CELEBRATING KISHORI AMONKAR'S 89TH BIRTHDAY - APRIL 10, 2020
Tejashree Amonkar sings Raag Shuddha Kalyan
An evening melody with a distinct feeling of calm and bliss, this raga creates a mood of sweet anticipation. With a pentatonic ascent reminiscent of Oriental music and a descent which admits all notes, this raga is characterized by smooth glides (glissandi) on the natural seventh and augmented fourth note in the descent. The first melody, a traditional composition, is presented in a slow tempo of 16 beat cycles:
Eri maai piyaa aave more mandarvaa, karahu mana basa
(Oh - my beloved shall visit me in my abode, and I will fulfil all his heart’s desires!)
Palkan dagar buhaaru ri, kab aave rang rasa
(I sweep the path with my eye; to await his arrival.)
After the lyrics have been sung in their entirety, the performer unfolds the contours of the raga through improvisation. The note patterns become increasingly intricate, showing the raga in all its splendour. This is followed by a composition of the legendary Kishori Amonkar, set to a fast cycle of 16 beats:
Lagi lagan mohe shyaam salone
I am in love with you, O handsome Krishna (the dark one)
Kaise bisaaru pyaare balama?
How can I ever forget you, O my beloved?
This melody is marked by fast note runs and comes to a climax at conclusion.
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Raga Shuddha Kalyan
這首晚曲帶給人平靜和幸福的感覺，營造出一種甜蜜的期待。這種拉加舞曲吸收了所有音符的特點, 令人聯想起有東方色彩的五聲音階, 旋律下行時， 特色在於第七和第四音符上具有流暢的滑音（glissandi）。
第一首旋律是傳統樂曲，以16拍循環慢節奏呈現：
Eri maai piyaa aave more mandarvaa，karahu mana basa
哦-我的摯愛, 將來我家探訪我， 我會滿足他心中的慾望!
Palkan dagar buhaaru ri，kab aave rang rasa
我用眼睛瞪著街道,熱切等待他的來臨.
歌者表演後， 表演者會即興演奏拉加舞曲。音符變得越來越複雜，將 Raga 的特色表現得淋漓盡致。接下來是傳奇的Kishori Amonkar的作品，以16拍循環慢節奏呈現：
Lagi lagan mohe shyaam salone
俊朗的克里希納Krishna（黑暗的一位）啊，我愛上了你
Kaise Biasaru Pyaare Balama？
親愛的，我怎麼能忘記你？
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TEJASHREE AMONKAR Hindustani Vocalist
Groomed and nurtured since the tender age of three by her grandmother, the legendary Hindustani diva Gaanasaraswati Kishori Amonkar, Tejashree is a fast-rising star among the ranks of the younger set of Hindustani classical artists and represents the third generation of vocalists within the same family.
Gifted with a sweet and fulsome tone, Tejashree has imbibed first-hand the aesthetics and vocal technique of Kishori Amonkar, along with the structured unfoldment of ragas so typical of the Jaipur-Atrauli style. She is also fortunate to have received extensive guidance from her great grandmother, the illustrious Mogubai Kurdikar. Tejashree performed in public for the first time in 2005. For ten years until Kishori Amonkar’s departure in April 2017, Tejashree accompanied her grandmother as vocal support during performances throughout India.
Tejashree holds an advance diploma in fashion technology and is an accomplished Latin ballroom dancer. She believes that her rigorous training in music has flowed through to her other creative pursuits.
Tejashree is accompanied here on tabla by Yati Bhagwat and on harmonium by Siddhesh Bicholkar. Both Yati and Siddhesh are much sought after accompanists to leading young performers of Indian classical music.
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Vocalist: Tejashree Amonkar
Tabla: Yati Bhagwat
Harmonium: Siddhesh Bicholkar
Tanpura: Muskaan Samtani (L) & Ketaki Bakshi (R)
Original Compositions: Kishori Amonkar
Sound: Andre J P Elias
Production Equipment: Siu Hong (MISO)
Video Editing: Vera
Art Curator: Yosha Gupta | MeMeraki
Producer: Jayang Jhaveri
Stage Direction: Sabine Steffen
This performance was a part of KALYANI, a festival dedicated to women in Indian art presented by In Harmony Arts & Culture on January 18th 2020 at Asia Society Hong Kong Center.
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