The magical musical jugalbandi of
Pandit Shivkumar Sharma and Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia has stunned audiences
from around the world. The two exponents
of Hindusthani classical music came together for a brilliant exhibition of
musical melody at Prinsep Ghat, Kolkata. The city of Kolkata prefers the golden
voice of these two maestros and a stunned silence gripped the venue as the
performance started. An audience of around 2,800 spectators gathered on the
venue and waited with bated breath for the performance to begin. The favourite
duo was introduced to the audience by popular television and film actor from
Tollywood fame Arjun Chakraborty.
Ghanshyam Sarda is one of the most popular and famous industrial
figures from the city of Kolkata. Over the years he has established his
identity as a very prominent businessman. As a connoisseur and lover of
Hindusthani classical music he always loves to back these kind of cultural
events. As the performance began, the audience just enjoyed the various drupad,
taal and raga beats played by the duo. The confluence of the santoor and the
flute turned it into a very special evening where the musical genius of the
maestros came to the forefront.
The various members from the Ghanshyam Sarda Kolkata group
participated in the event and contributed to its success. As the musical melody
of the duo gripped the audience, the accompaniment was played by some of the
most famous musicians like Pandit Subhankar Banerjee, Takahiro Arai and Pandit
Bhavani Shankar.
Some of the celebrated
personalities from the musical and cultural scene of Kolkata participated in
the event. Noted vocalist Pandit Ajay Chakraborty heartily praised the duo for
their impressive performance. Mr. Sarda
praised the duo as incarnations of Lord Shiva and Lord Hari. The sterling
performance of the duo just stunned the audience during the course of the
event.
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