Jaigarh Heritage Festival 2026 Announces Music Lineup Featuring Mame Khan, Sona Mohapatra, Bombino

The third edition of the Jaigarh Heritage Festival 2026, presented by Vedanta at the initiative of Sawai Padmanabh Singh and in collaboration with Teamwork Arts, has unveiled its music lineup.

The festival is scheduled to take place from December 18 to 20, 2026, at the historic Jaigarh Fort in Jaipur. The three-day cultural event will bring together folk traditions, contemporary sounds and international musical influences alongside crafts, conversations and other heritage experiences.

The international lineup includes Bombino, known for his desert blues sound; Titi Robin and Murad Ali Khan’s Khushboo, featuring Gulabo Sapera and Mahua Shankar; and Ukrainian musicians Yaroslav Dzhus and Viktoria Leleka.

The Indian lineup features Sona Mohapatra’s Untamed Beloved, Mame Khan’s The Folk Orchestra of Rajasthan, Barmer Boys, Mooralala Marwada, Rehmat-e-Nusrat, Dholak Rani, Kartikeya & Makrand, Laxman Das Baul, Dharohar Band led by Bhutte Khan Manganiyar, and Nathoo Lal Solanki.

A key highlight of the festival will be Mame Khan’s Folk Orchestra of Rajasthan, bringing together 32 master musicians and representing more than 15 generations of Manganiyar musical heritage.

Sona Mohapatra’s Untamed Beloved will explore the intersection of Sufi and Bhakti traditions, while performances by artists including Barmer Boys, Mooralala Marwada and Nathoo Lal Solanki will spotlight Rajasthan’s diverse folk traditions.

Speaking about the festival, Sawai Padmanabh Singh said that the 2026 music programme brings together voices from Rajasthan, India and across the world, with the fort set to come alive with music, craft and conversations as Jaipur approaches its 300th year.

Priya Agarwal Hebbar, Chairperson, Hindustan Zinc and Non-Executive Director, Vedanta, said the partnership aims to celebrate Rajasthan’s folk traditions alongside international voices and create wider opportunities for these musical traditions to be experienced globally.

Sanjoy K. Roy, Managing Director, Teamwork Arts, said the lineup reflects the diversity of Rajasthan’s living arts traditions, bringing together Manganiyar music, desert blues, Sufi and Bhakti traditions and cross-cultural collaborations.

The festival will also feature craftsmanship, storytelling and cultural conversations, positioning Jaigarh Fort as a setting for a wider heritage-led cultural experience. The 2026 edition comes ahead of Jaipur’s 300th year in 2027.