Tag: music
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Kishori Amonkar – Swararthramani
Kishori Amonkar is surely an unmatched person in the field of Indian Classical Music. Among all the famous musicians of India, she has created a very distinct position for herself. Kishori Amonkar, as she herself says, is in a true sense an artist who cares for notes and takes every care that a note is…
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Kishori Amonkar Concert- Pune
A few days before, Arya Sangeet Prasarak mandal, Pune had organized a concert to collect relief fund for the drought victims. The concert featured many artists like Pt. Rajan and Sajan Mishra, L. Subramanyam, Ganasaraswati Kishori Amonkar, Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar and Pt. Ronu Majumdar. I, as usual attended the entire concert from early morning and…
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Pt. Mukul Shivputra- The grace continues
Listening to Pt. Mukul Shivputra has always been like God’s grace. It comes and it goes. When it is there, you enjoy without bothering about anything else. Then suddenly, it goes. Then you pass on the days in the remembrance of the grace. Then again, you start receiving it and you are submerged in it.…
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Pt. Shivkumar Sharma- Sawai Gandharva 2012
The number of concerts of Pt. Shivkumar Sharma attended by me cannot be counted on fingers. I have heard Panditji live for more than 10- 15 times, but still, every concert is different. Every concert attains a different height. I have heard Pt. Shivkumar Sharma sitting 5 feet away from him also among thousands of…
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Pt. Mukul Shivputra : Maestro on the peak
It was third consecutive concert by Pt. Mukul Shivputra. For the third time, Pt. Mukul Shivputra took us all along with him on the highest peaks of musical contemplation. This concert of Pt. Mukul Shivputra was organized by Vriddha Anand Ashram, a home for old age people in Akurdi, near Pune city. Program was free…
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Pt. Shivkumar Sharma Concert at CoEP
It is said that god balances good and bad in every person.Right now, I have made it clear in my mind that this rule also applies to institutes in general. Otherwise, why should heavenly feet of Pt. Shivkumar Sharma touch CoEP? I know, he came just to balance the negative aura of dirty and rude…
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Arti Ankalikar in CoEP and Hariprasad Chaurasia-Different Attitudes
SPICMACAY is an organization which organizes concerts of various maestros across India for students to spread awareness about Indian Classical Music. Yesterday,we had Arti Ankalikar Tikekar in our college auditorium under the banner of SPICMACAY. I had a glimpse of how two people behave differently, how two giants act differently. Please note that I am…
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Kala Ranjani- A gift by Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia
It is said, that some people are gifting you something invaluable by their mere presence. Their very presence is a bliss. They do not need to do anything to enrich us. There presence does it for us. Hariprasad Chaurasia is one such personality on this globe. The fact that he just is helps me a…
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Shujaat Hussain Khan
Indian classical music has accommodated all sorts of instruments. Each of these instruments has its own beauty. One of the finest instruments Indian Classical Music has is, Sitar. Sitar is perhaps the most delicate instrument. Most loved by the listeners across the world. Shujaat Hussain Khan, one of the famous musicians of India has created…
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Amjad Ali Khan- The soul mate..
I have one very touching recording of raga Kamod by Ustaad Amjad Ali Khan, one of the famous musicians of India. At the beginning, Amjad Ali Khan gives a small preface in his magical voice, completely absorbed in music. At the beginning, he says that each and every Raga has a soul. I have heard almost…