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‘Piharwa.’, the vilambit Teentaal bandish, rendered with great feeling and beauty was the pièce de résistance. Shaalmali’s fine timbre and throw of voice proved invaluable to express the inherent mood of the raag. And this intriguing characteristic was maintained throughout her unhurried and restrained delineation of the raag that comprised the introductory alap, the traditional bada khayal set to vilambit (slow) Teentaal, and chhota khayal set to Addha Theka of madhya (medium tempo) and drut (fast tempo) of Teentaal. The melody sounded quite close to the popular evening raag Yaman but with a different flavour, created in the way the sequence of swaras ‘dha ni sa ga re’ were dealt with. No wonder she chose Khem-Kalyan, a rare variety of Kalyan thaat, to open her concert and rendered it with appeal and grace.
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Ratnakar Pai in the intricacies of Jaipur Atrauli gayaki, known for its jod-raag (combination of two or more raags) and the ‘anvat’ (rare) raags too. Trained in Gwalior, Kirana and Jaipur-Atrauli gharanas, Shalmali was initiated into music by her mother Madhuri Kulkarni and was further groomed by Chintu Bua Mhaiskar and Pt. It was exciting to experience this once again at Shalmali Joshi’s concert. The rapport between the two enhances the joy of music. The instant appreciation from the audience brings out the best in an artiste. The evening concerts proved that even the best of virtual performances can’t match the energy of live concerts. The festive ambience uplifted the spirits of artistes and audiences alike. It was both a ruhaani and jismaani ghiza (feast for the soul and palate). Besides music, dance and theatre, there were film screenings, exhibitions and gourmet spreads put together by master chefs. Colourful rangolis and earthen lanterns illuminated the vast India International Centre (IIC) in Delhi during the week-long ‘The IIC Experience’ festival, which returned after a year.