Wednesday, June 22, 2005

Old Post : One gem of an experience

An old post...just for the record (dated: 29-June-2004) [will adjust the date later]


On the occasion of Aashada Ekadashi 2004, there was a concert of Marathi Abhangs (called "Santvaani"). It was held yesterday (29th June 2004) at Shanmukhananda Hall and was house-full (to the extent that some people were made to sit on plastic chairs in the aisles). It was not only well-attended, but also well-compered.

Panditji sang a total of 9 devotional songs (abhangs) (7 Marathi + 1 Kannada + 1 Hindi) for a concert that started at about 7:20 p.m. and went on till about 11 p.m.

Compering was by Jayantrao Salgaonkar (of Kalnirnay fame) and was filled with anecdotes and humorous jabs (needless to say, it was pro-Maharashtra).

All in all, a concert worth remembering and full paisa wasool.

Songs that were performed:

  1. Jai Jai Ram Krishna Hari
  2. Roop Pahata Lochani
  3. Pandhari Nivaasa Sakhya Panduranga
  4. Maazhe Maher Pandhari
  5. Indraayani Kaathi
  6. Soubhagya Lakshmi (Kannada)
  7. Kanhoba Tuzhi Ghondahali Zaali
  8. Teertha Vitthal, Kshetra Vitthal
  9. Jo Hari Ko Bhaje (Hindi)

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