Tabla: Bharat Kamat
Harmonium: Avinash Dighe
Tanpura: Anuja Kalyankar and Ms. Mahajani
Samhitaji started her performance with raga Bageshri (khyal in
vilambit Ektal - bahu guna kam na ave, madhyalaya bandish in Adha
Teental - gunda lavo re malaniya followed by a tarana in Teental).
Bageshri was followed by a bhajan - chain nahi ghanashyam tarapat hun
dinarat - in raga Mand.
Samhitaji possesses a beautiful husky/silky and weighty voice. Her
singing reminded me of Roshanara Begam. From the very begining she
captivated the aidiance with very tuneful and full throated swara
lagav. The initial alap was leisurely and was very successful in
establishing Bageshri in the air. The sargam was very well done. Taans
were crisp and clear - cut a bit short in my opinion. During
madhyalaya bandish amd tarana also there was a lot of emphasis on
sargam with only a few crisp taans. Samhitajis short/fast taans with
lots of murkis sound very similar to those of Roshanara Begum. I think
Samhitaji must be doing this conciously.
I also enjoyed the bhajan a lot.
Bharat Kamat and Avinash Dighe provided excellent tabla and harmonium sangat.
Overall this was an excellent performance with complete focus on
ragabhava and complete absence of fireworks. Superb!
- Bansuriwala
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