A Dhrupad Concert
National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai, and Ahmedabad University are delighted to invite you to a Hindustani Music recital in the Dhrupad style by Uday Bhawalkar (Vocal) accompanied by Pratap Awad (Pakhawaj)
Date: Sunday, September 8, 2024
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Venue: Room 314, Patrick French Black Box, School of Arts and Sciences, Ahmedabad University, Central Campus
Uday Bhawalkar is among the foremost Dhrupad vocalists and has been a strong force in its growing recognition, popularity, and resurgence worldwide. He’s a disciple of Ustaad Zia Fariduddin Dagar (vocal) and Ustaad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar (Rudra-Veena), the towering pillars of the Dhrupad tradition.
Uday has widely performed in the UK, Europe, USA, Canada, Mexico, Singapore, Japan, Israel, Morocco, Bangladesh and Nepal and has taught internationally at institutions such as the Rotterdam Music Conservatory, The University of Washington, Seattle and the Asian music circuit, London, to name a few. He is a Guru at the ITC Sangeet Research Academy at Kolkata.
Uday has trained a few promising students as a Guru under the 'NCPA Citi Support to Guru-Shishya Tradition CSR initiative.
Among the many awards he has received are the Kumar Gandharva Samman (2001) and the Raza Foundation Award (2007), the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2021), Hanumant Award (2023), and Kalidas Samman (2023).
Uday believes that when immersed in the note and raga, the self dissolves and only the music remains.
Pratap Awad Shirpurkar received his training in the Pakhawaj from Pandit Subhash Maharaj Deshmukh, Pandit Uddhav Aapegaonkar, Pandit Vasantrao Ghorpadkar and Pt Arvind Kumar Azad. Currently, he is taking training from Talyogi Pt. Suresh Talwalkar.
Pratap has given many solo performances and is a vibrant accompanist for many Dhrupad musicians and instrumentalists both in India and abroad. He has performed in prestigious festivals in India, USA, Canada, UK, Europe, Japan, Singapore, Israel, Bangladesh. He received awards like the Yashwanth Rao Chavan Yuva Sangeet Sanman 2017, and Kala Gourav Sanman 2019.
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