About the World Music Collective

Deepak Ram, Indian flute player, has been featured on NPR and has performed for Nelson Mandela. Noah Getz is a Grammy-nominated artist that has been hailed as a “highly skillful and an even more highly adventurous player” (Washington City Paper). Drummer Advait Shah received advanced training from Ustad Tari Khan in Chicago, IL and has performed with Nisar Bazmi, Ustad Nafiz Ali Khan, Arun Ramamurthy and Pandit Subroto Roy Choudury. Bassist Karine Chapdelaine has led an active performance career that includes international performances in Europe, South America, Mexico, Africa, and Asia. Cristian Perez is an Argentine-American guitarist/composer/arranger who has performed internationally (Bulgaria, Canada, South Korea, Bolivia, China, Dominican Republic) and continues to be very active in the local music scene.