with the blend of western musical forms such as Jazz, Funk, classical and pop in the wider community. We believe the events with multicultural approach are very rare in New Zealand but it is a better way to present the South Asian musical art forms such as of Indian music with a blend of western music. It is not only connects with the mainstream audience but also provide a new platform for future musicians who are pursuing the Indian music in New Zealand.

For traditional Indian music, we have been working among children and youth for learning this traditional art form since 2011. We have started the annual Intensive practical workshop of Indian music since 2015. We also do a yearly concert of Gurmat Sangeet which is a very rare musical form of Indian music formed in 14th century. The event is called ‘Bhai Mardana Music festival’ and sold out for its second edition this year. Naad Trust is also hosting the program named ‘Future Maestros’ since 2013 in which people from all age group and different cultural backgrounds perform at one stage and showcase their talent of singing and playing Indian musical instruments such as tabla, harmonium, dilruba and sitar etc. There are more than 100 students and elders from the multicultural community who participate in this event. More than 300 people come to see the performances at Bucklands Beach War Memorial Hall or other community venues