Cuatro Puntos

09/17/2026

Rehearsal with Arson Fahim for Songs of Love & War - Arson Fahim & Cuatro Puntos Ensemble tonight!

09/12/2026

A peek into rehearsals for Songs of Love & War - Arson Fahim & Cuatro Puntos Ensemble With Aaron Packard , Jillian Emerson and Steve Larson

09/11/2026

𝐀𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐟𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧. A fierce believer in the power of music to make the world a better place by being a catalyst for activism and social change, Arson’s music is often inspired by the tragedies and injustices of war. To Arson, music is a form of protest and an act of rebellion. He strives for his art to be a symbol of freedom and perseverance, as well as a source of solace and hope even in the darkest of times.

In 2021, just weeks before the Taliban took control of Kabul and once again banned music, Arson graduated from the Afghanistan National Institute of Music and moved to the United States to pursue his studies at the Longy School of Music (UD ’24) and the New England Conservatory (BM ’26). He now lives in New York, where he is pursuing a master’s degree at the Mannes School of Music.

𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐚𝐫, 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐚𝐭 𝟕:𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥.

09/04/2026

It’s time to welcome Afghan composer and pianist Arson Fahim back to Connecticut - join us for a free concert on Thursday, September 17 at 7:30pm at the Welte Auditorium in Welte Hall at CCSU. Park in the Welte garage right next door. Doors open at 7, see you there!

02/23/2026

Thank you to Berlin on Air for this German-Language review of our latest album Madhurjya Barthakur Subhasish Bhawal

🕑 Lesedauer: 1 min / 📷 CTTO / Subhasish Bhawal Offizielles Erscheinungsdatum: 14.02.2026 Das Werk 'Rag Yaman Kalyan (Alap, Bandish, Tarana, Jhala in Teentaal)' wirkt wie eine kleine musikalische...

02/17/2026

Now available to listen on Spotify or on any streaming platform. See comments to listen.

02/13/2026

In 2025 Cuatro Puntos welcomed two master musicians from India, for a US tour and residency. Tomorrow, the album SOUNDS OF COLOR drops on streaming platforms around the globe, via Arkadash Records. This is the first known recording of classical raga being performed with a viola. This is a sample from a tour performance last year.

01/19/2026

FEBRUARY 14 is the release date for Sounds of Color, an album of North Indian Raga that includes masters Madhurjya Barthakur (tabla) and Subhasish Bhawal (vocals) joined by Kevin Bishop on viola. As far as we can tell by our research, this is the first time Indian classical music has been recorded and released on an international label that uses the VIOLA rather than violin. There are a few unofficial recordings that cite viola, but upon listening each one turned out to be a misnamed violin. The viola brings an entirely new feel to an ancient art form.
The way these three musicians met is an unlikely story that spans a decade and several continents. Madhurjya and Kevin met in Kabul, Afghanistan and performed together in Kabul in 2014. The two went their separate ways, and talked for years about making music together again. After 3 years of working through visa issues, Madhurjya was finally allowed to come the US as a guest artist of Cuatro Puntos in 2025. He brought with him friend and fellow musician Subhasish. Throughout spring of 2025 the three made music together while staying in Winsted, Connecticut. They performed all over the state and recorded this album just before departing. It's an unedited recording of 2 rags, each one over 20 minutes in length. Stay tuned for the release of this special album - organized and sponsored by Cuatro Puntos.

01/15/2026

Today Cuatro Puntos Ensemble recorded for the soundtrack to We Are Not Powerless, an Australian film about an extraordinary Afghan family.

01/15/2026

Today we enjoyed playing a concert of music by Ukrainian composer Boris Lyatoshinsky today in White Plains, NY. The monumental Ukrainian Quintet was written during World War 2, while Lyatoshinsky was in exile from Ukraine due to invasion.