Issa Noor, Pavan Kalasikam, and Bonnie Schmader create a musical journey, combining traditional Indian Tabla, Turkish Baglama, Flute, Handpans, and Arabic Percussion. In this grand exploration we will be transversing Indian Raga, Arabic Maqam, and territory yet untraveled... join us!

Pavan Kalasikam is originally from Hyderabad, India. Under the guidance of his mother, Smt. Jayasri Kalasikam, a lifetime musician, Pavan began performing on stage at the age of five and later continued his training with Sri Shesha Chelapati and Ustad Najmuddin Qadri, noted tablists in Hyderabad. Pavan has taught numerous students in India and worked professionally with musicians and composers from various world music genres. Since moving to the United States, Pavan continues to teach and perform with artists representing Indian classical, ghazal, flamenco, jazz and Middle Eastern music. Most recently he studied with Sarod Maestro Amjad Ali Khan. Pavan lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Bonnie Schmader, flutist, harpist, educator,…