Saturday, November 27, 2010

Tabla demonstration at Prayaas (IIM-A)

The children at Prayaas (http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Prayaas/228852570021), an IIM-Ahmedabad initiative, were quite excited to have a first-hand exposure to Tabla. They could listen, touch and also play the Tabla!








See a demo of an Uthaan from Benaras Gharana by Soham....

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Musical journey so far...



Soham being formally initiated to learn Tabla under his guruji, Pandit Shri Nakul Mishra ji, an exponent of Benaras Gharana (http://www.nakulmishra.blogspot.com/), in late 2017. He is one of the chosen few Ganda-bandhan shishya of his Guruji.

 

Ganda-bandhan by Pandit Shri Nakul Mishra (Oct 2009)

Ganda-bandhan ceremony



Sound check (2008)

With his Dad (Rajiv Bhatt)

at the Sun Temple (Modhera) (March 2009)



Paying Obeisance (2009)



At a music event (Nov 2009)

With Guruji and Pandit Puran Maharaj (April 2010)


At Rajpath Club's Talent Evening 2010 (first prize)

Sangaat with Guitar (April 2010)

With Pandit Shri Birju Maharaj (the great Kathak exponent) (May 2010)

Checking a Tabla at Shri Haridas Vhatkar's shop at Mumbai..excited to be where Zakirbhai's Tablas are made (June 2010)

With Tabla maker Shri Haridas Vhatkar and Dad (June 2010)

Playing at the first Sanskrit garba, organized by Eklavya Sanskrit Academy, 2010 Navratri

Tabla demonstration at SGVP (Gurukul), Ahmedabad (Oct 2010)

Tabla demonstration at SGVP (Gurukul) (Oct 2010)



Sangaat with Sarod (Nov 2010)
Soham trying to do jugalbandhi with Shri Bharat Desai, shishya of Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma

Exploring the nuances of Santoor