NCPA Bandish: Festival of Legendary Composers – Day 1. Artists: Ramakant, Umakant Gundecha & Ulhas Kashalkar.
Dhrupad is the oldest existing form of Hindustani classical music. As leading exponents of the dagarbani dhrupad gayaki, Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha will present a full-fledged dhrupad recital including compositions of the legendary vocalist and composer, Miyan Tansen (d. 1589).
With a style that reflects a harmonious blend of Gwalior, Agra and Jaipur traditions, Ulhas Kashalkar will present some of the evergreen compositions of Sadarang & Adarang (c. 18th century AD), who are believed to have popularised the genre of khayal by composing hundreds of songs in a florid style with love lyrics, challenging the preeminent position of the ponderous dhrupad.