Dhrupad on the Veena | S. Balachander & Sukhad Munde - Thursday 5th @ 20.00

Dhrupad is the most ancient tradition of Indian Classical Music surviving today, which traces its origins to vedic chants. It is meditative in nature and is considered as ‘aradhana sangeet’ rather than for entertainment alone. Dhrupad has been traditionally performed using the vocal medium as also by ancient string instruments such as Veena, Sursringar, etc. A typical Dhrupad recital consists of an Alaap portion, which is a free exploration of a Raga without rhythmic accompaniment followed by a composition with rhythmic accompaniment, usually provided by the Pakhawaj.

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