Galande, Joshi mesmerize audience at ‘Brahmanaad’

Nagpur: On a chilly winter morning and lukewarm sunlight seeping in, music lovers enjoyed the musical programme ‘Brahmanaad’ even more at South Central Zone Cultural Center (SCZCC) premises, on Sunday.

Renowned tabla player Ajinkya Galande and sitar player Aniruddha Joshi created a serene a divine aura with classic ragas. They gave scintillating performances and kept the audience spellbound.

Galande’s, who hails from Pune was accompanied by Shrikant Pise on harmonium. The duo complimented each other and presented a perfect blend of taal and tantu musical instrument.

He commenced his performance by presenting a solo performance on tabla. He showcased his art with taal ‘Jhaptaal’ followed by ‘Kayde’ and ‘Shivpuran’. The rhythm reverberated in the atmosphere mesmerizing the music lovers.

His performance reflected the essence of Punjab and other gharanas. He later presented some unique compositions and ‘dhuns’ on the percussion instrument. Rendition of ‘Kayde’ and dhuns drew repeated applause from the gathering as they relished the ear-pleasing melodies.

The next to take the charge of the stage was Aniruddha Joshi on sitar. He presented raag ‘Raamkali’, adding a combination of ‘alap’, ‘jod’ and ‘jhala’. He also performed ‘taal trital’ and some bandishes in ‘Madhlaya’ and ‘Dhritlaya’.The instrumental recital ended with Joshi presenting a musical harmony of thirty-two raags called as ‘Raag mala’, an absolute mellifluous piece of art.

He was accompanied by Sandesh Popatkar on tabla. Audience enjoyed an unique tabla and sitar vadan as the artistes performed some eclectic compositions. It was the first Brahmanaad of the year 2020 and the response of the music lovers encouraged the artistes.


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