Samir the Sitar Player
Looking for a sitar and tabla duo for a wedding or event?
Samir is one of the UK's leading sitarists, he has performed throughout the UK, India, Europe and America.
As a student of the worlds top sitarist (Ustad Shahid Parvez) his approach to classical and folk music is progressive and thoughtful.
Beautiful melodies and showmanship are present at all of his events. He has been interviewed and recorded for film and television, and has worked with a number of fusion, theatre and dance groups. He also accompanies as a tabla player for various artists.
This performer is available as a duo with a tabla player and other additional musicians can be added including bansuri or tanpura
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Samir the Sitar Player
He went above and beyond to to give us the best possible experience. Turned up well on time, looking sharp, played fantastic music (musicians in the crowd were impressed), helped us deliver speeches appropriately, and packed down in excellent time. Thank you, we're very grateful
Sahil Sachdev | September 2025
Orangery Holland Park
Beautiful music, smart presentation, and beyond everything I had hoped for. Samir and his partner-in-criminally-excellent-music gifted a magic to my book launch event that simply would not have existed without them. They provided the perfect gentle, uplifting, and heritage-rich soundtrack to my evening, and I cannot wait to hire them again!
O Q Rauf | September 2025
HAC Bow
He put on a wonderful performance and was very easy to communicate with before and during the event.
Moby | August 2025
Institute of Directors
We loved the music as did all our wedding guests. It was great they brought a power bank enabling them to play near the drinks reception area. Would definitely recommend to others!
Parav Pandya | June 2025
Preston Court
The entertainment provided was absolutely fantastic, and extremely well received by the employees who attended. The musicians were very well versed in their capabilities and talent.
Michael Muniappa | October 2024
100 Bishopsgate
Absolutely amazing. You made our day so special and we really appreciated your rendition of morning has broken
Anand | May 2024
Kent
Thank you for arranging the duo for last Saturday. I did thank them both on the evening, but please will you pass on my thanks again. I would have absolutely no hesitation in recommending you or them as an act, they were superb.
I hope they enjoyed the event, I welcomed them to enjoy the food, bar etc which I hope they did.
Bridie
Bridie Watts | March, 2024
Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Samir played at our wedding reception and we are so glad he did! The music was the perfect accompaniment and we had such lovely feedback from our guests. It was super easy to make arrangements with him and everything went really smoothly on the day. Thank you again!
E Smith | December 2023
Savile Club, London, Wedding
Samir was early which was lovely. He looked traditional as did his Tabla player - they were both polite, kind and gave us a lovely performance. It was obvious they are very proud of their heritage and the playing was reflective of that and emotional. Fabulous afternoon, everyone enjoyed it and I hope they felt that in the room. I think Samir got a little look around as I think he was impressed by our set-up too. Thanks.
VP, Director of Operations | November 2023
Greater London
Samir accompanied our choir on the tabla, and played some sitar music as the audience arrived. He played superbly, was a pleasure to work with and even spent some time with the children explaining how the tabla and sitar worked - which they loved! Would recommend.
Chris Andrews | November 2023
Feltonfleet School, Cobham
Sam and his partner were excellent. The music they played was beautiful. We have an overwhelming amount of positive feedback from all our guests at the wedding where Sam and his partner performed.
Sukhraj Tiwana | October 2023
Institute of Contemporary Arts
The performers were excellent, they got the mood of the occasion really well -even enjoyed a jam with a friend!
They were well turned out,punctual and everything we hoped for.
As for your firm, the process was really straightforward and efficient.
Yinnon Ezra | July 2023
Stockbridge, Party
The booking service was helpful and straightforward.
Samir the sitar player and the tabla player were polite, presentable and friendly. They arrived in good time and played beautifully. My dad was so happy - it made for a very special birthday.
We had such a memorable evening! Would highly recommend and hope to book with them again in the future.
Many thanks, Savita
Savita | November 2022
Carshalton Beeches, Surrey, Party
Couldn’t recommend enough. Both played instruments beautifully and really added to the ambience of our wedding ceremony and reception. Both really helpful and lovely people.
James King-Thompson | September 2022
Hilcote House, Oxford, Wedding
We totally recommend Samir the Sitar Player. They were a pleasure to have around, punctual well presented, easy to accommodate and the sound was fantastic. We would not hesitate to have them around again in the future, We cannot thank you enough for making our day special and memorable.
Scott Page | May 2022
Stanford Le Hope, Essex, Party
A belated note to say thank you so much to you and your colleague for playing during our Hindu ceremony and at the reception.
You were reliable, friendly and so many of our guests commented on how excellent your playing was.
We will absolutely bear you in mind for future family events and won't hesitate to recommend you both. Thank you again.
Sophie & Kunal | August, 2021
Cambridge University, Wedding
Simply Brilliant, beautiful enjoyable music. Sam and Chetan. Were lovely
Sheetal Patel | September, 2021
Orpington, Anniversary
The whole process from booking to setting up was organised so well. We had so many compliments on the melodies and performance which was at a gudwara wedding.
Amrit Rayat | October 2019
Excellent music for dads 92 birthday thoroughly enjoyed by wide range of guests. Helped make the evening very special. Thank you
NK | September 2019
Party
He was professional, most helpful, very accommodating of course punctual and his music was well appreciated by the guests and added greatly to the event.
Shireen | July 2019
Wedding
Excellent performer that enhanced the occasion - cannot rate them highly enough.
Jill Richards | August 2018
Samir the sitar player performed with a tabla player during our wedding breakfast. They were dressed beautifully in their Indian attire and were the perfect addition to our wedding celebration. They arrived on time, were very professional yet friendly and were adored by our guests! We are so glad we picked them to play at our wedding, we couldn't have asked for better musicians during the meal! Absolutely fantastic!
Precious Dunlop | June, 2018
Wedding
Samir was a pleasure to have at our special event. He was patient with the late running of the day, and was self sufficient with setting up and performing which made our lives much easier. All the guests enjoyed the music and I would certainly recommend Samir and book him again.
Sayeem Ahmed | May 2018
Party
Efficient, timely and friendly people. Music was excellent and very well received.
Hannah Partridge, Liberty London | March 2018
Corporate Event
We were extremely pleased with our booking for the sitar player. He was punctual, accommodating and easy to communicate with. He looked fabulous in his costume dress and fit in perfectly with our evening. The booking process was very straightforward, with prompt communication and suggestions of suitable acts. A big thank you to both Find a Performer and the sitarist himself for providing a wonderful reception to our ball. We will be writing up a report on all of our entertainment acts for next year's committee and will certainly pass on your agency's details for consideration for future bookings.
| November, 2012
Liv Moorby RAG Ball Entz
Many thanks for arranging Samir for us at short notice and for making the booking as smooth as possible. Yes, the performer was very good, very punctual - particularly since he had such a long way to travel – and we were pleased with his work. We organise a number of events throughout the year and I hope we can work with you again in the future.
Kate Clarke | September, 2015
MGB PR
Thanks you so much for playing at our brothers wedding. A really amazing performance. Classically elegant. A number of guests have congratulated the duo on how well they did and I have to say that the performance was flawless. Absolutely amazing. I whole heartedly recommend you look these guys up.
Wedding Client
Great guys and great performers
Simon Ward | June 2017
Milton Keynes , Corporate Event
Samir the Sitar Player
Raags including:
- Khamaj
- Bhairavi
- Kirwani
- Rageshwari
- Desh
as well as many folk tunes and Bhajans