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November 15: The entertainment for the evenings of November 13 and 14 were a rare treat of both austere and evocative music in the Classical Hindustani Style. The occasion was a Sangeet Samaroh held in Vile Parle, under the auspices of Hridayesh Arts & Rotary Club of Mumbai Parleshwar Charitable Trusts.
Four musicians and vocalists entertained the crowd on on the first day. Pt Ramnarayan played the sarangi, Ustad Rashid Khan and Parveen Sultana performed vocals and Ustad Dilshad Khan and Pt Vishwamohan Bhatt's entertained the crowd with an experimental Mohana Veena which is an adapted version of a Hawaiaan Guitar.
On the second day the programme opened with Dr Prabha Atre's vocal performance, followed by Milind Raikar on the violin, promising young singer Savani Shende, and culminated with a masterly exposition on the santoor by Pt Shivkumar Sharma.
The programme was presented by well known vocalist Prabha Atre, who was also felicitated his contribution to music for the past 50 years. The Chief gueston the first day was Suresh Prabhu, Union Cabinet Minister for chemicals and fertilisers, while Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises and ex-CM of Maharashtra, Manohar Joshi was chief minister on the second evening. Manohar Joshi also released a musical offering in cassette form by Prabha Atre
The Rotary Club President speaking about the purpose of organising such a festival, said that it was for the financing of the community and social service activities of the club, that they have been organising this festival for the last nine years. Talking to the huge crowd, performer Ustad Dilshad Khan said that he now realises why it is said that classical music would not survive without Maharashtrians.
However, the programme on both days had to closed rather abruptly, due to police regulation on public performances. The audience left reminiscing about earlier performances which used to run right into the next morning.
Copyright © 1999 Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Ltd.
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