Heartfelt Tribute and A Splendid Jugalbandi: Heavenly Opening of 69th Sawai’s Day Four!
Pune, December 16: With a debutant paying tribute to her grandfather and a charming duo’s splendid Jugalbandi, embarked the fourth day of the 69th Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Mahotsav at the Maharashtriya Mandal Krida Sankul, Mukund Nagar today. Music connoisseurs are taking pleasure in the divine waves and rhythms of music with enthralling performances of emerging talents and seasoned veterans during this iconic music fest being held in the city.
The inaugural session saw Prajakta Marathe paying tribute to her grandfather, Pt. Ram Marathe, commemorating his centenary birth year. She started her performance with a Khyal ‘Malan Ho’ in Raag Poorva followed by a composition of her grandfather Pt. Ram Marathe’s Bandish ‘Nari Chanchal Chatur Sughar.’ She then presented an Ektaal Thumri ‘Piya Kar Dhar Dekho’ in Raag Des. With heartwarming applause from the audience, she continued with a Bhajan ‘Hari Mero Jeevan Pran Adhar’ in Mishra Pilu and concluded her performance with a Natyasangeet ‘Soham Har Damru Baje.’
While expressing gratitude about her debut performance at the Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Mahotsav, Prajakta Marathe said, “I feel incredibly privileged to have the opportunity to perform in this musical paradise, honoring my grandfather, Pt. Ram Marathe on his birth centenary year. I’m immensely grateful to Shrinivasji and Shilpaji for giving me this opportunity.” She was accompanied by Siddhesh Bicholkar on Harmonium, Swapnil Bhise on Tabla, Saniya Velangi and Vaishali Kuber on Tanpura.
With their rare and unique format of a Jugalbandi, a joint performance by Vocalist Debapriya Adhikary and Sitarist Samanway Sarkar, both hailing from the musical legacy of Pt. Girija Devi enchanted the audience in the second session. They started with Alap, Jod, Jhala in Raag Hemant. They also performed a Bandish ‘Na Chedo Dagar Kunwar Kanhaiya’ and concluded with a Tappa ‘Main Teri Variyan Jaun.’ Debapriya and Samanway were accompanied by Satyajeet Talwalkar on Tabla and Digambar Jadhav on Tabla.
