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Michael Messer's Mitra (pronounced 'Meetra') is a trio comprising British blues innovator and slide guitarist, Michael Messer, Hindustani slide guitar maestro from Mumbai, Manish Pingle, and London-based tabla master, Gurdain Singh Rayatt. Mitra is a unique musical trio and a true musical friendship. A fusion of blues slide guitar, Hindustani classical slide guitar and tabla rhythms.

This is more than another meeting of musicians from different cultures, this is a band with a successful album and its own unique sound - "an exhilarating and highly accessible fusion of blues and Hindustani classical music" - with vocals, slide guitars and tabla, these three musicians, each at the top of their game create a fascinating musical journey, running from the banks of the Mississippi, via London and Mumbai to the Ganges delta.

The album, Call Of The Blues, was immediately picked up by the blues, folk and world music media, getting worldwide radio airplay and press coverage in more than 40 countries and hitting #1 in the iTunes blues chart. Since the release of the album Michael Messer's Mitra have done seven successful UK tours, including shows at London's Bush Hall and Green Note. Festivals include Musicport,, Shambala,, Shrewsbury Folk, Great British R&B and many of the UK's leading venues.

In 2019, before the pandemic struck, Call Of The Blues was still getting played worldwide on radio and in the UK on the BBC, including a live BBC Radio 2 session on Cerys Matthews Blues Show and airplay on BBC Radio 2 The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe, Cerys Matthews World Music on BBC Radio 6Music and Jazz FM David Freeman Blues Show.

?Nominated in the 'Best Group of the Year' category in the Songlines Music Awards.?

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Harvey Road,

Leytonstone,

London,

Greater London,

England,

E11 3DB.