Black Dog Easy Evenings Presents- Chandrakosh

Even though only the moon was visible today, there was no dearth of stars on stage! We were invited to attend the Black Dog Easy Evenings sponsored event, Chandrakosh, at Club Verde Vista by Conclave, at Upohar Apartment, off the EM Bypass. This was the third year of Chandrakosh and it could not have been better.
The evening began with a hi-tea, where sandwiches, hing kachori, vegetable cutlets and masala sandwiches were served with steaming cups of masala chai. Once the hi tea was over, we took our seats at the arena. It was organised as an open-air performance and as the evening progressed, it started getting chilly. Only the mesmerizing music managed to keep us glued to our chairs.
The performance started with a jugalbandi between tabla maestro Tanmoy Bose and Ayan Ali Khan, son of Ustaad Amjad Ali Khan and an excellent sarod player in his own right. He started off with the spirited Raga JhinJhoti. It started slow and then gathered the pace to reach a high crescendo. The next composition that he played was based on Zila Kafi in Ara Choutal. It has a good rhythm to it and all the members of the audience were tapping their feet to it.
After a short break came on Tanmoy Bose and his team of musicians. His soiree started with a tune being strung on the Sarangi and various percussion instruments like the pakhwaj, khol, tabla, drums etc. were showcased, weaved around the tune of the sarangi. One of his team members also showed a wonderful dance with a percussion instrument.
After that awe-inspiring performance, Ustad Rashid Khan took the stage with his entourage and sung a wonderful thumri. His whetted voice sounded melodious over the microphone and we all sat their listening to him. He went on to sing 2 more songs before calling it a night.
Music, they say, is food for the soul. Chandrakosh, definitely provided us some fodder for it, under the canape of the moonlit night! Black Dog truly sponsored an evening of the highest standards.

Pictures:

Tanmoy Bose and Ayan Ali Khan in jugalbandi

Tanmoy Bose with his team of percussionists

Arjun Chakraborty with Harsh Neotia

Ustad Rashid Khan