Kalakendra Presents an evening of Indian Classical Music featuring
Shashank Subramanyam on Flute & Homayoun Sakhi on Afghan Rubab
Accompanied by Parupalli Phalgun on Mridangam and Vivek Pandya on Tabla
Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
First Baptist Church, 909 SW 11th Avenue, Portland OR 97205
Admission: Adults: $30 ($35 at door)
Children (3-12 yrs): $15, Students (with ID): $20
Admission is FREE for 2025 Friends of Kalakendra and Members
Shashank Subramanyam is a Grammy-nominated exponent of the Bamboo Flute from India and specializes in Indian Classical Music. He is a recipient of the Chevalier del’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knighthood) by Govt of France 2022 and the Sangeet Natak Akademi’s senior award by Govt. of India bestowed by the Hon. President of India for the year 2017 at an investiture ceremony held at Rashtrapathi Bhavan in New Delhi.
He was a child prodigy and began performing from his age of 6 in 1984 for the general public and has performed for four decades.
Homayoun Sakhi is an Afghan-born player of the Afghan Rubab, an instrument of which he is considered a master. Since moving to the United States, he has collaborated with the Kronos Quartet and others.
Sakhi, born in Kabul into a family of musicians learned to play the Rubab from his father. He moved to the United States in 2002, where he teaches Afghan music at a children’s school he opened in California.
Sakhi’s music is heard on two CDs from Smithsonian Folkways. He has collaborated with santoor player Rahul Sharma and was a resident at Brandeis University. Dawn Elder brought him together with Afghan singer Mahwash, with whom he formed the group Voices of Afghanistan.
