Mandar's concert report
Attended a concert of Pt Jasraj (vocal) assisted by Pt Ramkumar (tabla- he is grandson of legendary anokelal), Parthasarathi (pakhawaj), Mukund (sanvadini- he is disciple of Appasaheb Jalgaokar), Ratan Mohan Sharma ( tanpura & vocals- he is nephew of Jasraj) & Preeti (tanpura & vocals) at DUCTAC, Dubai on 21st December 2013 with Aditi, Thangaokar family, Banchhode family, Amit, Prakash, Ashok, Yashodhan and Raju.
Concert started with alap followed by 'Shyam murari' then 'Mata kali ma' then a Thumri 'kaun raag' and finally bhajan 'Govindam'. Audience requested him to sing Darbari but he declined sighting shortage of time and making use of a bit of humor.
Panditji sung very well and demonstrated so many variations in lower, middle & upper octaves that the audience was left spellbound. It was as if he was peeling music layer by layer for the audience and showing the intricacies and beauty of each layer.
All the compositions presented by Panditji were devotional. His ability to control and hold his breath, even at the age of 83, is amazing. His kharja (खर्ज) was especially good. Age has not impacted his singing ability. His voice was not at its best at the start. I could sense slight noise in his voice. But then it improved with time and was back to normal by the time alap ended.
Panditji kept giving looks & instructions to Ratan giving impression that he was not singing to expectations. Sanvadini player sat in Vajrasan (वज्रासन) for the entire duration and played nimbly. Tabalji and Pakhwajiya were good and were applauded by audience frequently. Tabalji, especially, was too good.
An excellent concert. Rating 8.75/10
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