Swaradhi
An evening of Classical and Semi-classical music by
Dr. Ram Deshpande(vocal)
Accompanied by
Sanjay Deshpande & Ajay Joglekar
Tickets $15 ($2 premium at the gate)
April 1st, 5pm
Eastside Bahai Center 16007 NE 8th St,
Bellevue, WA 98008
Ajay jogelkar
Ajay Joglekar is one of the leading Harmonium Players in the India & was introduced to music by his mother. His Passion, Dedication and practice have resulted into an individual style and technique. Later on, he was trained by the renowned Harmonium maestro Pandit Tulsidas Borkar. The encouragement and guidance from Pt.Ajoy Chakrabarty has helped him in enhancing his skills. He is a music composer and arranger and also has many CDs to his credit
Pt. Ram Deshpande
Pandit Ram Deshpande was initiated into music by Shri. Chepe, Shri. Panake and Pt. Prabhakar Deshkar. He received traditional Gwalior and Jaipur training from Pt. Yashwantbua Joshi & Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar, Agra gharana legacy from Pt. Babanrao Haldankar & the Bhatkhande Parampara from Pt. Yashwant Mahale. He holds a Doctorate in Music, Gold medal in MA(music) from Nagpur University, Best vocalist award by Sangeet Research Academy in 1991, Vidyasagar Award & Aditya Vikram Birla Kalakiran Puraskar in 2005.
Sanjay Deshpande
Sanjay Deshpande a talented Tabla Player based in Pune was introduced to the art of playing Tabla under Late Pt. Sabade & later on took training from Pt. Suresh Talwalkar of Delhi-Farookabad Gharana & also had the privilege of understanding the beauty of Punjab Gharana under the guidance of Ustad. Alla Rakha Khan. At present he is learning from Shri. Yogesh Samsi and Pt. Vivek Joshi. Sanjay is recipient of the Ahmedjaan Thirakwaa scholarship
