Name: Mishra and Deepa Shakthi
Start: 2025-03-19T20:00:00+00:00
Location: The Lescar, 303 Sharrow Vale Rd, S11 8ZF Sheffield, United Kingdom

We’re delighted to welcome to The Lescar a wonderful collective of musicians drawing together some of the finest musicians on the Sheffield music scene. Mishra have been growing a national reputation over several years, winning Celtic Connections’ prestigious ‘Danny Kyle’ award, BBC Radio 2 airplay for their albums 'The Loft Tapes' and 'Reclaim', and performing at festivals including Cambridge Folk Festival, Beardy, Timber, and more. Their distinctive music is rooted in the folk traditions of the UK, driven by a curiosity for cross-cultural exploration that was sparked when the members of the band encountered and began learning Indian classical music, as well as drawing on influences from jazz improvisation.
Mishra’s new collaboration project with Indian classical vocalist Deepa Shakthi draws on their traditional influences, combined with the deep well of sufi music, and engaging songwriting craftsmanship.
Here’s some music:

TICKETS: £10 or £7 for students.
Pay on the door, or alternatively get advance tickets by emailing [email protected] or messaging the Jazz at The Lescar.
Doors 8pm, music 8.30pm.
Originally founded as a duo of Kate Griffin on banjo and vocals and Ford Collier (The Drystones) on low whistle and percussion, the pair recruited John Ball (Rafiki Jazz) on tabla and santoor, Joss Mann-Hazell (Auka) on double bass, and Alex Lyon on clarinets and vocals. When the band met international fusion vocalist Deepa Shakthi (formerly Deepa Nair Rasiya), a blossoming musical friendship developed, turning into a collaborative project that takes the soul-stirring euphoria of Deepa’s sufi singing as a starting point, and weaving in the threads of Mishra’s UK folk and Indian classical influences to create a captivating cross-cultural sound. Their joyous performances are a journey of contrasts, from hand-clapping trance-like sufi songs to spacious stillness and reflection.

Over 30 years of studying Indian music and working across genres, Deepa Shakthi has forged an international reputation as a vocalist and composer, receiving awards and acclaim in the UK and India. She has worked with artists including Kuljit Bhamra and toured with Opera North’s production of Orpheus
“An airborne amalgam of cross-continental pollinations” Songlines Magazine