Purana Qila hosts sitar and didgeridoo concert

William Barton played didgeridoo alongside sitarist Shubhendra Rao and tabla player Nishit Gangani at Purana Qila for *Sacred Pathways: Where Ragas Meet Songlines*.

The programme paired didgeridoo with Hindustani classical music. Barton also sang and played guitar, while Rao opened his set with an alaap and a drut composition. Gangani accompanied him on tabla.

Rao, a disciple of Pt. Ravi Shankar, said it was his first performance with a didgeridoo player. The Australian government and the Indian Ministry of Culture organised the programme.

Delhi was the first stop of a four-city tour that will travel next to Bengaluru, Mumbai and Chennai. The concert was held ahead of G’day Namaste, an Australian government festival planned for December 2026 around India-Australia ties in business, education, sport, innovation and culture.