Earlier this week the French Minister of Culture, Frank Riester, had met a delegation of music promoters in Mumbai. His intention was to find out how they can play a role in cross-cultural exchanges. His effort mirrors a process that Titi Robin, a French composer with a deep love for Indian classical music, started in the early '80s. That's when he began collaborating with Gulabo Sapera, a kalbelia dancer who imitates the moves of a snake charmer. Along the way, the duo also joined forces with sarangi player Murad Ali Khan, and they will now share the stage with a bevy of other performers for a unique concert called Khushboo, which carries the fragrance of different traditions of the West and East.

Murad Ali Khan