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#533SoulsFestival #wellbeing In this gorgeously layered presentation, multi-instrumentalist Kirpal Panesar fleshes out Raag Jog as his main movement on the dilruba followed by a miniature in Kafi. Surdarshan Chana gives a fine accompaniment on the tabla. Filmed and recorded live at England’s premier venue - The Curve Theatre, Leicester - this video is part of the 533 Souls Festival. Curated exclusively with UK-based musicians, 533 Souls celebrates mental well-being in the post-pandemic world through serene, contemplative renditions of ragas and yoga. Acclaimed widely for his soulful renditions, Panesar’s presentations carry an intense lyricism that he has earned with years of rigorous training in Varanasi, India, under the legendary Ustad Bismillah Khan (1916-2006). Within the first few movements, he captures Jog’s heady, trance-like hook. Balancing the tug and release of its major and minor phrases, he intertwines and binds fine structures into a dazzling citadel of the raga. Th
