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X DOT 25 Music X DOT 25 Music is a fusion music label, in N. California, established in 1990, distributed worldwide.

Established in 1990, for over 30 years X DOT 25 Music has been devoted to bringing a diverse collection of music from all over the world to people from all walks of life. X DOT 25 Music has distributed over 100 albums during this time span, and is distributed worldwide. X DOT 25 Music is dedicated to supporting exceptional musical talents. Pioneers of World Trance/Fusion/Rock, created an amazing array of music melting World, Trance, Down-tempo, Classical, Electronic, Rock, Jazz and Traditional, elements into a fine line of music that pushes envelopes in uncharted territories, presenting music from master musicians to powerful, up and coming, experimental instrumentalists. Our digital music is distributed worldwide through The Orchard/Sony Music Group.

MELODIES OF THE SOUL: LIVE IN CONCERT 🎶Riffat Sultana comes to The Orinda Theatre for one special night of Persian, Urdu...
10/16/2026

MELODIES OF THE SOUL: LIVE IN CONCERT 🎶

Riffat Sultana comes to The Orinda Theatre for one special night of Persian, Urdu and Punjabi fusion music, celebrating the release of her two new albums, Entezar and Melodies of the Soul.

Daughter of the legendary Ustad Salamat Ali Khan and the first woman in her family’s 500-year musical lineage to sing in public, Riffat brings ghazals, Sufi anthems for Lal Qalandar, and songs of love and longing to the stage.

With

🎸 Richard Michos, guitar
🎻 Georges Lammam, violin
🥁 Rami Ziadeh, drums

⭐ Special guest Ashkan Ghafouri, Persian tar
🪘 Accompanied by Mona Gafari, percussion

📅 Saturday, November 21, 2026

🥂 Reception 6:00 PM · 🎤 Concert 7:00 PM

📍 The Orinda Theatre, 2 Orinda Theatre Square, Orinda, CA

🚆 Next to Orinda BART · over 400 free validated parking spaces in the Plaza

🎟️ Tickets: Link in Bio

Presented by X DOT 25 Music in collaboration with The Orinda Theatre.

10/05/2026

X DOT 25 Music welcomes vocalist Riffat Sultana to the label.

A daughter of the legendary Ustad Salamat Ali Khan, Riffat carries forward the Sham Chaurasi Gharana — one of the great lineages of Pakistani classical and Sufi vocal tradition — bringing the devotional spirit of qawwali, Sufi kalam, and the folk songs of Punjab and Sindh to audiences around the world. She sings in Urdu and Punjabi.

Her first two albums with X DOT 25 Music:

🎵 Entezar
🎵 Melodies of the Soul

Both arrive Friday, October 9, 2026 — worldwide via The Orchard / Sony Music Group.

Join us for the Album Releases Concert

Saturday, November 21, 2026
at the historic Orinda Theatre

Reception 6:00 PM
Concert 7:30 PM

Tickets Available Soon.

🎶 Calling East Bay musicians! 🎶X DOT 25 Music has been bringing world fusion and traditional world music since 1990, cur...
09/24/2026

🎶 Calling East Bay musicians! 🎶

X DOT 25 Music has been bringing world fusion and traditional world music since 1990, currently to listeners in 193 countries. Now we’re building a community of local artists for our upcoming concerts, outreach events, and productions.

Sitar and tabla players, singers, guitarists, drummers, percussionists, strings, winds, keys: every instrument and every tradition is welcome, Western and beyond. Whether you’d like to be featured, lead a piece, or join as a supporting or session musician, we’d love to hear you.

👉 Visit our website (link in bio) to get to know us. Explore our artists, music, awards, and festivals, then find Contact in the menu at the top right. Choose Musician Collaboration and tell us what you play.

Know someone who should be on our radar? Tag them below 👇

09/15/2026

🎶 Two traditions, one stage — a Fusion Concert of Indian & Persian Music.

Sitar maestro Habib Khan and Persian vocalist Parisa Vaaleh come together as co-headliners at the historic Orinda Theatre — Indian raga and Persian voice in open conversation with world and jazz.

✨ Featuring:

🎶 Habib Khan — Sitar

🎤 Parisa Vaaleh — Persian Vocals
🥁 Amir Etemadzadeh - Percussion

🎸 Richard Michos — Guitar

🎶 Michael Nejad — Ney, Daf, Santoor & Piano

🥁 Satish Tare — Tabla

Parisa moves between pure, wordless lines and songs in Persian, including the poetry of Rumi. An evening not to be missed — you'll be lifted and carried on atmospheric notes.

📅 Friday, September 18, 2026

🕢 7:30 PM

📍 The Orinda Theatre · Orinda, CA

🎟️ Tickets & info: in Bio and xdot25.com

A premiere concert of the World Music Series, in collaboration with the Orinda Theatre. Next to Orinda BART, with 400+ parking stalls in the Plaza (4-hour validated free parking).

🌎 Introducing the X DOT 25 World Music AwardsFor more than 35 years, X DOT 25 Music has listened to music from around th...
09/15/2026

🌎 Introducing the X DOT 25 World Music Awards

For more than 35 years, X DOT 25 Music has listened to music from around the world, discovered exceptional artists, and supported music that crosses borders and connects cultures.

Now, we’re taking that mission a step further.

The X DOT 25 World Music Awards will recognize exceptional artists and musical works from around the world — based on artistic merit, originality, musicianship, cultural depth, and artistic excellence.

We listen. We discover. We recognize.

This is not about popularity. It is about the music.

🏆 X DOT 25 World Music Awards
�The World in Sound.

Inaugural Award · May 2027

Learn more: https://xdot25.com/award

02/11/2026

A Classical Confluence of Rhythm & Raga. Grammy-Award Winning Musician, L. Shankar is in a special evening of genre-bending performances on Friday, February 13, 2026 at Royal Opera House Mumbai, India, bringing unique soundscapes that are immersive, meditative, and exhilarating.

In this performance L. Shankar will be accompanied by Amit Kavthekar on Tabla.

https://xdot25.com/l-shankar

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