San Francisco Metro: Sun, Oct 25, 2026 · Indian Classical · 2 events · data version 20261021-173303
9:00 AM · Kamal Ahmad: Morning Ragas · Bird & Beckett (Glen Park) · $20 · indian_classical, live_music · rating 8
birdbeckett.com · details Kamal Ahmad is a sitar player and teacher of raga music. He started his musical journey learning tabla before being initiated in the art of sitar playing by his elder sister. It would not be long before he began to seriously pursue his musical studies under sarod maestro Arnab Chakrabarty.
Soon after, Chakrabarty introduced Kamal to his would-be gurus, sitar virtuoso Vinayak Chittar and scholar-vocalist Pandit Arijit Mahalanabis, under both of whom Kamal continues to study.
9:00 AM · Morning Raga: Kamal Ahmad · Rootstock Arts (Temescal) · live_music, indian_classical · rating 5
viewcy.com · details Raga Music on a Sunday morning with the rare, transformative beauty of a live time specific Morning Raga. In the Indian classical tradition, ragas are intimate expressions aligned with specific times of day—a concept known as samay raga . Because most modern concerts take place in the evening, hearing morning ragas performed live during their intended hours is a rarity.