Artistes regale at musical ‘Bhavtarana’

Nagpur: Carrying forward city's trend of Diwali Pahat programmes, Vidarbha Gaurav Pratishthan organized musical 'Bhavtarana' at Dhanwate Sabhagurha, Shankar Nagar on Saturday. Reputed singer Balasaheb Purohit was invited as the chief guest for the event.

Sadhana Shiledar and Abhay Gadre sang the classical form of music 'Tarana' at the function. They were accompanied by Sandeep Gurnule on Harmonium and Nikhil Madavi on Tabla.

Shiledar presented tarana forms such as Jaunpuri, Hemvati, Hemant, Adaya and Bhairavi. Gadre rendered Ramdasi Malhar, Lallan, Sohni, Chitrabarobar and Yamankalyan forms. The event also saw dance forms of tarana such as Nrityabarobar and Shyaykalyan and a graphical visual was also held of the Tarana songs. The songs comprised traditional Taranas and some self-compositions of Shiledar.

Girish Gandhi, president, VGP, said, "Through the event we are honouring the culture of our country. The ancient form of classical music has been our pride for centuries and the event pays tribute to the classical musicians who put the musical form on the global map."

"The songs are based on the musical form of tarana which is a type of composition in Indian classical vocal music in which certain words and syllables like 'odani', 'todani', 'tadeem' and 'yalali' based on Persian and Arabic phonemes are rendered at a medium or fast pace. It was invented by Amir Khusro (1253-1325 CE) and is similar to the Qalbana form of Sufi poetry", Gandhi added.

The highlight of the event was the Kathak performance on the tunes of taranas and an abstract painting made during one of the performances. The audience was thrilled with the new segments introduced providing them something new to cherish.

Shiledar said, "The beauty of the form is that it does not have a particular language and everything is based on beats and the taranas. It signifies that irrespective of any religion one follows, music bring us all together and connects one through the soul."

"Events as such promote the classical forms of music and introduce the youngsters to it. City singers are given a platform to showcase their talent and guiding them in their musical path," he said.

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The music was very refreshing and it captured the essence of real music. The beats and the rhythm were amazing

Manjushree Soman | Singer

The event was a treat for classical music lovers. Rarely we get to listen to such musical art forms

Ramesh Borkar | Banker

The performances were mesmerizing specially the Kathak dance performance, adding to the beauty of the music

Sanjay Indurkar | Engineer