INDIAN ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS (IAPA)
presents a Hindustani afternoonvocal concert
Arshad Ali Khan – vocal
With
Harshad Kanetkar on Tabla
Uday Kulkarni on Harmonium
Sunday, 15th May, 2015 4.00 pm
Bharat Sevashram Sangha of North America
3490 Route 27, Kendall Park, NJ08824
More info - Krishna 732-821-7251
Shri 973-895-7307
members of IAPA $20, non-members $25
Artists:
Arshad Ali, the grandson of the legendary sarangi maestro late Padmashree Ustad Shakoor Khan, was absorbed into the ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata, as a scholar at the age of six. Born in the family of the principal Kirana Gharana musicians, he received extensive taleem from his maternal uncles, Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan and Ustad Mubarak Ali Khan in the true guru-shishya parampara system of training, steeped with exclusivity of ragas and unheard bandishes.
Today, Arshad is hailed as a maestro par excellence. He is one of the few contemporary singers of the Kirana Gharana to have assimilated the essence of the meer-khand vistar or development, typical to the gharana. His style, while strikingly original in its creative exposition of the Raag, is steeped in a traditional mould. His ability to balance his performances with sensitive alap / vistar,note by note delineation of swaras, complex sargams , an onslaught of lightening fast multifarious taans with emotive yet meditative pukaars has set him a class apart from his fellow vocalists. He is hailed as among the greatest virtuoso vocalists of the country, given his repertoire and competency in all aspects of Khayal gayaki. As a child, he became one of the most celebrated “Little Ustad” of our country. In the year 1993, at the age of nine, he was described as “the biggest sensation of Sawai Gandharva Sammelan” following his performance on a special invitation from Bharat-Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi on the occasion of his 75th birthday celebrations. No wonder that Pt. Bhimsen Joshi showered his blessings on the young maestro saying that he sees a consonance between his own musical thoughts and ideation and that of Arshad Ali Khan,the notably true progeny of the blue blooded kIrana Gayaki, carrying the baton of the Golden heritage of Kirana Gharana on his young shoulders.With the judicious usage of the distinctive style of Ustad Abdul Karim Khan and Ustad Abdul Waheed Khan, Arshad Ali Khan is emerging as the leading vocalist of Kirana Gharana across all nations worldwide.Today his performances across continents of Europe , Asia and Africa are hailed with credit of offering a sound , polished and individualistic voice which is capable of reaching a wide spectrum of audience starting with a teenager to that of a nanogenarian.
PERFORMANCES :
•Sawai Gandharva Sammelan(1993;2008)
•Harvallabh Sangeet Sammelan, Jalandhar
•Sangeet Natak Akademy’s ‘Sangit Pratibha’ at Patna
•Gharana Sammelan, Mumbai
•Bhatkhande Sangeet Sammelan
•Ustad Abdul Karim Khan Sangeet Sammelan,Miraj
•Chandigarh Sangeet Sammelan
•Abdul Latif Khan Memorial , Bhopal
•Baroda Sangeet Sammelan
•Nagpur Sangeet Sammelan
•ITC Sangeet Sammelan,Kolkata
•ITC Sangeet Sammelan,Hyderabad
•ITC Sangeet Sammelan,Mumbai
•ITC Sangeet Sammelan,Delhi
•ITC Sangeet Sammelan,Mangalore
•Samrat Sangeet Sammelan,Goa
•Yashwant Rao Chauhan Smriti Samarahon Samiti,Amba Jogai
•Lalit Kala Kendra, Pune
•Pancham Nishat, Mumbai
•Chodiah Hall, Bangalore
•Dhaka (Bangladesh)
•Kuwait
•Dubai
•Theatre de la Ville in Paris
•the Trophen Theatre in Amsterdam
•the Indo-Persian Festival of Music at Marseille
•Mawazine Festival in Morocco
•Festival International De Musique,Algeria
•Doverlane music festival Kolkata..etc
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AWARDS :
•JADUBHATTA PURASHKAR.
•Bharatiya Sansad Best Vocalist Award
•‘Best Young Talent of the Year’ by Rasa and Melting Pot Productions
•SUR JYOTSNA NATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST MALE VOCALIST BY LOKMAT MAHARASHTRA.
•VIDYA SAGAR AWARD FROM N.C.P.A MUMBAI
•A-GRADE Artist from ALL INDIA RADIO in his first attempt.
MUSIC CD’S:
•SPARKLING KIRANA.(SAREGAMA)
•ETERNITY.(ORION)
•ALAAP.(ORION)
•MULTANI.(ORION)
•MURCHANA(BANGLADESH FOUNDATION)
CONTACT DETAILS:
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Harshad Kanetkar, a young talented Tabla player from India, began his initial training in Tabla at the age of five with Shri Mukhade. For the past many years he has had intensive training under Shri Ramdas Palsule and Pandit Suresh Talwalkar.
Harshad is one of the few Tabla players of his generation who has equally adept and versatile in the art of accompanying vocals, instrumental and dance. Crispness and clarity of his technique and a total command of rhythm are the classic hallmarks of his style.
He has accompanied many leading artists like Pt.Jasraj, Pt.Birju Maharaj, Pt.Ulhas Kashalkar, Ustad Shahid Parvez, Ustad Rashid Khan, Veena Sahastrabuddhe, Shama Bhate (Kathak), Aarti Tikekar, Sanjeev Abhyankar, Ashwini Bhide etc.in prestigious music conferences all over India as well as abroad. He has also traveled and performed extensively in U.S., Canada, Europe and the Middle East. His recordings include solo works and fusion of musical traditions of the East and West.
Harshad has received many accolades and honors including the National Scholarship from the Government of India. He also was a visiting faculty at the Pandit Jasraj Music Academy in the U.S.A.
Uday Kulkarni has started learning Harmonium from shri. Ravindra Ghangurde and later on he took the guidance from renowned Harmonium players like Pt. Pramod Marathe and Pt. Sudhir Nayak.
He has played in many prestigious concerts all over India and abroad with well known vocalist like Pt.Shounak Abhisheki, Smt.Devaki Pandit, Ragunandan Panshikar, Rahul Deshpande, Smt. Shruti Sadolikar etc.
He is also a graded musician of All India radio, Pune.