Category: Famous Musicians of India
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Unveiling Beauty | Musings after the concert of Pt. Partho Sarothy Ji
Unlike many other vocalists, I truly enjoy listening to instrumental music. Rather, when I listen to good instrumental music, most of the times I am fascinated; partly because of the tonality of well tuned instruments, partly because of the dexterity of the player. Listening to a tonally rich instrument like Sarod being played by one…
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It’s Time We Stop Associating Great Music With Greater Whims!
The world of Indian Classical Music had (and has) musicians full of whims. These whims vary over a wide range of notoriety – from as harmless as expecting the host to feed them Sabji they liked to as nuanced as expecting a host to provide them Nivea cream right before the concert begins at 7…
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Dear Indian Classical Musicians, Either Use a Tanpura Or Disassociate With Your Lineage!
In an ecosystem running on blatant lies and dogma, someone has to call a spade a spade. I am on that task today. If we make a list of fields where pride of tradition and culture of telling majestic stories of tradition and lineage prevails, Indian Classical Music would be in top five if not…
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Pt. Sharad Sathe: A Life In Music
“We have been coming to your place frequently. Now it’s your turn.” I proposed. “Yes, of course. How about sometime in the next month?” “Yes, works very well with us. Shall we plan a dinner?” “Not just a dinner. I want to sing at your place; and of course, dinner after that!” I was having…
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Interview: Tabla Maestro Nishikant Barodekar
For a long time, I wanted to interview this radiant and joyful Tabla Maestro, Nishikant Barodekar. I heard him first when he accompanied Rakesh Chaurasia at a concert in Pune. What a coincidence it was! I, my wife Dakshayani, Rakesh ji and Nishikant Barodekar- all of us came out together from the parking area. As…
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Rahul Sharma and Mukundraj Deo at Swarjhankar Festival Pune-2015
I wanted to attend this performance by Rahul Sharma, a genius in his own right and son of godly Pt. Shivkumar Sharma but I had my own concert in Pen, a small town near Mumbai. In all, I was late by almost 20 minutes for the show. Swarjhankar Festival takes place on an open ground,…
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Concert Review-Dr. N. Rajam Live in Pune
Violin is an instrument which is quite difficult to try one’s hands on. When played with utter mastery, violin can paint varied moods of different Ragas. N. Rajam is a name synonymous with violin. She and her next two generations skillfully play this instrument and have created a distinct place in the world of Indian…
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Milind Sheorey – The Divine Confluence
When I listened to Shri. Milind Sheorey for the first time, I remembered what Pt. Shivkumar Sharma said in ‘Antardhwani’, a documentary made by national film archives exploring the journey of this Santoor Maestro. He says- A Guru should not look at sculpting dozens or hundreds of disciples. Even if you are able to create…
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Ustad Zakir Hussain : Music hijacked by the divine
I have interviewed and written about many artists on this website till date. This is first time when I am writing something about Ustad Zakir Hussain. I have countless memories which resonate with divine music of Ustad Zakir Hussain. Infinite impressions are created both by his music and his being. As I have many times…
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Pt. Kumar Gandharva- The purpose behind a Tarana
Note- Tarana is a type of composition which generally does not carry any meaning. As per the trend goes, Taranas are sung in a fast tempo. Many times, it is seen that listeners as well as vocalists are not aware of purpose behind different types of compositions that are being sung. Ideally, everyone should…