The Dojo interior with sitar and tabla artists at the centre, surrounded by an audience seated in concentric rings
Meeting Rivers Sessions

MEETING
RIVERS
sessions

15 AUGUST 2026 · 7–9 PM

THE DOJO · 2A DOYLE GARDENS · LONDON NW10 3DA

£25 PP · 100 SEATS ONLY

Artists

SATWINDER SINGH (SARANGI)+HIMMET BAHRA (TABLA)

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The Series / Vol. 01

About the
sessions

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.

The Artists

In
Session

Satwinder Pal Singh playing sarangi

Sarangi

Satwinder Pal Singh

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.

Himmet Bahra with tabla

Tabla

Himmet Bahra

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.

Who we are

Meeting
Rivers

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.

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