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It is now four years since the sweet roar of the giant amongst vocalists of Indian classical music was tilled foever. Those who had the good fortune to listen to him in person will forever remember his Regal personality and his inimitable style. Disciple of Late Vishnu Digambar Paluskar, his profound knowledge and scholarship won him high praise and tributes not only in India but even in foreign countries. He, like his great guru catered classical music to masses. While performing, he poured his very personality in his exposition, thereby transferring his emotionally packed rendering on to the listeners, and holding them spellbound in a celestial trance. Lovers and followers of his music are spread far and wide. On this disc is presented a very rare and scintillating performance of the great maestro. In bringing out this number on the solemn occasion of his 4th death anniversary, we pay our humble homage to his great memory and hope connoisseurs will listen to the performance with nostalgia.

MUSIC

SIDE ONE: Desi Todi

 This is a morning melody and it has a mood of fervent appeal. The burden of the composition “Mare Dere Aao” – ‘Please, come to my abode’ – an invocation by a loved to her lover-sets the artiste in the proper frame of mind-of entreaty – appeal – and he goes on weaving the melody into diverse and attractive musical patterns. While doing so he scrupulously conforms to the traditional norms of exposition of a Raga. The Rhythm employed is Ektaal consisting of 12 beats.

SIDE TWO: Main Nahin Makhan Khayo – Bhajan (Surdas)

This is the Piece De Resistance. It narrates a story an episode in the colorful life of Lord Krishna in his childhood. He is accused by the milkmaids of Brindaban of stealing their butter. Caught red handed, his chubby face smeared with the loot, the culprit boy is taken to his mother by the offended milkmaids. A court of enquiry is held. The presiding judge is Yashoda-the divine mother of Shrikrishna – the accused.

The dramatic trial opens with the denial of the charge by the accused “MAIYYA-MAIN NAHIN MAKHAN KHAYO” – He did not have any legal luminary to represent him so he decided to defend himself. His defense is presented on this side in a musical form by the maestro in such a convincing manner that, towards the close, Shri Krishna is aquitted honourably and absolved of all the charges levelled against him.

The entire drama is musically enacted by the maestro with a virtuosity which he alone was capable of.