Lab 6 Team

Vita

Leo Vertunni (London, 1989) Concert sitarist with vast international experience, specialized in classical music hindustani, with numerous collaborations to his credit of cultural mingling such as flamenco, jazz, classical western, electronic. Leo grew up taking part in his family theatre and musical productions. Later he undertook academic studies in Indology and Indian music, gaining and honour BA degree at the Alma Mater University of Bologna and a Master’s degree in Indian Music Performance at the SOAS University of London. He studied the technique of sitar and the practice of Indian classical improvisation from renowned master such as Pt. Avaneendra Sheolikar, Ust. Dharambir Singh and presently from Ust. Mehboob Nadeem. As a performer Leo has been working in several projects (Indialucia, Seven Eyes, Divine Symphony Orchestra, Ragamala project) and as a session musician for many more, touring extensively in Europe, North America, and also having performed in South America, Asia, and Africa. Concert sitarist with vast international experience, specialized in classical music hindustani, with numerous collaborations to his credit of cultural mingling (flamenco, jazz,
classical western, electronic). His discography can include publications with specialized labels such as Dark Companion (Confluence, Jugalbandi Trio), how muchwith majors such as Universal (Oltre, Mace). In addition to performing training, received from Usta Irshad Khan, alongside creative activity, Leo combines popularisation by curating broadcastsradio (RSI, RAI), holding workshops and seminars (MUDEC), and didactic: since 2019 he has been a professor at the traditional music department of the Conservatory of Vicenza.