Haroof: Stringing Verses Together

Radhika Sood Nayak is a Sufi Vocalist, who has been applauded at the Kabir Festival, Malwa & Rajasthan Kabir Yatras, World Sacred Spirit Festival Nagaur, and a music & dance collaboration “Faqeer Nimaana”. Bulleh Shah’s kalaam captured her soul at the beginning of her quest for music. A corporate stint in her past, Radhika is a disciple of Shri Dayal Thakur. She has also received ‘taleem’ from Thumri maestro Smt Dhanashree Pandit Rai and Jaipur-Attrauli veteran Pandita Sudhila Rani Patel. She is also an Akashvani artist and a recipient of the “Sur Mani” Award.

Neil Mukherjee is a guitarist and an award winning composer from Kolkata. Best known for his flamenco, Neil is a Grade 8 in western classical guitar and music theory from Trinity College of Music, London and can play various styles of music with ease on the guitar including the Indian classical forms. From making an 8 string custom guitar to working with A.R. Rahman, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Haris Jairaj , Vidyasagar in the south, he has an very large body of work behind him. he moved to Mumbai in 2008, to work with Shankar Ehsaan Loy & Pritam. He currently works as an independent music composer and producer.

After 12 years of shagirdi under Sangeet Ratna Vilas Buva Patil, Sadanand Mulik grew to be a versatile dholak player. He is much sought after in theatre productions and has performed in Shubha Mudgal composed ‘Stories in a Song’ directed by Sunil Shanbag. His experience spans dance and children's theatre apart from television and feature film work, both domestic and international.

Vinay Dalvi is the disciple of renowned Harmonium player Pt. Sudhir Nayak. He has also had vocal training under Shri. Prabhakar Parsekar. He has accompanied Marathi playback singers like Uttara Kelkar and Ravindran Sathe. An All India Radio and Doordarshan artist, his performances are also appreciated overseas.