Perhaps, inspired by the ambience of the venue, sarod wizard Prattyush Banerjee chose to interpret raga Shyam Kalyan as the opening piece of his solo concert. Sur Shravan organised this sit-in to pay tributes to the late sarod maestro Buddhadev Dasgupta through the music of his worthy disciple who is highly esteemed in the classical world for his in-depth knowledge of raga music . For some reasons, Shyam Kalyan is very popular, especially with instrumentalists. Superbly supported by tabla virtuoso Parimal Chakraborty, the gatkaris showcased some excellent rhythmic patterns, repartees and dialogues between sarod and tabla. At times, sarod straddled both the roles of percussion and string instruments with amazing dexterity.

Source: The Hindu June 10, 2019 12:38 UTC