Attended solo concert of Shri. Sudheer Nayak (Samwadini) accompanied by Dr. Aneesh Pradhan (Tabla), Siddharth Wadia (Swaramandal) & Prasad Prabhu (Tanpura)
on 4th Apr 2015 in Chembur, Mumbai. This concert was part of 'Sangeet Samrat Alladiya Khan music festival 2015'.
Concert started with Raag Yaman (यमन). First he presented a bandish (बंदिश) in Jhap taal (झप ताल). And followed it with another drut gat (द्रुत गत) composed by Panna babu (Pt. Pannalal Ghosh).
Then he presented raag of Jaipur-Atrauli (जयपुर अतरौली) gharana (btw Alladiya Khan founded Jaipur-Atrauli gharana) , Raag Tilak Kamod (तिलक कमोद). Then he played a gat composed by his Guru Pt. Tulsidas Borkar who was present in the audience.
Then he played a gat in Raag Tilak Des (तिलक देस), composed by Madhukarji (His guru's guru) and follwed it by a bandish as a gift to Anishji.
Finally he called Mahendra Shedge (Percussionist) to play Tal (टाळ) for final composition, a bhajan; 'Sant bhar Pandharit (संत भार पंढरीत)'
Sudheer Nayak is well known name as Harmonium player. He has nimble fingers and constructs seemingly improbable melody. Adnan Sami has a competitor for fastest fingers. Anishji played excellent tabla that was competitive and complimentary at the same time. He was appreciated by audience and Sudhirji.
Understanding between Sudhirji and Anishji was exemplary. This superb understanding made the performance more enjoyable. Sudhirji described Anishji as friend, philosopher and guide. As a result they were looking at each other most of the time rather than audience.
It was the first time I attended a solo concert of Harmonium. It was good to see an accompanying instrument gaining center stage. I had limited expectations from this concert but I enjoyed it immensely. Very impressed.
The duration of concert was about 1.5 hr. Attendance was @ 300.
A WOW concert. Entertainment rating 9.25/10.
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