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Musician: Bharati Bhundoo
Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Instruments: voice/tambura
Music: Indian Classical
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HOW I CAME TO THIS MUSICÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýWHERE I PLAYÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýA FAVOURITE SONG |
  
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 ÌýÌýListen (5'07) to ‘Raag Des’ performed by Bharati Bundhoo.
ÌýÌýListen (2'30) to Bharati Bundhoo talk about her music.
Where I Play:
I’m employed as a tutor by the Scottish Academy of Asian Arts on a part-time basis. I teach every Tuesday in Glasgow. I've 7 students who think of me as a guru, but I don’t feel like a guru! They are from the Indian or Punjabi community though some of them study Western music while others are folk singers. I teach them ragas and I encourage them to practise the complex scales properly. I'm always revived by the sessions. Music is therapeutic for me. I also do workshops with students. It’s good to be challenged with questions.
I’ve sung for Divali which is the Indian celebration of light - I was asked to sing two prayers to mark the opening part of the show at the Mitchell Theatre in Glasgow. It was a wonderful experience!
It’s 25 years since the Scottish Academy of Asian Arts was founded and they’re going to have a celebration somewhere in Glasgow where both my students and I will perform so we've got to prepare for that. I’ll be making them work hard, making them sweat! The plan is for them to sing a small composition, ‘Hansdhwani’. I’m still in the process of setting it to rhythm and beat. It’s a beautiful piece. Once you learn the rudiments of Indian classical music, you can do your own variations and improvise with the notes.
I have also been working with IMDColl (indian music and dance collective) in Edingburgh for over a year now.
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