Swar Sudha presents Hindustani classical concert by extremely talented young vocalist of Gwalior-Jaipur Gharana ‘Dr Ram Deshpande’
Accompanists: Tabla: Harshad Kanetkar from Pune, Harmonium: Ajay Joglekar from Pune
Venue Details: Sunday, 3rd October 2010 @ 4:00 PM,
Location: Heritage of India, 167 S. Main St. Milpitas, CA 95051
Contact/RSVP: Sunil Ganu 408-398-8160 swarsudha@swarsudha.org
Tickets: $30.00 Preferred, $20.00 Regular – Food/snacks included
Checks payable to ‘Svarsudha’ mail to 1901 Miraplaza Court #4, Santa Clara, CA 95051
“Highly recommended, Ram is one of the most talented vocalists of India, who has great command of rhythm on taans ” - Bharat Kamat
“I never heard him live, but have heard nothing but praise” - Vivek Datar
“Ram Deshpande is excellent, we have heard him in Sawai some years back” - Sujata Bhalerao
“He is also from Nagpur and that time he used to sing really good. I heard from couple of my friends about his great progress in recent years” - Ashvini Khaparde
About the Artists
Dr. Ram Deshpande has a rich musical tradition. He is renowned vocalist of new generation and an artist of commendable talent. Under the able guidance of Pt. Yashwant Bua Joshi and Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar, he has risen to great heights as a vocalist of traditional Gwalior and Jaipur Gharanas. He has received guidance in respect of Agra Gharana, from Pt. Babanrao Haldankar and in respect of Bhatkhande Parampara from Pt. Yashwant Mahale. Along with traditional instructions, Dr. Ram Deshpande excelled academically too! He got the Post Graduate Degree in music from Nagpur University with Gold Medal and PhD for his doctoral thesis on ‘MISHRA RAAGS’ (Combination Raagas). Dr. Ram Deshpande has a sonorous and a seasoned voice and a number of ornamentations like GAMAK, BEHLAO, and MEEND at his command. Moreover, he has a good command of rhythm and a large variety of taans. He has a large repertoire of popular and rare raag combinations. He won many accolades and awards and performed at several prestigious concerts including Tansen Samaroh & Sawai Gandharva festival in presence of 20,000 audiences.
Harshad Kanetkar is one of the few Tabla players of his generation who has equally adept and versatile in the art of accompanying vocal, instrumental and dance. Crispness and clarity of his technique and a total command of rhythm are the classic hallmarks of his style. . For the past twelve years he has had intensive training under Shri Palsule and Pandit Suresh Talwalkar. He has accompanied many leading artists like Pt. Jasraj, Pt. Birju Maharaj, Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar, Ustad Shahid Parvez, Veena Sahastrabuddhe, Shama Bhate (Kathak), Aarti Tikekar, Sanjeev Abhyankar, Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande etc. in prestigious music conferences all over India.
Ajay Joglekar has a natural gift for Harmonium playing. Dedication and practice resulted in an individual style and technique. He has been undergoing training from renowned Harmonium player Pandit Tulsidas Borkar for long years. Besides appearing frequently in many music concerts in India and abroad through accompaniment with several widely renowned vocalists, dancers and tabla players like internationally acclaimed Ustad Zakir Hussain, Pt Ajoy Chakrobarty and some others of high esteem, Joglekar is also establishing himself as a music composer and music arranger in the music panorama of Indian classical, semi-classical, film and other genres of music
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