Anhad: An All-Night Indian Classical Music Concert

Anhad closes ISHQ Festival with an all-night gathering dedicated to Indian classical music, dance and poetry, moving from evening into dawn.

Across the night, artists present extended performances shaped by raga, rhythm and improvisation. The format gives each set time to unfold without rushing, creating the atmosphere of an extended mehfil.

For those who know the pleasure of an extended mehfil, Anhad offers a full night of attentive listening. If this is your first all-night classical concert, you are equally welcome to experience the music at your own pace.

Experience the Music

Indian classical music is closely connected to time, mood and the gradual development of a raga. Across the night, melodic improvisation, meend, rhythmic cycles, tabla and Kathak create different points of focus as the hours change.

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Session Schedule

Doors open at 7:00PM

8:00PM–8:30 PM: Bageshree Vaze with Pankaj Mishra and Vineet Vyas
8:30PM–9:30 PM: Zaheer-Abbas Janmohamed and Neha Mahajan
9:30PM–11:00 PM: Rashmi Agarwal with Pankaj Mishra, Zaheer-Abbas Janmohamed & Hardeep Chana
11:00 PM–12:00 AM: Radhika Baskar, Gandhaar Amin & Dhaivat Jani 
12:45AM–1:30 AM: Curated by Third Space
1:45AM–3:15 AM: Arnab Chakrabarty and Shahbaz Hussain
3:30AM–4:30 AM: Riyaz Festival partnership featuring Ravi Naimpally, Tara Kannan and Madhura Londhe
4:45AM–6:15 AM: Irshad Khan with tabla accompanist

Sessions after midnight take place on Saturday, December 12.

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Presented by Small World Music as part of ISHQ Festival 2026.

ISHQ Festival is made possible thanks to funding in part by the Government of Canada, Canada Council of the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, the Province of Ontario, and Toronto Arts Council.

ISHQ Festival est financé par le gouvernement du Canada, Conseil des arts du Canada, le gouvernement du Ontario, Conseil des arts du Ontario, et le Conseil des arts de Toronto