‘Pahile Na Mi Tula’ entertains music lovers

Nagpur: Songs composed decades ago that continue to cast a spell on the audience were presented elegantly at the musical event ‘Pahile Na Mi Tula’, staged by Sursaptak at Scientific Society Hall, Laxmi Nagar, on Saturday.
Conceptualized by Suchitra Katarkar, the programme was dedicated to legendary singer Vasantrao Deshpande to mark his birth centenary.
The event commenced with a Marathi prayer ‘High amuchi prarthana’ and a spectacular Bharatanatyam performance by Shubhangi Dodke and Renuka Deshmukh on the song ‘Pratham tula vandito ganaraya’, sung by Mukul Pande.
Soulful rendition of ‘Ya chimanyano’, rendered by Pratiksha Pattalwar, mesmerized the audience. Songs like ‘Gomu sangatina’, ‘Pahilich bhet zali’ and ‘Na manoge toh’ captivated the listeners. The string of melodies continued with ‘Vallav re nakhwa’, ‘Sunya sunya maifilit mazya’, ‘Jeev rangla’ and ‘Tya phulanchya gandhkoshi’.
The first duet performance ‘Sandhikali ya asha’ by singers Ashwini Lule and Ashish Ghate was followed by ‘Raja lalkari ashi de’, presented by Megha Haridas and Arun Ojharkar, were well received.
Peppy notes of ‘ Shravanat ghan nila’, ‘Yeu kashi priya’, ‘ Shukra tara mand vara’ and title song ‘Pahile na mi tula’ raised the level of enthusiasm in the hall. Rendition of songs ‘Jhingat’, ‘Mauli’, ‘Ya janmavar ya jagnyawar’ and ‘Kalidar kapuri paan’ added colour to the programme. The concluding song was ‘Ashwini ye na’, sung in the mellifluous voice of Anuja Joshi and Ojharkar.
Singers Amol Kulkarni, Nisargraj, Apurva Masodkar, Kumar Kelkar, Richa Yenurkar, Sangeeta Bhagat, Archana Uchke and Deepali Panke presented hit songs composed by music directors Shrinivas Khale, Hridaynath Mangeshkar, Anil Arun, Shridhar Phadke and Ajay Atul.
The accompanying artistes were Parimal Joshi (keyboard), Vijay Deshpande (harmonium), Nishikant Deshmukh (guitar and violin), Ravi Satfale and Ghate (tabla), Pankaj Yadav (dholak), Mahendra Watulkar (octopad), Tushar Vighne (conga) and Arya Deshpande (minor).
Ujwala Andhare and Shubhangi Railu anchored the programme that was produced by Padmaja Sinha.
QUOTES
The arrangements made by Sursaptak group was wonderful. This event covered variety of Marathi bhavgeet just like the good old days
Nagesh Kathote | Businessman
Today’s event made me remember Vasantrao Deshpande’s music. It was an all-round programme with amazing classical dance and music
Mukund Dhote | Ex-Mechanic
It’ a truly satisfying event. Trained and versatile singers and those on the instruments performed in perfect coordination
Nanda Mishrikotkar | Homemaker
(Reporting by Anvi Chauhan & Samidha Raut)
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