Blind Notes a seven-part conversation series of radio programmes featuring one-to-one interviews with musicians from around the world, all of whom are completely blind.

Presented by Ravi Sagoo, who himself has the sight condition keratoconus, the interviews are mixed with examples of the musicians' own music and those that have influenced or been important to them.

This episode Ravi speaks to Indian sitar maestro and leader of Inner Visions orchestra made up of visually impaired musicians, Baluji Shiravastav CBE. This Inspirational sitar player talks working with his Inner Visions Orchestra made up of visually impaired musicians is more comfortable for him to play music with than sighted musicians because of their special bond.

Blind Notes is a 7 part series created for RNIB Connect Radio by Demus Productions Ltd and supported by the Audio Content Fund.

(Image shows Baluji wearing dark glasses and a deep red kurta, or traditional Indian dress with embroidered patterns around the cuffs and collar. In his left hand he holds a sitar and he is looking down away from the camera)