<p>Fusion concerts always have an element of surprise and there are a lot of takers for fusion in the City. The ‘Fusion Dreams’, an Indo-Jazz contemporary fusion by Jyotsna Srikanth and her team, during the Bengaluru Sangeeth Utsav 2012, at Chowdiah Memorial Hall recently, was a proof that fusion music is popular among music aficionados. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The concert had a neat blend of different instruments. There was Shadrach Solomon on <br />keyboards, Marten Wisser on saxophone, Jeet on lead guitar, Rudy David on bass guitar, Arjun Kumar on Indian percussion, Manjunath N S on drums and Karthik Mani on world percussion. And the evening became truly memorable when all these musicians played together. The pieces, they performed, ranged from Classical Indian, to a mixture of musical notes and just random sounds. <br /><br />The pieces were lively and had a fresh perspective. It left those in the audience amazed. The evening began with the piece titled, ‘Haunting Thoughts’ in raga salapam. <br /><br />Like its name, the piece enthralled the audience, with its eerie yet emotional notes. Other notable pieces were ‘Ecstasy’, one of Jyotsna’s most-renowned pieces, which clearly depicted happiness. There was an Irish folk dance which portrayed the <br />traditional Irish folk music, complete with their fast-paced notes. A blowing instrument was used to reproduce the sounds usually made by a Scottish accordion. To add to the delight of the audience, items like ‘ghungroo’ and special musical instruments like Cajon, a musical instrument from Peru, were used. <br /><br />A few of the other pieces at the performance were ‘Sprint’ in sindhu raga, ‘hip-hop violin’, kalyana mix in raga kalyani, ‘west to east’, ‘alone with mother nature’, ‘inside’, ‘monsoon magic’ in raga malhar, and ‘canter.’ A few pieces were also religious renditions that had Chandana Kalyani sing along with the instruments playing, like Lord Hanuman, Bhaja Govindam, ‘nine planets’, Lord Krishna and Rama and Saraswati Namastote. <br /><br />The lighting was in sync with the performance and the musical concert was a treat in itself. Each piece was intense in character, with a powerful presentation that left the crowd spellbound.<br /><br />Those in the audience thoroughly enjoyed the concert. Srinivasan, a homemaker, who was highly impressed by the performance, said, “Although I had heard of Jyotsna’s music, I never knew that this evening would be so magical.” <br /><br />Mamata Rohini Shetty, a graduate student, opined, “People tend to overlook <br />Carnatic and classical performances sometimes. I am a student of Carnatic music and I know how it feels not to be appreciated. The pieces that were performed not only helped people reconnect to their roots but provided a fresh angle to the music.”<br /><br /></p>
<p>Fusion concerts always have an element of surprise and there are a lot of takers for fusion in the City. The ‘Fusion Dreams’, an Indo-Jazz contemporary fusion by Jyotsna Srikanth and her team, during the Bengaluru Sangeeth Utsav 2012, at Chowdiah Memorial Hall recently, was a proof that fusion music is popular among music aficionados. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The concert had a neat blend of different instruments. There was Shadrach Solomon on <br />keyboards, Marten Wisser on saxophone, Jeet on lead guitar, Rudy David on bass guitar, Arjun Kumar on Indian percussion, Manjunath N S on drums and Karthik Mani on world percussion. And the evening became truly memorable when all these musicians played together. The pieces, they performed, ranged from Classical Indian, to a mixture of musical notes and just random sounds. <br /><br />The pieces were lively and had a fresh perspective. It left those in the audience amazed. The evening began with the piece titled, ‘Haunting Thoughts’ in raga salapam. <br /><br />Like its name, the piece enthralled the audience, with its eerie yet emotional notes. Other notable pieces were ‘Ecstasy’, one of Jyotsna’s most-renowned pieces, which clearly depicted happiness. There was an Irish folk dance which portrayed the <br />traditional Irish folk music, complete with their fast-paced notes. A blowing instrument was used to reproduce the sounds usually made by a Scottish accordion. To add to the delight of the audience, items like ‘ghungroo’ and special musical instruments like Cajon, a musical instrument from Peru, were used. <br /><br />A few of the other pieces at the performance were ‘Sprint’ in sindhu raga, ‘hip-hop violin’, kalyana mix in raga kalyani, ‘west to east’, ‘alone with mother nature’, ‘inside’, ‘monsoon magic’ in raga malhar, and ‘canter.’ A few pieces were also religious renditions that had Chandana Kalyani sing along with the instruments playing, like Lord Hanuman, Bhaja Govindam, ‘nine planets’, Lord Krishna and Rama and Saraswati Namastote. <br /><br />The lighting was in sync with the performance and the musical concert was a treat in itself. Each piece was intense in character, with a powerful presentation that left the crowd spellbound.<br /><br />Those in the audience thoroughly enjoyed the concert. Srinivasan, a homemaker, who was highly impressed by the performance, said, “Although I had heard of Jyotsna’s music, I never knew that this evening would be so magical.” <br /><br />Mamata Rohini Shetty, a graduate student, opined, “People tend to overlook <br />Carnatic and classical performances sometimes. I am a student of Carnatic music and I know how it feels not to be appreciated. The pieces that were performed not only helped people reconnect to their roots but provided a fresh angle to the music.”<br /><br /></p>
