Even the wizards in heaven might have come to see the mesmerising performance by the wizards of Indian music.
Eminent Saxophonist Kadri Gopalnath, drummer Sivamani, flutist Praveen Godkhindi and clarinetist Dr Narasimhalu Vadavathi conquered the hearts of thousands at Mangala Stadium with their magical music. Santhosh Mulekar (Keyboard), Vidwan Rajashekhar (Morsing), B Harikumar (Mridangam) and Pandit Rajendra Nakhor (Tabla) added their potion to the musical feast to thrill the connoisseurs.
The Jugalbandi started with the carnatic classical keerthana 'Vatapi Ganapathim Bhaje in Hamsadwani raga from the mouth piece and reed of Kadri Gopalnath's Saxophone. The improvisations were then carried out by the Vadavathi's Clarinet and Godkhindi's flute. Then came the thunder from the bolt of Sivamani. Each beat from the wands of Sivamani trembled the crowd at Mangala from head to toe. Sivamani used everything including water can and a suitcase to show the crowd that the music lies in each drop of water and each particle of sand.
Sivamani's drums accompanied all other performances during the concert. The duel in the Jugalbandi started with Saxophone and Flute. Later Godkhindi took charge and mesmerised the audience. B Harikumar too performed exceptionally well on Mridangam. All others were sidelined by the mesmerizing performance from the duo, Godkhindi and Sivamani.
Till Mulekar's keyboards came into picture, it was a fight between classical instruments and Sivamani's drums. Many a times, Kadri Gopalnath and Godkhindi tested the drummer, but with the power of sound, he managed to maintain the supremacy.
Sivamani even took 'Thakil' to accompany the flute, which was a fantastic experience. Though the concert started more than an hour after the scheduled time, Sivamani and Godkhindi succeeded in taking the audience to a different world.
The concert concluded with Praveen Godkhindi playing the national anthem for which Sivamani and Mulekar accompanied in their drums and keyboard respectively.
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