Roving Eye — Pune

Got ’em on their feet
Nobody knows you when you are down and out… Local band Airwave swung back into action after ages, and boy, was it good to have them back. A tight show with an increased repertoire they had it all till Derek Julien happened. His guitar did the usual pyrotechnics as Sudhir (vocals) belted out some of Rock music’s all-time greats. From Layla to Cocaine, Eric Clapton was in full swing with some inputs from Dire Straits and The Beatles. Sanjay Joseph (on guitars) was little more subdued than usual but elegant. Darren banged away on the drums competently as the crowd swelled to record levels at Jaws, last Friday, which happened to be the fiftieth edition of Friday Night live, with the crowd stomping for more. And…nobody does It’s Probably Me better than Airwave — at least on the local circuit. Here’s hoping for more.

Chaurasia thrills
Last Friday, at the Balgandharva Rangmandir, Harmony featured a flute recital by Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia. As expected, he gave an excellent performance and enthralled the audience. The maestro was accompanied by Shubhankar Banerjee on tabla, Roopak Kulkarni on flute and Bhavan Shankar on pakhawaj. The concert was presented by A&M Events in association with Indian Oil Corporation. The proceeds of Rs 2.21 lakh were donated to the Indian Red Cross Society’s School for the Deaf. Music buffs who missed him this time can watch him perform during the Sawai Gandharva Sangeet Mahotsav to be held in the second week of December.

Fill up your senses
To be young is the very paradise. Add to it the gift of music and what have you?. A very accomplished persona. That’s how one describes the established Hindustani classical singer Sanjeev Abhyankar. Abhyankar will give the audience a treat for their ears when he performs at the 84th birthday function of Ma Haridevi Vaswani on Friday at the Sadhu Vaswani Satsang Hall, Runwal Regency.

Abhyankar in no novice on the music scene by any yardstick. The big music festivals sprinkled all over the country have witnessed him perform be it the local Sawai Gandharva Sangeet Mahotsav or the Baba Harvallabh Samaroha or the Vrindavan Spirit of Unity concerts for national integration, An extremely popular artiste, Sanjeev is a familiar face to music buffs. On Friday, he will sing bhajans and kirtans. All that you have to do is walk in and let his soulful voice wash over you. Be there.