Since 1989, the North Carolina Heritage Awards have honored artists statewide for their contributions to the cultural lives of their communities. The Folklife program of the North Carolina Arts Council is pleased to spotlight the five artists/groups who will be presented with the 2025 awards on June 7, at a public ceremony in Raleigh.

In this episode, we visit Winston-Salem to meet Gaurang Doshi, a North Indian classical musician. He passes along the teachings of his guru to the next generation of musicians through private lessons in sarod, sitar and tabla, as well as through an Indian ensemble class he helped to establish at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, the first such class in the state. 

The honorees for 2025 are: Round Peak Guitarist, Chester McMillian; Lumbee traditional artisans, Herman and Loretta Oxendine; North Indian classical musician, Gaurang Doshi; Brasstown Woodcarver, Helen Gibson; and Gospel Quartet, The Glorifying Vines Sisters. For tickets and more information, visit pinecone.org.

Introduction music performed by Etta Baker.
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Meet 2025 North Carolina Heritage Awards Honoree Gaurang Doshi

Awakening II

Part of the Festival of Sacred Music Series at The New School at Commonweal

Join us for the third in a series of sacred music celebrations at Commonweal, an afternoon duet of sarod and tabla with Manik Khan and Nilan Chaudhuri. 

Part of the Festival of Sacred Music Series

These concerts are presented in collaboration with long-time Commonweal friend Toby Symington, executive director of the Lloyd Symington Foundation and transpersonal astrologer. Held at the solstice and equinox, the concerts—and gatherings afterward—are designed to bring people together in a convivial setting around music which delights, inspires, and elevates the soul. From Toby:

Manik Khan has been steeped in the ancient melodies of North Indian classical music since birth. The youngest son of the legendary Sarod maestro, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, he grew up listening to his father in countless concerts and attending his classes at the esteemed Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael, California. He initially studied tabla under the guidance of Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri, but the greater call to follow in the footsteps of his family brought Manik, at the age of 13, to formally train on the Sarod with his father. He spent his formative years accompanying his father on stage, touring for the last decade of his father's extensive and iconic performance career. Manik's own solo career has brought him throughout India, South America, and the United States.

Nilan Chaudhuri is a Bay Area based percussionist, educator, and performer. Initiated into the tradition of Indian Classical Music at the age of five by his father, Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri, Nilan has been performing as a tabla soloist and accompanist for nearly two decades. Drawing inspiration from his father’s innovative approach to classical tabla solo,  Nilan was determined from a young age to be a soloist. In addition to maintaining a rigorous performing schedule, Nilan teaches Tabla throughout the Bay Area as a faculty member at the Ali Akbar College of Music, in San Rafael, and as the Director of Percussion at Chitresh Das Institute, in San Mateo. He also serves as an archivist at the Ali Akbar College of Music, where the construction of a musical archive spanning 40 years of his Father’s work, is underway. It’s his lifelong mission to contribute to the preservation and enrichment of Indian Classical percussion. 

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An Afternoon of Indian Classical Music with Manik Khan and Nilan Chauduri

Passing Through is a slow-burning reflection — a moment in motion, a memory surfacing and fading again.

Passing Through

Virah (विरह) – Separation

At twilight, Puriya Dhanashree carries the sound of longing.
Each sarod note holds the ache of letting go, yet shimmers with love that remains.

This is the beginning of a journey — a meditation on love, loss, and healing. 💙

Virah

Anant Prem (अनन्त प्रेम) – Endless Love

'Anant Prem' opens like golden sunlight — bright, radiant, devotional.
A reminder that true love flows beyond endings, carrying us into acceptance. 💛

This is the second step of the journey — from twilight into light.

Anant Prem

Ananda Prabha (आनन्द प्रभा) – Radiance of Joy

'Ananda Prabha' glows like soft silver light — dissolving sorrow into peace.
A luminous raga, carrying us to stillness, clarity, and inner joy. 🤍

This is the final step of the journey — where love becomes light.

Ananda Prabha

🌊 BiP! – Crythia (Remix) [Official Audio] 🎶✨
Track #5 from the album Hey Dance! Go! FXX K (2025)

A reimagined journey through echoes and rhythm. Crythia (Remix) blends the driving force of Techno, the groove of Tech House, and the pulse of Electro Tech with deep atmospheric layers.

Floating flutes drift over reverb-soaked drones, while sarod and sitar textures weave into hypnotic rhythms, creating a soundscape that feels both ancient and futuristic. With deep bass, expansive echoes, and immersive reverbs, this remix transforms the original into a sonic ritual of movement and trance.

🔊 Genre: Techno | Tech House | Electro Tech | Atmospheric | Deep Echo | World Fusion
🌌 Vibe: Hypnotic. Expansive. Ritualistic.

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BiP! - Crythia (Inst. Edit, RMX)

Echoes West drifts between melancholy and motion — where Rhodes chords shimmer under grime-textured beats, and the sarod sings in high, emotional waves. The track builds slowly, capturing the pulse of late-night city drives and quiet reflections that follow.

A live, improvised recording from Sarod by Avi’s Couch Sessions series, Echoes West channels the solitude of the West Coast night — cinematic, raw, and deeply personal.

Recorded live at Imperceptible Art Production House, this is Couch Session No. 8 in an ongoing exploration of fusion between Indian classical improvisation and contemporary urban sound.



Echoes West

This Way

🔥 Welcome to BiP! (Basic Infinity Pulse) – Official 🔥

Step into a world where Progressive House, Melodic Techno, Deep House, and Tech House collide. BiP! is a DJ, producer, and performer crafting immersive electronic soundscapes that break boundaries and move souls.

🎧 Expect:
✅ Original productions & remixes
✅ High-energy DJ sets
✅ Exclusive collaborations

Follow for fresh music, electrifying performances, and sonic journeys! 🚀🎶

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Ride, O heart, with fire and grace,
On winds that howl through time and space.
Let not your reins be held by fear —
The path is wide, the stars are near. 🌬️🐎🌌

Survive!
Though flames may bite and shadows cry,
The rose still blooms, the hawk still flies.
Endure, endure, like mountain stone —
The soul was never carved alone. 🔥🪶🏔️

Thrive!
Grow, as gardens seek the sun,
One drop, one breath, and all is one.
In silence, light begins to weave —
A world anew with each believe. 🌿💫🫧
- poem by HARAIVIAN

Look.. you and I both only live once.
Surround yourself with atmospheric vibes.
Look for new memories with old friends.

Find new friends and share your hobbies with them.
After all, in order to rejoice not just the short moments but also the journey as a whole, we must learn to peacefully cope with each other by enhancing one's aural and visual senses into a whole NEW LEVEL!

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