South India: Mumbai: Indian Classical Concert in the 'Burbs

Indian Classical Concert


DV Paluskar Hall


Sharda Sangeet Vidyalaya


Kala Nagar, Bandra (E)





We saw an advertisement of this program in The Times of India. DJKung was hankering for traditional live music, so this looked like a good bet. We took a cab to Bandra, a suburban enclave about an thirty minutes from Colaba and got dropped off at a school/community center. This was deeeep, and we were amply rewarded.



This program was in three parts. The first part consisted of tabla drum performance with traditional song. It reminded us a lot of Middle Eastern prayer chants, but the notes were more sustained and meditative.



The crowd really liked the latter performance by this trio of young musicians playing fusion music, where they tried to meld musical traditions with electronic music/Western drums.

Musician on sitar.

One of the traditional dances. We did not catch whether the performances were Maharashtran or were shaped by a different regional area.

Rhymin' it, Mumbai-style.

The dancer here is wearing anklets with lots of tiny bells and stamps her feet to the rhythm. It was very nice.