Paramparik’s annual conference showcased the different shades of Indian classical music at G.D. Birla Sabhagar recently. The programme commenced with a duet performance by U. Rajesh on the mandolin and Sandip Chatterjee on the santoor, along with Subhajyoti Guha on the tabla. They played Raga Hemavati, which flourished in the alaap, jod, madhyalaya teentaal and drut teentaal gats. The mandolin and the santoor have different structures and are difficult instruments for performing Indian classical music, but the expertise and coordination of the artists made the performance enjoyable for the audience. They also played a Mishra Kafi dadra.
Waseem Ahmed Khan enchanted listeners with his vocal recital; he was accompanied by Bivash Sanghai on the tabla and Gourab Chatterjee on the harmonium. He began with a vilambit kheyal in ektaal in Raga Poorvi. Khan belongs to the vibrant Agra gharana and embodies the power and nuances of his lineage. His voice is a perfect amalgamation of melody and dominance. The vilambit kheyal was ornamented with various vistaars and taans; the drut kheyal of “Mathura na jaiyo” was also arresting. The next presentation, Raga Dhanashree, was compact, yet it highlighted Waseem’s versatility.
The Saraswati veena recital by Jayanthi Kumaresh provided an exceptional touch to the concert. She started her performance with Raga Amritavarshini in adi tala. Kumaresh’s other presentations were skilful as well. The rendition of Raga Vasanth in rupakam was enchanting and she brought out the beauty of Raga Kirwani through a traditional ragam, tanam, pallavi. Kumaresh was assisted by Shubhankar Banerjee on the tabla and Satish Patri on the mridangam; their thani avartanam was thoroughly enjoyable. Kumaresh ended with a composition in Raga Behag.
The vocalist, Raghunandan Panshikar, enhanced the melodious ambience of the programme and presented an original and intricate rendition of Raga Bhup. Panshikar also sang Nayaki Kanada in his unique style, concluding the session with a vitthal bhajan. Bharath Kamanth on the tabla and Anirban Chakrabarty on the harmonium provide able accompaniment.
Partha Bose Source: Paramparik
Kuhak hosted a musical conference at Rabindra Sadan featuring Partha Bose on the sitar and Sabir Khan on the tabla. Bose began the evening with Raga Marwa, playing an elaborate alaap with intricate movements. The complex laykari and taans along with Khan’s spontaneous beats on the tabla created some enjoyable moments. The sitarist also presented Raga Durga and Tilak Kamod with a subtle balance of melody and technique. Sandipan Samajpati presented a kheyal in Charukeshi in his distinct style. A Manjh Khamaj thumri and a Bengali song based on Kaushidhwani rounded off his recital, which received able support from Jyoti Goho on the harmonium and Durjay Bhaumik on the tabla.
