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Wah.. Ustad.. Wah..

This Saturday, Ambika reminded me about this concert, and I could not get the tickets online, all the day it was raining and I really had a strong desire to ditch the program. Evening, I had drove for 2 hrs in the pathetic Bangalore traffic from my house to Palace grounds. And 2 more hours of boring wait before the program could start. And drenched like a wet mop while returning. But it is all worth it. I am glad I didn't give-up and go back home.

The concert was wonderful. It was a pulsating performance by the maestros left us in a magical and exhilarating experience.
It is really wonderful watching Zakir Hussain play Tabla. I feel the 24 frames/sec perception of the human eye nor the 30 fps video camera could capture the his fingers dancing on the Tabla.
I had never seen a Santoor play before. Heard a couple of songs here and there. Padmashree Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma's subtle permutations and combinations of lyrical notes wafting forth from his 100-stringed percussion instrument is amazing.
The concert started with Pt.Shivkumar Sharma playing a welcome tune in Jhinjhoti raga. Pace started when Zakir Hussain joined him later. (I felt) It was depicting a river flowing down the Himalayan mountains, some times slow and calm and some times roaring and splashing. I donno if I have enjoyed it 100% because of the acoustics and my corner seat.
There were constant interruptions because of poor acoustics. “The sound from the speakers is reverberating, we are not able to hear what we are playing,” said Pt. Zakir Hussain repeatedly. After almost half the concert is over this issue was sorted out.
After a break, they played some romantic music in Pahadi raga, blissfully capturing the serenity of the Dal lake. This time, I moved to the center seat thanks to lot of impatient lot who left in-between.
At the end, I am not sure if the title "A Tribute to Bangalore" was any thing appropriate to this wonderful jugalbandi, nevertheless, we enjoyed. :)
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