# Darbar: The Singing Violin

Darbar: The Singing Violin at Frobisher Rooms, Sunday 1 November 2026, 13:00.

- Price: £59
- Venue: Frobisher Rooms, Level 4, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS
- With: Kala Ramnath
- Get tickets: https://tickets.barbican.org.uk/register
- Go to page: https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2026/event/darbar-the-singing-violin

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An intimate masterclass titled 'The Singing Violin' in which violinist Kala Ramnath demonstrates her gayaki-ang style, showing how bow, breath and voice merge into a single musical language. She shares her technique, from bow control as an extension of breath to ornaments like meend and gamak built into full alaap, taans and bandish elaboration. The class, part of Darbar Festival 2026, is open to all instrumentalists and vocalists, with notations shared ahead of the session.

## Dates

- Sunday 1 November 13:00 — Frobisher Rooms

Written by a model, sources: [barbican.org.uk](https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2026/event/darbar-the-singing-violin)

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