Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj is organising the
37th Pandit Motiram Pandit Maniram Sangeet Samaroh, from 27th to 30th November, at the Chowmahalla Palace. This year, 10 artistes, including upcoming as well as senior performers, will perform during the 4-day festival. Yogesh Samsi will play a solo Hindustani recital on the tabla, as the 2nd recital on the final day.
Yogesh Samsi is a tabla players whose reputation has been built in both the fields of accompaniment and solo playing. The son of the renowned vocalist Pandit Dinkar Kaikini, Yogesh Samsi was initiated into the tabla by his father at the tender age of 4, and later received guidance under Pandit H Taranath Rao. However, it was under the gifted tutelage of the legendary Ustad Alla Rakha that Yogesh received intense training for 23 years and became a full-fledged musician.
Yogesh has accompanied almost all top ranking instrumentalists and vocalists and dancers of India, including Ustad Vilayat Khan, Pt. Dinkar Kaikini, Pt. Bhimsen Joshi, Pt. Shivkumar Sharma, Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and Pt. Birju Maharaj. He has also had the privilege of accompanying his teacher Ustad Alla Rakha and his son, the great maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain, in their solo performances.
The schedule for the 4-day music festival is as below:
27th November
7:30pm -
Hindustani Vocal By Pritam Bhattacharya
8:30pm -
Santoor Recital By Pt. Shivkumar Sharma
28th November
7:30pm -
Hindustani Vocal By Tripti Mukherjee
8:30pm -
Hindustani Vocal By Ulhas Kashalkar
29th November
7:30pm -
Kalaripayattu By Kalari Academy Of Performing Arts
8:15pm -
Hindustani Vocal By Suman Ghosh
9:00pm -
Qawwali By Munnawar Masoom
30th November
7:30pm -
Carnatic Flute Recital By Shashank
8:30pm - Tabla Recital By Yogesh Samsi
9:30pm -
Hindustani Vocal By Sangeet Martand Pt Jasraj
In memory of his late father Pandit Motiram, and his brother Pandit Maniram, Pandit Jasraj, in association with the Department of Culture, organizes an annual music festival in Hyderabad. It is usually held at the Nizam College grounds, which was where his father and his brother taught music to several students. The festival has been on for over 35 years.
Entry to the samaroh is free. Please contact the Department of Culture at 2324-2482 for further details.
