esraj, Liu Qi-Chao (Chinese flutes), Ancient Future is a multinational music ensemble with many smaller ensembles within it. Some of the current members include: Matthew Montfort (bandleader, Salah Takesh (Arabic percussion), Mohammad Nejad (Persian instruments), Arshad Syed (tabla, guitar, Ian Dogole (global percussion), Zhao Hui (gu zheng), Bui Huu Nhut (dan bau), Shenshen Zhang (pipa), Manose Singh (Himalayan bamboo flutes), Georges Lammam (Arabic violin), percussion), ghatam), Emam (tabla, Pandit Habib Khan (sitar), Jim Santi Owen (tabla, gamelan), huaca), Patti Weiss (violin), Doug McKeehan (keyboards), vocals), Vishal Nagar (tabla), Moses Sedler (cello), Mindia Devi Klein (flutes, Benjy Wertheimer (tabla, scalloped guitar), and Sapphira (dance, Irina Mikhailova (vocals), Jim Hurley (violin, violin)., Alan Tower (didjeridu, Mariah Parker (santur)