Category: Concerts

South African based concerts

Ragas Of The Desert

The rainbows Of Rajasthan flooded the winter-star laden skies of Johannesburg at the lyric theatre on the evening of the 09th June 2013, a night to be mesmerised by the brilliance of the Mohan Veena and generations of folk music adorning the stage in splendour. Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, a student of the great Ravi Shankar, created the Mohan Veena, the Hawain Guitar with and added 14 strings to give the perfect assimilation of the Sitar, Sarod and Veena in one instrument. Having won the 1994 Grammy award for his album ‘ A Meeting By the River’, the anticipation was near its peak for me.

Ragas Of The Valley

The warmth of the November sun shone brightly on this spectacular summer Sunday; as if a prelude to extend to Ragas of The Valley. We are ready to delve deep into the Valleys Of Kashmir and explore through music, their intricacies. Soulful music is upon us in the form of Strings, Wind and Percussion.

Ehsaas

The first ever Ghazal ensemble brought to South Africa by Inner Circle Entertainment heralded a star studded event mirroring the near wintry evening-skies of Johannesburg. It was something I have been looking forward to ever since I have seen the promos, thanks to Nisaar Bhai. Having heard Ustad Shujaat Khan on a previous concert before I was curious as to what he was going to bring to the Ghazal genre. Surinder Khan was an absolute new voice for me, hearing only a snippet of what he has done, the excitement built up.

Ustad Zakir Hussain & Rakesh Chaurasia Live In Concert

As the summer rains jolted down from its heavenly abode, the smell of the moist earth tantalised the senses. Approaching the Lyric Theatre, my window wide open, taking in the atmosphere, my thoughts rush to the concert I am about to witness. We were introduced to Ustad Zakir and Rakesh Chaurasia, a standing ovation with a thunderous applause ensued.

Raga Ecstasy

The warm winter’s afternoon got me revved up for the evening performance, the knowledge of five generations of sitar players and that lineage proudly played out at the Lyric theatre on the evening of the 30th July 2017.