The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) presents its 12th edition of One World Many Musics (OWMM) with the Dipesh Varma Collective where the percussion and djembe artiste will be in performance with an ensemble of musicians this Friday, the first day of a two-day event. Taking the stage with Varma will be Sridhar Parthasarthy, a senior percussionist playing the mridangam, kanjira, and morsing, Sandeep Mishra with the sarangi, Harmeet Singh on the tabla, Abhay Nayampally coming in with the guitar and Amit Padhye on the harmonium and keyboard. Day two of OWMM, which is scheduled for next week (October 22), will be led by pop band When Chai Met Toast, and will contribute a blend of indie folk and alternative rock and pop influences. Through these performances, the artistes will bring in a blend of traditional sounds. 

Speaking about the set list planned for the opening day of the festival, Varma shares, “The list includes a mix of two cultures — South Indian Carnatic music and Hindustani classical music with the influences and flavour of world music. OWMM is a great initiative that allows musicians of different genres to explore and present their sounds.” The percussion artiste notes that the evening will witness the merging of two rich cultures through a range of percussion instruments including the African djembe, along with the Western guitar and Indian stringed instruments.