This week we had the chance to attend the event " Yeh Shaam Mastani" organised by Euphony, the R.D. Burman foundation based in Kolkata, in Kala Mandir. The musical evening was organised as a tribute to the blockbuster musical trio of Bollywood, as we knew it in the 70s- Rajesh Khanna, Kishore Kumar and R.D. Burman. The specialty of the evening was, there was no vocals- it was pure orchestration of the songs. Mr Ramesh Iyer (lead guitar), Kishore Sodha (trumpet), Raj Sodha (Saxophone/Flute), Suraj Sathe (Accordion), who were a part of Panchamda's orchestra, graced the evening with their perfect notes and tunes and rhythm. Evergreen songs like "Chingari koi bharke" from Amar Prem, "Mere Sapno ki Raani" from Aradhana, "Zindagi ke safar mein" from Aap ki Kasam etc. was belted out. The event was well conducted and we enjoyed a lot, along with the rest of the audience. The program began at 6pm and from then on it was all about remembering the legendary trio. Nostalgia swept over all of us and we were completely washed away with it!
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| Ramesh Iyer working his magic on the guitar |
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| Kishore Sodha belting out a number on his trumpet |
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| Suraj Sathe working on his accordion |
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