CONCERT: AR Rahman live in concert

The Academy Award winner for Best Music and Best Song, AR Rahman comes to Pune for the first time. The Mozart of Madras will perform live in Pune, on the 31st of May 2009 as part of his Jai Ho tour, in aid of the Lata Mangeshkar Medical Foundation and the Alandi Dehu Vikas Parisar Samiti.
AR Rahman has performed live in many cities around the world, but this is his first visit to Pune.



Date: Sunday, May 31, 2009
Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Balewadi Stadium Complex
Tickets available online at http://www.arrahmaninpune.com/tickets.aspx

“Tappa – an overview” - Lecture Demonstration by Chaitanya Kunte

A lec-dem explaining the genre of Tappa, its stylistic nuances, gharanas, influence of Tappa on others forms of music, supported with the audio clips of maestros such as Sidhheshwari Devi, Rasoolan Bai, Girija Devi, Mushtaq Hussain Khan, Krishnarao Shankar Pandit, Kumar Gandharva, Sharachandra Arolkar, Balasaheb Puchhawale, Malini Rajurkar, Dr Arawind Thatte and many. In addition to this, there will be rendering of some rare compositions of TapKhayal, TapThumari, TapHori, TapTarana that Chaitanya has collected, reconstructed during his research.

Research: Chaitanya Kunte

Singers: Saniya Patankar & Mukul Kulkarni, Accompaniment: Sanjay Deshpande (Tabla)

Date & Time: 31st May, 2009, at 6pm (Duration – 2 hrs)

Venue: Swaramayi Gurukul, Jungli Maharaj Road, Behind Shivsagar Hotel, Pune.