Attended concert of Pt. Satish Vyas (Santoor) accompanied by Pt. Mukundraj Deo (Tabla) on 3rd Apr 2015 in Chembur, Mumbai. I attended the concert with Ravi. This concert was part of 'Sangeet Samrat Alladiya Khan music festival 2015'.
The duration of concert was about 1 hr 15 minutes. Satishji played two raagas. Concert started with Raag Jhinjhoti (झिंझोटी). Audience was seeped in the bliss of Jhinjhoti.
Then he played Raag (चारूकेशी) for the followers of Carnatic music. First he played Aalap followed by two Bandishes (बंदिश).
Needless to say Satishji was outstanding. Even those who don't follow classical music, like Santoor. With Satishji playing Santoor even they would have enjoyed. Mukundraj Deo played fine solo dagga pieces. Looks like solo dagga play is an 'in thing'. He played in-beat and off-beat Tabla very well. Audience liked him very much.
Today's sound system was not up to the mark. Santoor requires very sensitive sound system, only then all the details are conveyed to the audience. Today minute, delicate and fast paced notes were lost.
Around 300+ people attended the concert. It was good to see a number of college going youngsters attend the concert along with the elders. All announcements, including one by Satishji, were in Marathi.
This was my second concert of Pt. Satish Vyas in four months. I had a feeling of deja vu because he played same raagas in Abu Dhabi concert as well. On the lighter side, when I met him after concert he said 'I would have played something different, if I had known you were in the audience.'
A satisfactory evening. Entertainment rating 9/10.
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