Friends, please note the details of my next concert in LA..two SOLO concerts . Sushma Pawan , an accomplished vocalist was my Guru Behen while training under Pt. Rama Rao Naik.. Please share this with your friends and family in LA. Thanks and regards Baithak Presents a Morning Concert of Hindustani Classical Vocal Music Featuring Sushma Pawan and Bharathi Pratap Accompanied by Vijay Bhatt (harmonium) and Samar Das (tabla) Saturday, June 21st, 2014 at 10:00 AM . Venue Simi Valley Community Hall 2696 Tapo Canyon Road, Simi Valley, CA 93063 Sushma Kashyap Pawan was initiated into music by her mother, a vocalist and radio artist in Bangalore. She initially learned from Pt. KH Achar for 7 years and later from Pt. Rama Rao Naik, the doyen of Agra Gharana (a disciple of Ustad Faiyaz Khan). She has won numerous awards and performed extensively in Bangalore. For the past 4 years she has been under the training of Pt. Arun Dravid (well known to LA audiences, and a senior disciple of Pta. Kishori Amonkar). She is a software analyst by profession, and this will be her first official concert in the US. Bharathi Pratap was initiated into Carnatic classical music at a young age of seven under Sri T.P. Prabhakar and later under the renowned artiste, Smt. Seethalakshmi Venkatesan. Encouraged by her uncle, Bharathi switched to Hindustani classical music. She has been groomed under the guidance of Pt. Maruti Rao Inamdar Davangere and Pt. Rama Rao Naik in Bangalore. She is also trained in Bhavageethe & Vachana gaayana by the late Sri H.K.Narayana. For the past 13 years, she is under the tutelage of Vidushi Lalith J Rao of the Agra-Atrauli Gharana.
Posted on: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 16:48:35 +0000