“Northeastern folk music influenced me from a very young age. Sachin Dev Burman is one of the inspirational musicians in Indian film music. The way he fused folk music with his signature style is amazing. So, I am aware of the beauty of northeast folk music.”

Indian singer, musician, composer, actor and pianist

Adnan Sami Khan is an Indian singer, musician, composer, actor, and pianist. He is known for his work across Indian and Western music, and for performing in several languages, including Hindi, Urdu, English, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam. He has been awarded the Padma Shri for his contribution to music. He can play 32 musical instruments, with the piano as his best-known instrument. He has also been credited with bringing santoor and Indian classical music to the piano, and a review in Keyboard magazine called him the keyboard discovery of the 1990s.