When symphonies of violin co-exist in harmony with instruments like santoor, tabla and khol, in a form of collage of Indian music using modern as well as classical music, and if all of these are combined into a melody, it is bound to leave a spellbound audience.
As part of the Pous Mela, VIOlINA, a popular instrument group of Bengal formed by Ranen Sinha and choreographed by Krishna Sinha presented 12 compositions at CR Park. “We are going to present 12 compositions from the lives of Rabindranath Tagore and pundit Shankar. The last part of the performance will be based on devotional songs of India like Om Jai Jagdish,” shared Ranen.
He added, “In the whole performance, we have used the violin but we have also included Indian percussion instruments like tabla, ghatam, dakh and dhol.”
The performance comprising of 13 artistes presented a whole range of performances in 12 compositions including popular Tagore songs like Akash bhara, Eso shyamolo sundara and Pous toder dak diyeche, and a composition on Vande Mataram.
The music is the confluence of the North indian and south indian music along with the use of western music is the absorbing feature of violina. Through the performance, we try to integrate the inner harmony of nature, music and rhythm of life,” he concluded.
photos Sanjeev Kumar