Swar Raagini: Concert By Shri Subhash Ghosh
Date: Sat Apr 05, 2014 - Sat Apr 05, 2014
Location: Asian Confluence Centre, Shillong , Hosts: Asian Confluence
Location: Asian Confluence Centre, Shillong , Hosts: Asian Confluence
An evening of solo, fusion where a unique instrument was played for the first time in a concert was organized by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) in association with Asian Confluence. The instrument Swar Raagini, made from a single piece of wood combining the Veena, Sarod and Guitar, was played by its inventor Subhash Chandra Ghosh to a packed hall glued to the “Composer Maestro”, who also indulges in fusion concerts, where the west meets the east, in an interesting ambience.
A resident of Chandigarh since 1985 where he is running his own Academy of Indian Classical Music and Fine Arts for the last 16 years teaching Indian Music to the children and youth to promote classical music. His focus on guitar took him for training to Deepak Roy, a disciple of Sunil Ganguly. He took future tutelage from Pt Jaigopal Roy and Pt Barun Kumar Pal of Kolkata, disciple of Sitar maestro Pt Ravi Shankar. He received his basic training Tabla from Jagat Bandhu De, disciple of Ustad Keramatullah Khan Sahib.
An interesting facet of the evening was a fusion rendition by Garo Fusion Band Ahowee – whose performance with the traditional drums, flute, bamboo instruments, drums, guitar etc. pulled one and all to their tunes. The fusion band won several hearts through their performances based on contemporary issues as Asian Confluence hosted the band keeping its focus on promoting local talents. The band presented few fusion renditions along with the maestro following his solo on Rabindra Sangeet among others. The audience had the opportunity to listen to the maestro speak on his unique instrument and the inspiration behind it. He also talked about music and his motivation to pursue a career in it.
