DoosTrio on Feb 19, 2025 | UCSB Arts & Lectures

“[Sandeep Das’] virtuosic playing injected discreet surges of rhythmic adrenaline.”
The Boston Globe

“One of the greatest musicians I’ve ever had the privilege to know and to work with.” – Yo-Yo Ma on Kayhan Kalhor

“Nobody wields a pipa like Wu Man, the reigning virtuoso on the ancient four-stringed instrument.” NPR

With a name inspired by the transliteration of the Farsi word for friend, DoosTrio’s Kayhan Kalhor, Wu Man and Sandeep Das join together in a new collaboration that highlights the ancient traditions of Iran, China and India in a distinctly 21st century program. A virtuoso on the kamancheh, Kalhor has been uniquely influential in popularizing Persian music in the West. Wu Man is the world’s premier pipa virtuoso and a leading ambassador of Chinese music. A Guggenheim Fellow and a Grammy winner, tabla master Das debuted at age 17 with legendary sitar player Ravi Shankar and has since built a prolific international reputation spanning three decades. All three performers are veterans of the world-renowned Silkroad Ensemble.