Rahul Neuman

Rahul Neuman is a Lecturer in the Department of Ethnomusicology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Co-Director of the Music of India Ensemble. As an Artist-Teacher in Residence for the Center for World Music in San Diego, he bridges academic instruction with practical performance training in Hindustani music traditions.

• Training: Began sitar studies at age 12; trained under Ustad Shujaat Khan since 1992
• Performance History: Venues include Delhi, Chicago (Silk Road Oasis, University of Chicago, WBEZ-FM), and Southern California

Research & Teaching Focus:

• Transmission of Hindustani classical music pedagogy
• Intersections between South Asian musical traditions and diasporic cultural practices
• Performance-based music education methodologies
• Global applications of Indian classical instrumentation (sitar/vocal)

Academic Affiliations:

• UCLA Ethnomusicology Department
• Asia Pacific Center (UCLA)
• Center for World Music (San Diego)