Raghu Dixit

A trio evening with Raghu Dixit, the Indian singer-songwriter, presenting songs from nearly three decades of writing at Band On The Wall in Manchester's Northern Quarter.

Raghu Dixit is an Indian singer-songwriter whose music blends pop folk, jazz fusion and traditional music, and who has been active since 2005. The self-titled debut album appeared in 2007. This trio brings Raghu Dixit on vocals and acoustic guitar together with Sanjay Kumar on guitars and bouzouki and Akshay Ganesh on violin. Both have worked for a long time as members and collaborators of The Raghu Dixit Project.

The format strips the songs back to voice, guitars, bouzouki and violin, leaving room for the musicians to respond to one another and to the audience. The repertoire moves between reworked favourites from earlier albums, new compositions and unreleased material, with the emphasis on the stories behind the songwriting rather than the full-band sound of the larger Project. Raghu has performed in more than 50 countries, including at Glastonbury, WOMAD, Southbank Centre and on BBC's Later... with Jools Holland.

Band On The Wall is a live music venue in Manchester's Northern Quarter that mainly hosts concerts, with a focus on pop, rock and indie. This evening suits listeners interested in the songwriter behind the Project's larger arrangements, heard in a quieter, more conversational setting.