Rahul Sharma, son of illustrious musician and instrumentalist Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma, speaks about his new album, his early days into the world of music and more. PHILIP VARGHESE listens in to the young musician’s melodious talk..

Shoulder-length curls with good looks, 25-year-old Rahul Sharma would look quite in place in a rock band, if only he had a guitar in hand. Replace the guitar with the santoor, and that is the instrument Rahul really plays.

The younger son of the illustrious musician and instrumentalist Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, Rahul was at the Press club last week for a public performance in a concert for his new album - Time Traveller.

He was accompanied by Bhavani Shankar on the Pakhawaj and Mukundraj Deo on Tablas. When asked as to what the album was all about, he said, “I like travelling and have been travelling in and out of India since many years. This album is all about how one feels while travelling to another place. Especially to the Himalayas. We have tried to recreate the sound and feel of the Himalayas in this album.”

As the son of a famous father belonging to a family steeped in the tradition of music, it seems but natural for him to take up the same profession. But, for Rahul, the decision did not come easy, though his interest in music started early in life.