Opening befittingly with a bhajan, ‘Mharo Pranam’, popularised by Hindustani musician the late Kishori Amonkar, had all the instruments providing an interesting accessory to Kaushiki Chakraborty’s vocals. Beat of drumsYet another showcase of talent was the unfolding of ‘Vachaspathy’ where the flute held fort. Rakesh Chaurasia’s treatment of the raag, common to Hindustani and Carnatic repertoire, had about it a certain meditative quality. In addition to the tabla, this rendition was sensitively layered with the drums by Taufiq Qureshi. A little more of that togetherness would have most certainly made the concert merrier.

Source: The Hindu November 10, 2017 09:56 UTC