Musicans have always been explorers. How else would one explain Jeff Beck’s fascination with Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan or George Harrison’s journeys in India with Pandit Ravi Shankar? This flow of rhythms from East to West, and vice versa, has defined the genesis of new musical creations. For composer Sanjay Divecha, it is the foundation of his life’s work. This evening, he leads his ensemble, Secret, in a performance that explores a blend of musical techniques 
through new compositions.

While he is known for his skill with the guitar, and as a veteran in the genre of jazz, the composer reveals that he began his musical journey with the sitar. “The idea of bridging musical forms stems from there, perhaps. I studied Hindustani music as a child, and later, when I returned to India in 2003, I explored those ideas once again,” he says, adding that the composite ideas helped discover something unique within himself as an artiste.