Let yourself float off on one of bansuri flute master Deepak Ram�s haunting melodies, and you never know where he�ll end up taking you. With the ancient roots of north Indian classical music as his point of embarkation, this phenomenal player sets his compositions loose to range over a vast terrain, weaving together traditional elements from Africa and India with modern Western influences to create a sound that is both deeply spiritual and cosmopolitan.

Born in South Africa in 1960, Deepak began his formal musical training there before traveling to India to study flute; in 1981 he became the disciple of the world-renowned bansuri master, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia. In addition to his accomplishments in traditional Indian music, Deepak is well-known for his wide-ranging compositions and his collaborations with musicians of other genres, including jazz pianist Darius Brubeck. He has performed all over the world and has recorded numerous albums including his most recent, the aptly named Beauty In Diversity (Golden Horn).

Accompanying him tonight is longtime collaborator, tabla master Debopriyo Sarkar.