Jodhpur RIFF 2026. Venue: Chokelao Bagh. Entry: Full Festival pass/ Day Pass. Jodhpur RIFF brings together some of the most extraordinary artist-educators from the festival line-up for an open conversation about what it means to carry on a living tradition - to teach and practice as roots musicians, while also building a future for the next generation of musicians. Joining in conversation are masters from the Langa and Manganiyar communities of Rajasthan who are teachers of the youngest generation of Rajasthan's folk musicians under the aegis of the Mehrangarh Museum Music Projects' Folk Futures programme. Joining them from across the world are DOBBY- Australian rapper and educator whose own work is rooted in the living traditions of his Murrawarri and Ngemba lineage; Esteban Perez with Camila and Silvio whose life's work has been reviving ancient singing treasures of Chile; Ayesha Vasdev - founder of the independent folk music conservatory Sangeetcar with Chanan Khan Manganiyar - among the last remaining players of the surmandal who has singlehandedly kept this rare instrument alive, and Mangka Mayanglambam - folk musician, dancer and one of the few remaining players of the Manipuri pena, who has spent her life teaching and researching on traditional Manipuri instruments, with Marjing Mayanglambam. This session will be moderated by Divya Bhatia. Jodhpur RIFF s interactive session series In Residence gives the audience a rare opportunity to meet fascinating artists from various root traditions. The sessions encourage audience members to engage and discuss challenges, forms and traditional practice through performances, lecture-demonstrations and facilitated conversations. As more of Rajasthan and India s rich traditional cultural heritage disappears, Jodhpur RIFF puts the spotlight on some of its remarkable music forms and traditions (some nearing extinction) and opens dialogue to surface and explore how these challenges could be addressed.