Attended a concert of Varad Bhosale (Sitar) accompanied by Unmesha Athavale (Tabla) at 39th Sangeet Samrat Alladiyakhan music festival on 8th April 2016.
Varad Bhosale (Etava Gharana & Imdadkhani style) hails from Kolhapur. He is disciple of Pt. Arvind Parikh. He is only 17 years old.
Raga chosen for the concert was Raag Bhimpalasi (भीमपलासी) of Kafi that (काफी थाट). First Varad played Aalap followed by Jod followed by Jhala.
Unmesha joined him then. Tabla had some problem and had to be tuned four times forcing pauses, causing annoyance to all. Every time Varad guided her to tune Tabla. Initially she played a different kind of Tabla arriving on sum (सम) at the opportune time. Varad then played a drut (दृत) composition in Teen taal (तीन ताल). He had to tell the correct lay (लय) to Unmesha a couple of times.
Young Varad played very well. His long slender fingers ran effortlessly on Sitar. He also had good music sense. His composure and poise bellied his age. As he matures we can expect much more from him. He is a star in making.
Unmesha, who has learned Tabla from her Guru Fazal Qureshi, started very well, lost her way a bit while Tabla tuning problem persisted but recovered later.
Special mention should go to organizers of this festival for giving platform to young upcoming artists. This is how audience comes to know about the future starts.
Duration of the concert was less than 1 hr. Attendance was sparse owing to festival (Gudhi Padva), timing (3 PM) & holiday.
Trivia: Unmesha used copper Dagga (डग्गा).
Entertainment rating 8.25/10.
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