It is hard not to get swayed by the temptation of Natya
Sangeet. This has been true not only for the music aficionados but also for
seasoned legendary musicians such as Pt. Bhimsen Joshi.
I owe much of my interest in Natya Sangeet to my Maternal
Grandfather who being an accomplished musician and a performer in many musical
street-plays himself, used to sing and listen to these songs from many
well-known Marathi musical plays in his times. I slowly developed a taste for
Natya Sangeet and started liking that kind of music. It’s around the same time
that I had a chance to listen to the records of Pt. Prabhakar Karekar, veteran
classical vocalist, Natya Sangeet performances and I instantly liked his deep
baritone voice.
If you are a connoisseur of Marathi Natya Sangeet and its tradition,
it’s hard for you to have missed the sonorous rendition of “Priye Paha”, well-known Natyageet from the play ‘Sangeet Saubhadra’,
sung by Panditji. In his resonant baritone with a slight hint of nasality, he enthralls
his audience with his beautiful rendition of ragas and Natya sangeet.
I was not able to find much information on panditji’s life
and work on internet. Then I chanced upon two fine articles(here and here) published in The Hindu at times when he was on a tour
to Bangalore for his concerts in 2004
and 2009. In these articles, we get to know about his musical journey. Very
inspirational read…..
Listen to this beautiful rendition...
Marathi Natya Sangeet - Priye Paha
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