Singer Karthik, U. A tribute show for ‘Memorial and Melody’ on Kanjira on Mandoline and Selvaganesh with Rajesh, Mandolin Srinivas and Zakir Hussain. , Photo Credit: Ragu R

When art and emotion are connected, magic occurs. The 10th edition of ‘The Great Mandolin Show: Melodies and Memory’ was such an evening. These two music Titans, Mandoline U. There was a heartfelt tribute to Srinivas and Ustad Zakir Hussain. It was not just about seeing his talent again and embracing his early influence, but is celebrating his music that is inspired and echoed by generations.

A roof was assembled, there was a malignant line-up of artists tied to music and shared praise for legends: Mandoline U. Rajesh, Stephen Dewasi, Lidion Nadasvaram, Steven Samuel Dewasi, Karthik, Rajesh Vidya, Devi Shri Prasad, Selvaganash, Seamani, Fazal, Fazal, Fazal, Fazal, Fazal, Fazal, Fazal

Mandoline u. At a tribute concert organized in memory of Rajesh, Stephen Dewasi, Karthik, Selvaganesh, Shivamani and Team in memory of Mandolin Srinivas and Zakir Hussain. , Photo Credit: Ragu R

This show u. Opened with Rajesh, which also had young piano prodigi lidian and dynamic steven. Inviting Ganesh with ‘Gannayakaya’, it was then an infection in ‘Hidden Trails’, a composition of Srinivas that Rajesh said that he was very close to his heart. The recorded piece for Srinivas’s last album, resonating through the hall, melted in the complex of the tuneful Keys of Lidion. GamkasLegered by pulsed bass of steven. As the visuals of Srinivas were played in the background, the wind got thick with spirit, served as a fitting, heartbreaking.

The energy was transferred with ‘tabla tuning’, a classic from the prestigious LP of power, inspired by a cassette, which was gifted to Rajesh by Ghatam Mestro Vikku Vinayakram. The chemistry between Lidion and Steven was electric, his Concol The duality is a spark that rips through the audience.

Hormate with Karthik on the keys of Mansate and U. On Rajesh Mandolin. , Photo Credit: Ragu R

Karthik set a platform for the magnificent ‘Mahaganapatim’, with the rhythm of Shivmani with beads, bells and water sounds. Harmeet Mansate’s Kestrokes added depth, which flows easily in ‘one note’, where Rajesh pushed the boundaries of Hindolam by adding an additional note. It looked real because Jazz met Karnataka, and the past met in the present.

The forum then exploded in a multiplicity of sound as Stephen’s high-existing cater collided with the jazz swing of the hormor and reconciled, while Shivamani’s drum rolls collided with the rapid-fire Kanjira of Selvaganash. The piece took a turn to the folk rhythm, when Jazz Cords met with a clay.

On this occasion, culture curator Lakshmi and Saraswati who helped keep the show together, shared their personal bond with Ustad Zakir Hussain. In addition, Fazal Qureshi was presented by Srinivas’s father with the ‘Mandolin Srinivas Award’.

Artist on memories and tunes, a tribute show which is dedicated to Mandolin Srinivas and Tabla Vizard Zakir Hussain. , Photo Credit: Ragu R

Night rhythm reached its peak with a signature Power Start with piece, one Korvai And spring in a Thani avatar. Fazal, Selvaganesh and Shivmani were then engaged in a collaborative practice. Their spontaneous synergy, combined with the audience’s rhythmic clap, turned the concert hall into its own pulsed equipment.

Then, Goddess Shri Prasad took the center stage with Rajesh Vaidya on Veena for a special Maha Shivaratri performance. As soon as evening increased in his grand finale, every artist returned to stage for Sadashiva Brahmendra’s ‘Pibare Ramrasam’. It was no longer a performance – it turned into a collective celebration of a jubilant offer and music.