Saturday, 3 December 2011

Aavartan's 12th monthly programme (December 2011)

Aavartan will complete 12 programmes in December. We would like to thank our viewers and supporters for the encouragement To commemorate this milestone, we will have a performance by Taalyogi Pt. Suresh Talwalkar, Shri Sanjay Karandikar, and accompanying artistes.

Date: Sunday, 18th December 2011
Venue: Bharat Natya Mandir, 1320, Near Peru Gate Police Station, Sadashiv Peth, Pune (See Google Maps location given below)
Time: 9:00pm onwards



Sanjay Karandikar is one of our founders. Sanjay Karandikar is a disciple of Late Pt. Madhav Karandikar, Pt. Shashikant Bellare, Pt. Vikas Datar and Pt. Ramdas Palsule. He ranked 2nd in the All India Ranking for Sangeet Alankar (Tabla) of Akhil Bhartiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal in 2003. He is an exponent of Indian Percussion Instruments - Tabla & Dholki. He is the founder & director of "Swar-Taal Sadhana" - School of Music, estb.1993.

His stage performances includes Solo performances & "Taalvadya Kacheri". He is an acclaimed accompanist of Tabla & Dholki and has performed with renowned artists such as Smt. Alka Marulkar, Smt. Manjiri Alegaonkar, Shri Shaunak Abhisheki, Shri Anand Bhate, Shri Vijay Koparkar, Smt. Jaymala & Kirti Shiledar, Pt. Yashwant Deo, Shri Shrirang Umrani, Shri CharudattaAphale (Kirtan), Late Shahir Kisanrao Hinge (Povada), Smt. Sulochana Chavan (Lavani).




Taalyogi Pandit Suresh Talwalkar, is one of the greatest Tabla exponents of the present times. Pandit Sureshji belongs to the illustrious “Keertankar” family of Shri Dholebuva. “Keertana” being a classical form of devotional and musical discourse, a liking for the classical music was inculcated in him right in the childhood. Further, at a very young age, his father Shri Dattatray Talwalkar initiated him into the art of  “Tabla”. He then took his lessons from the veteran gurus, Pt. Pandharinath Nageshkar and Pt. Vinayakrao Ghangrekar. He also learnt the intricacies of Carnatic Layashastra ( a science of rhythm ), from the renowned Mridangam player Pt. Ramnad Ishwaran. This diverse training enabled Sureshji to imbide the subtleties of both, the North and the South Indian music, transforming him into a “solo performer” with unique expression.

Being privileged with unparalleled talent, since the early days, Sureshji has accompanied a number of great artists in their concerts. Pt. Gajananbuva Joshi and Pt. Nivruttibuva Sarnaik are amongst those whom he accompanied the most. He gratefully regards them as gurus and attributes to them the deep insight that, he carries today for the classical music. Sureshji introduced for the first time, the novel concept of taking vocal accompaniment and added a new dimension and direction to the solo playing of tabla.

His genius is highlighted by the exquisite renderings of “Taal Mala” and “Joad Taal”, a contribution applauded alike by connoisseurs and masses. His unending quest for creativity and innovation, makes him a distinguished composer. His CDs like “Taal Yatra” or “Laya Kalpana” and the group concerts like “Taal Mala” and “Taal Yatra” can be cited best for the same. His compositions have influenced not only the musicians from India but also from the Western countries and today, many jazz composers seek his guidance in their musical journey.

Friday, 2 December 2011

Aavartan November 2011


Here are some pictures and clips from beautiful performances by Mohanish Jaju and Mohan Parasnis. They were accompanied by Jayant Sane on Harmonium.

Mohanish Jaju
Jayant Sane


Mohanish Jaju and Jayant Sane
Mohan Parasnis


Mohan Parasnis and Jayant Sane










Friday, 18 November 2011

Aavartan's monthly programme (November 2011)

Announcing Aavartan's monthly programme for November  2011.

Artistes
  • Mohanish Jaju
  • Mohan Parasnis


Date: Sunday, 20th November 2011
Venue: Baba Joshi's Gaan Mitra, 1st Floor, Saudamini Appartments, Kakasaheb Gadgil Road, Near Ahilyadevi School, Shanivar Peth (click on the Location link below to see it on Google maps)
Time: 6-8pm

Tuesday, 15 November 2011

Aavartan October 2011

We are thankful to Vinayak Kudalkar and Hemant Navdikar for their spellbinding performances. Here are some pictures and video clips (sorry for the delay).














Monday, 10 October 2011

Aavartan's monthly programme (October 2011)

Announcing Aavartan's monthly programme for October 2011.

Artistes
  • Vinayak Kudalkar
  • Hemant Navdikar


Date: Sunday, 16th October 2011
Venue: Baba Joshi's Gaan Mitra, 1st Floor, Saudamini Appartments, Kakasaheb Gadgil Road, Near Ahilyadevi School, Shanivar Peth (click on the Location link below to see it on Google maps)
Time: 6-8pm

Aavartan September 2011

We had a wonderful evening with beautiful performances from Ojas Natu (Jaitaal and Pancham Sawari) and Uday Kulkarni (Teentaal).

Some excerpts are given below.







Thursday, 8 September 2011

Aavartan on Facebook

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Aavartan's monthly programme (September 2011)

Announcing Aavartan's monthly programme for September 2011.

Artistes

  • Ojas Natu (Tabla) 
Ojas Natu, age 11, is our youngest artiste so far. He studies in Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Std. VI). Ojas has been learning tabla from Pt. Suresh Samant since 2008. He has won many awards for outstanding Tabla performance. Some of his other interests include reading, badminton and mathematics.

  • Uday Kulkarni (Tabla)
Uday began his studies early with Pt H.Somashekhar, Pt Ravindra Yavagal Of Bangalore,Pt Suraj Purandare of Dharwad. He was also privileged to learn under Pt.Vaman rao Mirazkar of Kolhapur. All of Uday’s teachers have been from the Delhi and Farrukhabad Gharana (school) of Tabla-playing. He is thus fortunate enough to have learnt under the Lineage of Legendry Tabla Maestro Ustad Ahmed Jan Tirakwa and presently under the lineage of Ustad Amir Hussain Khan.
Uday has accompanied many leading instrumentalist and vocalists of the country. He has given solo performance all over India. Uday is presently Perusing PhD in the subject “Study of compositions and their developments in  Delhi and Farukhabad Gharana in Tabla". (http://vimeo.com/udaykulkarni)

  • Somnath Jayade (Nagma)


Date: 18th September, 2011
Venue: Baba Joshi's Gaan Mitra, 1st Floor, Saudamini Appartments, Kakasaheb Gadgil Road, Near Ahilyadevi School, Shanivar Peth (click on the Location link below to see it on Google maps)
Time: 6-8pm

Thursday, 25 August 2011

Aavartan August 2011

We had yet another awesome evening, thanks to Vivek Bhalerao, Pandurang Pawar and Umesh Purohit. Both Vivek and Pandurang enthralled the audience with their Teentaal performance. They were brilliantly accompanied by Sri Umesh Purohit.

Here are some pictures and clips from the event.




 

Monday, 15 August 2011

Aavartan's monthly programme (August 2011)

Announcing Aavartan's monthly programme for August 2011.

Artistes

  • Vivek Bhalerao (Tabla) 
Vivek Bhalerao (Sangeet Visharad) is a software engineer at Mphasis, Pune. He received basic training from Pt. Bajirao Sonavane and Shri Narayan Jagatap, and advanced training from Shri Sanjay Deshpande and Pt. Umesh Moghe. Vivek has performed at numerous public events, and has also given multiple performances at All India Radio (Pune and Ahmadnagar). Vivek has received many awards at various state level musical competitions.

  • Pandurang Pawar (Tabla)
Pandurang is a Tabla player who has a very unique combination of many Gharanas like Delhi, Farukhabad, Ajrada, Lakhnow, and Punjab. He recieved his "Taalim" from Shri Ramdasji Bhoyar. He started learning Tabla at the tender age of 6. Since then he has been perfecting the technique of the art of playing tabla and practicing with rigour to master the instrument. (http://www.aiicaa.org/cat_ind_clas_instr/pandurang_pawar/pp_new_profile.html#)

    • Umesh Purohit (Accompanist: Harmonium)



    Date: 21st August, 2011
    Venue: Baba Joshi's Gaan Mitra, 1st Floor, Saudamini Appartments, Kakasaheb Gadgil Road, Near Ahilyadevi School, Shanivar Peth (click on the Location link below to see it on Google maps)
    Time: 6-8pm

    Saturday, 30 July 2011

    Aavartan July 2011

    It was a great programme. We began by paying tribute to the late Pakhawaj Maestro Pandit Vasantrao Ghorpadkar. Pandit Vinayak Phatak shared memories of his interactions with late Pandit Vasantrao Ghorpadkar.



    Anuja began her performance with Chautaal and later presented Tewra. She played with amazing dexterity; while playing Tewra, Anuja began at different positions (3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 6, 7.5 beats) and ended at Sam.

    Amol and Rohan presented Teentaal. Their performance was fast-paced and very lively.

    All the artistes were brilliantly accompanied by Shri Raju Tambe on Harmonium.
    Excerpts from performances are provided below.







    Friday, 24 June 2011

    Aavartan's monthly programme (July 2011)

    Announcing Aavartan's monthly programme for July 2011.

    Note: Due to the unavailability of our regular venue, we have postponed the programme to 17th July, 2011. We regret the inconvenience caused.


    Artistes
    • Amol Dattatray Mali (Tabla)

    Amol has been learning tabla for 5 years under the tutelage of Pt. Suresh Samant. He received Dholki scholarship from Udaypur Govt. Sanskrutik Sangh, Rajasthan (2009) under Dholki Samrat Pt. Pandurang Ghotkarji, and Tabla scholarship from Kalachhaya Dance Academy (2010) under Pta. Prabha tai Marathe. He has numerous performances to their credit.

    • Rohan Chinchore (Tabla)
    Rohan is a student of Pt. Suresh Samant.

    • Anuja Borude (Pakhawaj)

    At the age of 8, Anuja started learning the warkari method of playing Pakhawaj. She is a disciple of Late Pandit Vasantrao Ghorpadkar. She has received many awards and praises. Anuja is currently training under Pt. Nandakishor Ksapote (Kathak dancer) and Pt. Vinayak Phatak.  

    • Raju Tambe (Accompanist: Harmonium)



    Date: 10th July, 2011 17th July, 2011
    Venue: Baba Joshi's Gaan Mitra, 1st Floor, Saudamini Appartments, Kakasaheb Gadgil Road, Near Ahilyadevi School, Shanivar Peth (click on the Location link below to see it on Google maps)
    Time: 6-8pm

    Sunday, 19 June 2011

    Aavartan June 2011

    Another wonderful Aavartan programme with spellbinding tabla performances by Shri Aniruddha Deshpande (accompanied by Shri Jayant Sane on harmonium) and Pandit Umesh Moghe (accompanied by Shri Chinmay Kolhatkar on harmonium). Shri Aniruddha played teental, and Pandit Umesh Moghe mesmerized the audience with rupak taal.

    Here are some pictures from the event (will try to upload videos too).


    Shri Aniruddha Deshpande (R) with his Guru Shri Arvind Kumar Azad (L)

    Pandit Umesh Moghe

    L to R: Pandit Umesh Moghe, Shri Chinmay Kolhatkar, Shri Jayant Sane, Shri Aniruddha Deshpande



    Aavartan's monthly programme (June 2011)

    Announcing Aavartan's programme for June 2011.

    Artistes
    • Aniruddha Deshpande
    • Pt. Umesh Moghe
    Accompanists
    • Shri Jayant Sane
    • Shri Chinmay Kolhatkar


    Date: 19th June, 2011
    Venue: Baba Joshi's Gaan Mitra, 1st Floor, Saudamini Appartments, Kakasaheb Gadgil Road, Near Ahilyadevi School, Shanivar Peth
    Time: 6-8pm