Sway Of The Verses is a graphic designer, DJ and radio presenter specialising in raga based music.
Weaving it into a broad spectrum of sounds including classic ragas, ghazals, qawaali, Panjabi folk, Indo-Jazz, lo-fi ambient vibes to hip-hop and electronic music.
His show on NTS, delves deep into the world of raga music, introducing concepts, recordings and musicians producing anaccessible guide to this vast musical tradition. Sway Of The Verses DJ sets at the Tate Lates, We Out Here, Dancing Family Festival have introduced the sounds to a wider and younger audience
Nāda Sonics—IRL: Listening Session
Nāda Sonics is an exploration into the world of of raga and tala -based music. Broadcast on NTS Radio since 2023, Sway of the Verses shares the intricacies of raga music, an ever evolving ancient musical tradition weaving through the numerous musicians, instruments, ragas, time-cycles and concepts of this genre.
The Nāda Sonics—IRL: Listening Session is a chance to experience this spiritual, moving music in a collective situation; experiencing an uninterrupted listening session of 90 mins, sat on the floor on cushions, sipping tea and melting away to the vibes. In an overwhelming, discordant world of chaos, this is an oasis of calm.
Raga Music Listings
A list of Raga Music concerts/performances happening around the UK
3 June 2026 / 15:30
Swaledale Festival: Jasdeep Singh Degun
Jasdeep Singh Degun – sitar
St Mary’s Church, Arkengarthdale
Book Now: £3-£16
3 June 2026 / 18:30
Sarod and Tabla – Shared Values Festival
Hriday Buddhdev – sarod
Himmet Bahra – tabla
Nehru Centre, London
Book Now: £Free.99 (Booking essential)
6 June 2026 / 18:00
Resonance
Ashraf Sharif Khan – sitar
Shabaz Hussain – tabla
The Music Room, London
Book Now: £30
7 June 2026 / 14:30
Classic Café: Akash Parekar & Janan Sathiendran
Akash Parekar – sitar
Janan Sathiendran – tabla
Middlesbrough Town Hall, Middlesbrough
Book Now: £8
12 June 2026 / 12:30
The Bridgewater Hall presents Kaviraj Singh & Kousic Sen
Kaviraj Singh – santoor
Kousic Sen – tabla
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Book Now: £Free.99
12 June 2026 / 18:30
All We Imagine as Khayal
Ashwin Baliga – hindustani vocal
Saleel Tambe – tabla
Nehru Centre, London
Book Now: £Free.99 (Booking essential)
12 June 2026 / 19:30
The CBSO & The Orchestral Qawwali Project
Melvin Tay – conductor
Rushil Ranjan – composer/arranger/piano
Abi Sampa – lead vocalist
Jennifer Blackwell Performance Space, Birmingham
Book Now: £5 – £10
13 June 2026 / 18:00
Mitraseva LSS presents Dhara – A Divine Musical Experience
Sivasri Tejasvi Surya – vocal
J. Skandaprasad – vocal support
N. Chandrashekhar – harmonium
Jaidev Haridoss – mridangam
The Bhavan, London
Book Now: £20-£30
13 June 2026 / 19:00
Nocturne in Ragas
Lakshay Mohan – sitar
Aayush Mohan – sarod
Ustad Sukhvinder Singh “Pinky” – Tabla
The Music Room, London
Book Now: £30
15 June 2026 / 15:30
Upstairs at Ronnie’s: Jasdeep Singh Degun
Jasdeep Singh Degun – sitar
Himmet Bahra – tabla
Ronnie Scotts, London
Book Now: £40-£50
15 June 2026 / 19:00
Sarod, Sitar, Surbahar and Tabla
Ustad Irfan Mohammed Khan – sarod
Amritpal Singh – tabla
Nehru Centre, London
Book Now: £Free.99 (Booking essential)
17 June 2026 / 19:00
Nāda Sonics—IRL: Listening Session
Sway of the Verses
Lake Space, London
Book Now: £12-£35
19 June 2026 / 13:00
Sounds of India: Kaviraj Singh Dhadyalla
Kaviraj Singh Dhadyalla – santoor & vocals
Jasdeep Singh – jori
St Martin in the Fields, London
Book Now: £10
19 June 2026 / 19:30
Jumma Jaam: Qawwali Night
Yusuf Mahmoud – vocal
Aris Mahmoud – tabla
Karmel, London
Book Now: £15
21 June 2026 / 15:00
Leeds Summer Solstice Festival 2026 Celestial Song
Mukul Kulkarni, Kirpal Singh Panesar, Rajvir Singh Bhachu, Jasdeep Singh Degun, Harkiret Singh Bahra, Ravneet Kaur & Ikjot Kaur
Howard Assembly Room, Leeds
Book Now: £33.50
21 June 2026 / 19:00
RBC-SAMPAD presents Milan 2026
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham
Book Now: £8-£10
24 June 2026 / 18:30
Sarod, Sitar, Surbahar and Tabla
Ustad Irfan Mohammed Khan – sarod
Matyas Wolter – sitar/ surbahar
Junaid Ali – tabla
St John’s College, Oxford
Book Now: £Free.99 (Booking essential)
25 June 2026 / 19:00
Flute – J. A. Jayant with R N Prakash and Kousic Sen
J.A. Jayant – Bansuri (flute)
Kousic Sen – tabla
R. N. Prakash – mridangam
Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
Book Now: £13 – £16
25 June 2026 / 19:00
Free Flow Classikal
Jonathan Mayer – sitar
Alcyona Mick – piano
Kapil Seshasayee – electric guitar
Manpaal Singh – jori
Karmel, London
Book Now: £5-£13
26 June 2026 / 19:00
Ranjana Ghatak presents Songs of the Luminous Heart
Ranjana Ghatak – vocal
Céline Saout – harp
Kirpal Singh Panesar – esraj
Harkiret Singh Bahra – tabla
Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
Book Now: £13 – £16
1 July 2026 / 15:00
Grishma: Indian Summer Soirée
Ayan Sengupta – sitar
Srijani Sengupta – sitar
Shabaz Hussain – tabla
Spiegeltent, Crescent Gardens, Harrogate
Book Now: £22-£160
4 July 2026 / 19:30
Shradhanjali - A homage to Zakir Hussain
Talvin Singh – tabla
Marcus Gilmore – drums
Ananthan R Krishnan – mridangam
Satin Singh – multi-percussion
Tom Rogerson – piano
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
Book Now: £28-£57
4 July 2026 / 19:30
Hariharan: Soul India
Royal Festival Hall, London
Book Now: £37-£152
14 July 2026 / 19:30
Masala Festival – Free Flow Classikal
Jonathan Mayer – sitar
Robin Christian – flute
James Pusey – guitar
Debasish Mukherjee – tabla
Cluny 2, Newcastle
Book Now: £13.70
17 July 2026 / 19:30
Masala Festival – The Mohan Brothers, Sanju Sahai and Jasdeep Singh
Lakshay Mohan – sitar
Aayush Mohan – sarod
Sanju Sahai – tabla
Jasdeep Singh – jorī
The Glasshouse, Newcastle
Book Now: £11.30-22.50
18 July 2026 / 13:00
Midday Mantra: Sun Raga
CBSO, Birmingham
Book Now: £Free.99-£10
19 July 2026 / 17:00
London Ragas: Shakir Khan & Shahbaz Hussain
Shakir Khan – sitar
Shahbaz Hussain – tabla
Royal Wharf Community Dock, London
Book Now: £22.38-£27.80
26 July 2026 / 17:00
The Bhavan presents Summer School Showcase 2026: Karnatic Violin duet
Lalgudi G.J.R. Krishnan – violin
Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi – violin
M Balachandar – mridangam
The Bhavan, London
Book Now: £15-£20
12 September 2026 / 18:00
Reading Raga Resonance: Bow, Beat, and Breath
Satwinder Pal Singh – sarangi
Shahbaz Hussain – tabla
The Great Hall University of Reading, Reading
Book Now: £16.96-£29.96
12 September 2026 / 18:00
Reading Raga Resonance: Slide & Strum on The Mystic Frets
Pandit Debasis Chakroborty – slide guitar
Giuliano Moderalli – guitar
Sam Evans – tabla
The Great Hall University of Reading, Reading
Book Now: £16.96-£29.96
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