CELEBRATING GAAYANSARASWATI KISHORI AMONKAR ON HER 3RD ANNIVERSARY

Tejashree Amonkar sings Raga Bhinna Shadja
There is intense yearning in this night melody with a pentatonic structure skewed toward the upper half of the octave. The natural fourth note as the fulcrum of this ancient raga often gives the illusion of being the tonic. This performance features two compositions by the legendary Kishori Amonkar.

The slow composition set to a 16 beat cycle unfolds the raga in a manner similar to the previous raga, creating a restless and intense desire:

Ud ja re kaaga le jaiyo sandesvaa
(Go fly away, crow, and carry my message (to my beloved) ….)
Mora un bin laage na jiya
(… that I am restless and forlorn without him!)

The fast composition in 16 beats brings the performance to a climax:

Angana more aaja kaaga!
(Come back to me, crow!)
Kachhu bolo sandesvaa more pardesiya ka
(And give me some news of my beloved who has travelled to distant lands (and left me thus!))

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Raga Bhinna Shadja
觀眾聽罷上一首拉加曲， 接下來會對這一首夜曲產生
強烈的期望和嚮往。這首歌曲上半部的天然四分音, 常給人錯覺, 以為是這首古老拉加曲的主要曲調, 然後再慢慢以16拍循環慢節奏呈現。而這場表演,以傳奇的Kishori Amonkar所創作的兩首作品最有特色：

Ud ja re kaaga le jaiyo sandesvaa
走吧，烏鴉，把我的信息傳達給我心愛的人……。
Mora un bin laage na jiya
…沒有他，我內心焦躁不安！

16節拍中的快速節奏使演奏達到了高潮：

Angana more aaja kaaga!
回到我身邊，烏鴉！
Kachhu bolo sandesvaa more pardesiya ka
請給我帶來我心愛的人的消息，他去了遙遠的地方（就這樣離開了我！）

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TEJASHREE AMONKAR Hindustani Vocalist

Groomed and nurtured since the tender age of three by her grandmother, the legendary Hindustani diva Gaanasaraswati Kishori Amonkar, Tejashree is a fast-rising star among the ranks of the younger set of Hindustani classical artists and represents the third generation of vocalists within the same family.

Gifted with a sweet and fulsome tone, Tejashree has imbibed first-hand the aesthetics and vocal technique of Kishori Amonkar, along with the structured unfoldment of ragas so typical of the Jaipur-Atrauli style. She is also fortunate to have received extensive guidance from her great grandmother, the illustrious Mogubai Kurdikar. Tejashree performed in public for the first time in 2005. For ten years until Kishori Amonkar’s departure in April 2017, Tejashree accompanied her grandmother as vocal support during performances throughout India.

Tejashree holds an advance diploma in fashion technology and is an accomplished Latin ballroom dancer. She believes that her rigorous training in music has flowed through to her other creative pursuits.

Tejashree is accompanied here on tabla by Yati Bhagwat and on harmonium by Siddhesh Bicholkar. Both Yati and Siddhesh are much sought after accompanists to leading young performers of Indian classical music.

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Vocalist: Tejashree Amonkar
Tabla: Yati Bhagwat
Harmonium: Siddhesh Bicholkar
Tanpura: Muskaan Samtani (L) & Ketaki Bakshi (R)
Original Compositions: Kishori Amonkar
Sound: Andre J P Elias
Production Equipment: Siu Hong (MISO)
Video Editing: Vera
Art Curator: Yosha Gupta | MeMeraki
Producer: Jayang Jhaveri
Stage Direction: Sabine Steffen

This performance was a part of KALYANI, a festival dedicated to women in Indian art presented by In Harmony Arts & Culture on January 18th 2020 at Asia Society Hong Kong Center.

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