Friday, February 5, 2010

Baajaa Gaajaa 2010

Music will be making its way to the hearts of music lovers from February 5. Renowned vocalist Shubha Mudgal and percussionist Aneesh Pradhan were present in the city on Tuesday to announce the three-day music expo-cum-festival on Indian music, Baajaa Gaajaa 2010.
The event will have more than 50 performances and will be inaugurated by santoor maestro Shivkumar Sharma. The event will held between 10 am and 10 pm on all three days at Ishanya Mall, Yerawada.

Detailed schedule of the event can be found out on it's official web site:

5th Feb, 2010
10 am to 11 am Inauguration Chief Guest: Santoor Maestro Shivkumar Sharma
11 am-11.30 am Bharti Singh Sarod Hindustani Classical
12.15 pm- 1 pm Gondhal, etc Various Maharashtra folk
2 pm-2.45 pm Sameer Dublay Vocal Hindustani Classical
2.45 pm-3.30 pm Rajasthan group Various Folk
3.30 pm-4 pm Pushpa Singh Vocal Hindustani Classical
4 pm-4.30 pm Rohan Solomon Vocal Gospel
4.30 pm-5.15 pm Nityanand Haldipur Bansuri Hindustani Classical
5.15 pm – 6 pm Something Relevant Various Jam Band
1 am to 1 pm Seminar: Challenges and Opportunities for Indian music in Media and Technology
2 pm to 4 pm Forever Young (Film screening) Director: Ranjan Palit
7.30 pm to 9.30 pm Rashid Khan (Hindustani vocal) T. M. Krishna (Carnatic vocal)

6th Feb, 2010
11 am-11.30 am Mandolin Lovers Club Mandolin ensemble Film music
2 pm-2.45 pm Chandra Prakash Vocal Haveli Sangeet
2.45 pm-3.30 pm David Trasoff Sarod Hindustani Classical
4.15 pm-5 pm Dr. Chandvankar Recordings Archival music listening session-Natya Sangeet
5 pm-5.45 pm Ganesh Mohan Sitar Hindustani Classical
5.45 pm – 6.30 pm Lambada Live Various Band
2 pm to 4 pm Soul Voice Sole Voice (Film screening) Directors: Mallika Sarabhai and Yadavan Chandran
7.30 pm to 9.30 pm Neha Boliyaan (Love Songs from India) – concert Lopamudra Mitra and ensemble (songs from Bengal), Anwar Khan and ensemble (songs from Rajasthan), Wajahat Hussein Khan and ensemble (qawwali)

7th Feb, 2010
11 am-11.30 am Pramod Gaekwad Shehnai Hindustani classical
11.30 am-12.15 pm Darpana Academy Various Gujarati folk
2 pm-2.45 pm Bobby Singh and Ben Walsh Tabla and drums Percussion ensemble
3.30 pm-3.45 pm Bombay Cambridge School Violin ensemble Hindustani classical
4.15 pm-4.45 pm Pragnya Wakhlu Vocal Pop
4.45 pm-5.30 pm Soul Yatra: Merlin D'Souza, Aditi Bhagwat, Ravindra Chary, Rhy-Sebastian, and more Various Indo-jazz
11 am to 1 pm Music Education: Diverse Objectives and Strategie Panel Discussion
2 pm to 4 pm Film screening To be announced
7.30 pm to 9.30 pm Rock at Baajaa Gaajaa (concert) Motherjane, Indian Ocean

Vasantotsav 2010

Feb Fri, 5th 2010
Ajoy Chakrobarty – Vocals.
Time : 1700 – 1900 hrs.

Artists : Trilok Gurtu - Fusion
Time : 1930 – 2200 hrs. Trilok Gurtu will be accompanied by Nitin Shankar (Percussions), Dhruv Ghanekar (lead guitar), Ravi Chari (sitar), Rahul Deshpande and Mahesh Kale (Vocals)


Feb Sat, 6th 2010
Artists : Pt.Tejendra Mujumdar (Sarod)
Time : 1700 – 1900 hrs.

Triveni Sangam – Vocals (Rahul Deshpande, Shounak Abhishekhi & Jaytirtha Mehundi, Nivedan - Rahul Solapurkar)
Time : 1930 – 2200 hrs.

Feb Sun, 7th 2010
Artists : Sharvari Jamenis (Kathak)
Time : 1700 – 1900 hrs.

Artists : Shri Shekhar Sen - Kabir
Time : 1930 – 2200 hrs.

For artist information and ticket related details, please visit the official web site of the event at http://www.vasantotsav.org/