Sunday, 8 November 2015

Ghanshyam Sarda attends Shiv Hari musical extravaganza

Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma and Shri Hariprasad Chaurasia are two marvelous figures of Hindusthani classical music.  Recently a grand musical extravaganza was organized on the famous shores of the Princep ghat in Kolkata, where these two musical talismans performed in front of the audience.

The evening started with a huge gathering of numerous spectators who waited with great enthusiasm for the performance to begin. It is not often that the audience gets the opportunity to witness a musical confluence of such a large scale.

The evening started off in a grand note where famous Tollywood actor and compere Arjun Chakraborty introduced the two musical maestros to the audience.  A standing ovation was provided by the audience as a welcome gesture.  The set was stage for a sterling performance ahead which simply enthralled the audience.   Famous industrialist from Kolkata, Ghanshyam Sarda was a part of the audience.

A slow and mellifluous Yaman raga was started by the duo which made the ambiance of the evening quite tranquil. This yaman raga gradually turned into a very rhythmic jod. Pakhwaj player Pandit Bhawani Shankar also crafted melodious notes along with the two musical geniuses.
  A vilambit bandish on rupak taal and drut bandish on teen taal was played by the duo. The magical musical renditions simply enthralled the audience as they reacted in splendor. The musical harmony of Shiv and Hari captivated the charm of the audience.
 
The Yaman bandishes simply made them feel elated as they appreciated the beats in wonder.  The duo was also very well supported by Pandit Subhankar Banerjee on the tabla and Japanese tanpura player Takahiro Arai. The evening came to a wonderful conclusion with a melodious dhun on raag Pahari played by the maestro.

The members of the Ghanshyam Sarda Kolkata group appreciated the entire event and Mr. Sarda praised the musical incarnations of the duo to a great extent.

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