Indian classical music concert and workshop
Melbourne 2005

Concert - 8pm, Saturday 24th September 2005
Gertrude Street Yoga and Healing Centre
Upstairs, 202 Gertrude St. Fitzroy. $22/$15.
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Workshop - 6 sessions - Friday 16th and then intensive from Monday 26th
through Friday 30th September 2005. more details    e-mail to book.

Listen  to some excerpts from selected recordings.

Dhrupad is an ancient musical devotional practise and the oldest surviving classical music form in India. Dhrupad is based on NADA YOGA (the yoga of sound). Its' aim is trancendence of the self through performance of raga.
Each of the many ragas of North Indian music are considered to have a soul or spirit and are closely associated with a particular mood and time of day or season.
Dagar Dhrupad performance is distinguished by a long, slow and intricate development of Raga, purity of tuning, graceful ornamentation, improvisation, and a repetoire of bandishes [songs] handed down through the family lineage over 20 generations spanning 500 years. Only in the last 30 years has this music been passed to people outside of the Dagar family.

Shree Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha (vocal) and Shree Akhilesh Gundecha (pakhawaj) are among the most highly acclaimed performers of Dagar style Dhrupad in their generation.
Miss Shubha Sankaran (surbahar-bass sitar) is an accomplished performer and a disciple of the Gundecha Brothers and the great surbahar maestro Ustad Imrat Khan. (more info)

The Gundecha Brothers will be runnning a weeklong instensive workshop and giving private lessons during the last week of September 2005. The workshop will be a rare opportunity to learn this ancient art in an intimate and supportive setting, as well as gain a deeper understanding of Indian music in general. The Gundecha Brothers have taught workshops of this type at festivals and universities around the world. (more)

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