Recorded at Darbar Festival 2008, on 6th April, at the Phoenix Theatre, Leicester.
Musicians:
- Shashwati Mandal Paul (Khayal & Tappa)
- Shahbaz Hussain (Tabla)
- Ajay Joglekar (Harmonium)
- Gunwant Kaur (Tanpura)
- Ranjana Ghatak (Tanpura)
Raag Shudh Kalyan; Thaat: Kalyan; Samay: 09:00 - 12:00 Late Morning
Raag Khamaj; Thaat: Khamaj; Samay: 21:00 - 00:00 Night
Raag Sohini; Thaat: Marwa; Samay: 03:00 - 06:00 Early Morning
Shashwati performs Raag Shudh Kalyan followed by stunning tappas in Raag Khamaj & Raag Sohini in her signature Gwalior style and two taranas in her UK debut concert. Shahbaz Hussain (tabla) and Ajay Joglekar (harmonium) accompany her. Shashwati elaborates the tappas with complex patterns typical of her gharana.
Shashwati initially trained under her mother Kamal Mandal. Between 1987-1992 she received a national scholarship from the department of Culture in India, enabling her to study ‘Tappa’ and ‘Khayal’ style with the veteran musician Pandit Balasaheb Poonchwale. A foremost disciple of Balasaheb. He quest for more knowledge in music brought Shashwati under the expert guidance of Pandit Madup Mudgal, Purnima Choudary and Gundecha Brothers.
Up Next in Season 1
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S1 EP5 | Bhupinder Chaggar | Tabla
Recorded at Darbar Festival 2008, on 5th April, at the Phoenix theatre, Leicester.
Musicians:
- Bhupinder Chaggar (tabla)
- Ajay Joglekar (harmonium nagma)
- Gunwant Kaur (tanpura)Bhupinder Chaggar plays a dynamic teentaal table solo in the Benares style with Ajoy Joglekar keeping the na...
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S1 EP6 Kaviraj Dhadyalla
Recorded at Darbar Festival 2008, on 6th April, at the Phoenix Theatre, Leicester.
Musicians:
- Kaviraj Dhadyalla (Santoor)
- Upneet Dhadyalla (Tabla)
- Ranjana Ghatak (Tanpura)Kaviraj Dhadyalla is a rising star of the santoor in the UK. He has learnt from Ustad Harjinderpal Singh, senior disc...
