Yashaswi Sirpotdar - LIVE Online  Concert (Hindustani Classical Vocal) A Shadaj Baithak Event

Hindustani Classical Vocal concert by Yashaswi Sirpotdar (Vocal) with Rohit Mujumdar (Tabla) and Rahul Gole (Harmonium) In collaboration with IMS Houston and with support from Mass Cultural Council, Acton Cultural Council and Community Endowment of Lexington Presenting LIVE ONLINE concert on YouTube channel "Shadaj Baithak". The concert will be performed live with accompanying artists and professional audio/video equipment. Sample snippets of a few recent LIVE online concerts produced by Shadaj  Pandit Venkatesh Kumar (Miya Ki Todi) at Shadaj Baithak Jayateerth Mevundi (Bilaskhani Todi) at Shadaj Baithak Kaushiki Chakraborty ( Jaijaiwanti ) at Shadaj Baithak Raghunandan Panshikar at Shadaj Baithak When:  Saturday, February 19th, 10 am ET  Tickets:  $20 (FREE for members - Become a Shadaj member!) Venue:  Telecast LIVE Online on the "Shadaj Baithak" YouTube channel.  How to get access to the live stream URL? All ticket holders and Shadaj members will receive a confirmation email before the concert with a private link to the online concert on YouTube.  Please click the live stream link (URL) in the email and enjoy the concert live.  Please ensure that you have a large screen device capable of displaying YouTube videos available. (ex. iPad, Laptop, smart TV, smart Phone) Although the concert can be enjoyed by all members of the household, we request you to not share the URL outside the household. Live streaming will start 10 minutes ahead of the concert start time.  The concert will not be replayed after the live streaming is over. So please join on time.  Notes: Scheduled concert is subject to safety restrictions mandated by the government of India and in case of unforeseen circumstances arising due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the concert will be rescheduled.  All ticket sales are final and non-refundable.  Artists: Yashaswi Sirpotdar (Vocal) Rohit Mujumdar (Tabla) Rahul Gole (Harmonium) Yashaswi Sirpotdar is recognized today as one of the major talents of Hindustani Vocal Music. She has numerous awards to her credit and many highly successful performances at prestigious venues all over India. Her sophisticated style of presentation, mastery over the ‘Raags’ and Taans’, her understanding of the mood of a composition and her interaction with ‘Theka’ are highlights of her performances. Yashaswi, who was born in August of 1980, began her career as a child prodigy. Her Grandmother, musician Kalavanti Sathe encouraged Yashaswi to take up music. At the age of two and a half years, Yashaswi gave her first performance with her Grandmother, and she hasn’t looked back since. Yashaswi was fortunate to be groomed by Pandita Padma Talwalkar. Mrs. Talwalkar trained her for eighteen years and taught her various facets of ‘Gwalior’, ‘Jaipur’ and ‘Attrauli’ Gharanas of ‘Khayal’ music. Over the years, she has also given vocal support to Mrs. Talwalkar during her performances. ​Rohit Mujumdar is a talented and one of the established tabla players of the younger generation. He was initiated into music early in his childhood. He got his initial training in Tabla under the tutelage of Guru Shri. Babanrao Bhavsar, Jalgaon. At age of 11 he was fortunate to be accepted as a disciple by Great Guru Padma-Shri Taal-Yogi Pt. Suresh Talwalkar. Learning the techniques and nuances of tabla playing in Gurukul system, he has emerged as an established versatile tabla player in the form of tabla solo playing and a sought-after accompanist for Indian Classical Instrumental and Vocal Music. Rohit is an All India Radio (AIR) 'A' Grade Artist and has many solo concerts to his credit. Rahul Gole is a self-taught harmonium player. He has accompanied many well-known vocalists at prestigious venues. He has also played the reed organ for many Marathi musical theatre productions or Sangeet Nataks. He is the great grandson of Ganpatrao Bodas, a highly recognized actor and Director on the Marathi stage. ​Information: shadajmusic@yahoo.com Shrinivas Sane: 508-494-4160 (shinusane@hotmail.com) Milind Ranade: 409-201-7110 (milindmranade@gmail.com)

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