act. In a world where music often feels private, communal listening provides a rare and powerful reminder of how music connects us.
A baithak (meaning “a sitting”) is an intimate gathering rooted in the North Indian classical tradition, where musicians and listeners come together in close proximity.
It is a format defined by unhurried attention, where the music unfolds in real time between performer and audience rather than being delivered at them.
