Thursday, 12 November 2015

Shiv Hari plays in musical confluence

Pandit ShivKumar Sharma and Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia are two of the great exponents of Hindusthani classical music. Their melodious beats of music have charmed the audience from around the world.  The magical confluence of the flute and the santoor creates an amazing ambience as the ebb and flow of the music grips the audience. Recently, a grand musical event was organized at the shores of the Prinsep Ghat, Kolkata where these two musical maestros charmed the audience with their melodious tunes.

Ghanshyam Sarda is one of the top class and influential business leaders from the city of Kolkata. He loves to promote musical events and is quite a keen follower of Hindusthani classical music. Around 2,800 spectators gathered for the event and awaited in keen anticipation for the performance to begin. It was the turn of famous actor and compere Arjun Chakraborty from Tollywood fame who introduced the brilliant duo to the audience.

It was the turn of the musical geniuses to display an amazing performance and a stunned silence gripped the audience.  The duo started their memorable performance with a very mellifluous alap which slowly turned into a rhythmic jod. Recognised Pakhwaj player Pandit Bhawani Shankar also joined the scene and provided a superb accompaniment to the duo.

The various members from the Ghanshyam Sarda Kolkata group participated in the event praised the duo for their memorable beats.  A variety of musical tals, ragas and bandishes were displayed by the duo which charmed the audience all the way. Some of the most eminent personalities from the musical and social circle of Kolkata stepped in at the event.  Pandit Ajay Chakraborty, a famous vocalist from Kolkata was at the event and lauded the duo for their impressive performance. It was just an evening to remember where the musical confluence of the flute and the santoor reached its peak.

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