Pt. Satyasheel Deshpande (Vocal)

Attended a concert of Pt. Satyasheel Deshpande (Vocal) accompanied by Mandar Puranik (Tabla) and Niranjan Lele (Harmonium) at 39th Sangeet Samrat Alladiyakhan music festival on 10th April 2016.

Satyasheel Deshpande (Gwalior & Kirana Gharana) hails from Pune. He is foremost disciple of Pt. Kumar Gandharva.

Concert started just after 12 pm. Bada Khyal of the concert was early afternoon Raag Shuddha Sarang (शुद्ध सारंग). He presented bandish 'E tapan lagi (ए तपन लागी)'. It took some time and research to decipher the words. He used Bol Taans (बोल तान) for badhat (बढत).

After this he persevered a series of short Bandishes. I could only understand one word of second bandish 'Surjanwa (सूरजनवा)'. Third bandish was 'Ab mori baat maan le (अब मोरी बात मान ले)' in drut Teen Taal (तीन ताल).

Fourth bandish was 'Kite din piya dekhe bin beete (किते दिन पिया देखे बिन बिते)' in Teen Taal (तीन ताल). Fifth bandish was Kumarji's 'Piya basera ghar aali (पिया बसेरा घर आली)'

Sixth bandish sounded like 'Ye mandi gagari (ये मांडी गगरी)', not sure if the words are correct.

Chota Khyal of the concert was Raag Dhani. He presented bandish 'Mori kar pakarat (मोरी कर पकरत)'.

Concluding bandish was  'Kan kan sur taal (कण कण सूर ताल)'. He explained the shlesh (श्लेष) on word 'Jan gayi' in this bandish (Jan gayi as in life ebbed as well as understood).

Satyasheel ji presented 8 Bandishes in one hour and half. It was a treat for music experts but for someone like me, by the time I deciphered the words and appreciated first bandish, next one was half way through. It was a learning experience for the students. Everyone in the audience liked it. One of the ladies in the audience said that the sur penetrate the heart.

Tabalji played well. Satyasheel ji had to tell him the requisite lay, a couple of times. Niranjan on Harmonium was good as usual. 

Trivia: Satyasheel is son of Pt. Vamanrao Deshpande.

Famous Marathi poet Ashok Naigaokar was present in the audience.

Entertainment rating 9/10.