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What will I hear at an Indian classical concert in Bournemouth if I'm new to it?

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You hear three musicians, and two ways of playing on strings. A Hundred Strings: Ragas by the Sea, KalaSudha's concert at the Palace Court Theatre in Bournemouth, brings together the sitar and the santoor, with tabla. Adnan Khan plucks the sitar and slides between notes, the way a singer does. Vinay Desai strikes the santoor, the hundred-stringed instrument of Kashmir, with a pair of light wooden mallets. He cannot slide on it, so he moves in runs. Ustad Akram Khan plays the tabla, a pair of hand drums.

You need no background. See what to expect at your first concert. The evening runs in two halves with an interval.

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