{"id":9654,"date":"2023-06-10T17:20:03","date_gmt":"2023-06-10T17:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citywoofer.com\/blog\/?p=9654"},"modified":"2023-06-12T06:37:15","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T06:37:15","slug":"an-evening-soaked-in-divine-music-at-chandigarh-pracheen-kala-kendra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.citywoofer.com\/blog\/an-evening-soaked-in-divine-music-at-chandigarh-pracheen-kala-kendra\/","title":{"rendered":"An Evening Soaked in Divine Music at Chandigarh Pracheen Kala Kendra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>City music lovers had a date with a delightful musical evening on Friday where <em>tabla<\/em> maestro Surjeet Singh and\u00a0<em>kathak<\/em> exponent Rohit Pawar\u00a0performed at a monthly <em>baithak<\/em> series programme organized by the Pracheen Kala Kendra at the M.L. Koser Indoor Auditorium\u00a0in Sector 35, Chandigarh.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Tabla Exponent Surjeet Singh<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"full-width-img py-3\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citywoofer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-06-10-at-8.54.21-AM-267x400.jpeg\" alt=\"Tabla Exponent Surjeet Singh \" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Surjeet Singh mesmerised music lovers drawn from distant corners of the Tricity to be part of this mega musical evening. Surjeet, a graded artist of the All-India Radio, started learning the subtle nuances of <em>tabla<\/em> playing \u00a0under the tutelage of Guru Kulwinder Singh when he was all of four.<\/p>\n<div class=\"full-width-img py-3\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citywoofer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-06-10-at-8.54.21-AM-2-600x400.jpeg\" alt=\"Performance in Musical evening\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Surjeet commenced his recital with the traditional <em>Uthan<\/em>, which was followed by <em>Peshkar<\/em>\u00a0based on\u00a0 <em>teen tal<\/em>\u00a0 of\u00a0the Punjab Gharana. He moved on to present\u00a0with finesse <em>Kayda, Rela and Palta,<\/em> et al. The technical part of the recital consisted of <em>gats, \u2018Chakradar\u2019<\/em> that left the audience spellbound amidst thunderous applause. He concluded the recital with a crisp and captivating <em>bandish<\/em>\u00a0of the g<em>harana<\/em>. He was accompanied by Ishwar Singh\u00a0 on harmonium.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Kathak Prodigy Rohit<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"full-width-img py-3\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citywoofer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-06-10-at-8.54.21-AM-1-600x400.jpeg\" alt=\"Kathak Prodigy Rohit\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The other star performer of the evening was Rohit Pawar, a <em>kathak<\/em> exponent, who has evolved into a fast rhythmic <em>kathak<\/em> dancer from amongst his peers across the country. He honed the subtle nuances of this classical form of dance under the astute stewardship of Guru Vaswati Misra and sibling Rahul Pawar.<\/p>\n<p>Rohit, who has been performing live on stage since the tender age, has given solo performances at various dance concerts in the country and overseas, earning laurels for his stellar performances.<\/p>\n<p>He started with\u00a0the <em>Shiv Stuti<\/em> (Invocation of lord Shiva), followed by a powerful <em>kathak<\/em> presentation in <em>teen taal <\/em>with<em> vilambit, Madhya <\/em>and<em> drut layas<\/em>\u00a0that added to the engaging performance. He also presented the traditional \u2018<em>tode tukde gat paranas\u2019<\/em>, <em>uthaan, ladi ,<\/em>etc.<\/p>\n<div class=\"full-width-img py-3\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citywoofer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-06-10-at-8.54.20-AM-600x400.jpeg\" alt=\"Performance in Musical evening\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/div>\n<p>He concluded with the typical Rajasthani <em>mand \u2018kesriya balam padharo humare des\u2019<\/em>, bringing the robust rustic flavour of the land of sand. This was followed by a powerful j<em>ugalbandi<\/em> of <em>sawal jawab<\/em>\u00a0on <em>tabla<\/em>. His fine and flawless footwork, in sync with <em>bhav, abhinay, and taal<\/em>, drew him admiration from the audience.<\/p>\n<p>The team of accompanists included \u00a0Zaheen Khan on <em>tabla<\/em>, Mahavir Gangani on <em>pakhawaj<\/em>, Ghulam Waris\u00a0 on <em>sarangi <\/em>and Sohaib Hasan\u00a0on vocals.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>City music lovers had a date with a delightful musical evening on Friday where tabla maestro Surjeet Singh and\u00a0kathak exponent Rohit Pawar\u00a0performed at a monthly baithak series programme organized by the Pracheen Kala Kendra at the M.L. Koser Indoor Auditorium\u00a0in Sector 35, Chandigarh. 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