Tappa in Raga Khamaj-Shashwati Mandal-HCL Maestros in Studio Live @The Peninsula Studios

Tappa in Raga Khamaj 

 Tappa singing has complex Taans. Set to 'Punjabi taal' in Raag Khamaj with the lyric - 'Bhanda ve Mehboob Piyara', the lyrics are sung in irregular speed and pronunciation. This style of Tappa singing is a specialty of Gwalior gharana, with its beautification with Geetkari, Khatka, Mukri and Harkat. 

In Season 1 of HCL Maestros in Studio Live @The Peninsula Studios, Shashwati Mandal performs Tappa in Raga Khamaj and Tappa in Raga Kafi, Bandish in Raga Kafi. She is accompanied on Harmonium by Paromita Mukherjee, on Tabla by Prashant Pandav and on Tanpura by Poorva Joshi and Bhawna.

Shashwati Mandal

is a fine exponent of the Gwalior style. Shashwati`s musical dexterity marks a refined eclecticism that has lent her an individualistic style at a fairly young age. Born into a family devoted to music, Shashwati showed rare sensitivity towards it from early childhood. Grand-daughter of late Pandit Balabhau Umdekar, the erudite exponent of the Gwalior style of classical Hindustani music and a court musician of the Gwalior state. Shashwati, initially trained under her mother late Smt Kamal Mandal. Later, from 1987-1992 she received the national scholarship from the dept. of culture, Govt of India, for learning `Tappa` and `Khayal` from the veteran musician Pandit Balasaheb Poonchwale. A foremost disciple of Balasaheb, Shashwati has acquired under his tutelage, an able hold on the subtle complexity of `Tappa`. She also continued to be inspired by her mother whose steady guidance has groomed her into an accomplished performer. Presently she is taking guidance from the `Gundecha Brothers'.

Shashwati is an `A` graded artist of AIR and Doordarshan. Her performances at several platforms and festivals have received high acclaim. Some of her notable performances include those at the Sawai Gandharv festival Pune, Tansen Sangeet Samaroh Gwalior, Habba Festival Bangalore, Samrat Sangeet Sammelan Goa, etc.

Curators: Kaushiki Chakraborty & Arunabha Deb (Hindustani) and Anil Srinivasan (Carnatic)

Produced by: Subroto Chattopadhyay & Sita Raina

Project Management for The Peninsula Studios: Avinash Chordia & Narinder Tawakley

Director: Salman Usmani

Audio Recording, Mixing & Mastering: Deepak Samson

Chief Assistant Directors: Alisha Chatterjee, Mohammad Saad

Assistant Directors: Mudit Singhal, Vijay Rawat

Lead Camera: Abhishek Negi

Cameramen: Punit Upadhya, Nitin Kumar, Shubham Thakur

Asst. Camera: Gaurav Pandey, Pawan Arya

Production Coordinator: Priyanka Nagi

Production Assistant: Shagun Dhir

Editors: Sougat Paul, Haseeb Ahmad, Sidharth Singh,

Gautam Kumar, Ashish Kumar Pandey

Promos: Mohammad Waseem

Styling & Wardrobe: Kunica Sharma, Vidha Chadha

Make Up: Diyvashekhar Jha

Set Design: Mohsin Ali

Lights and Grips: Vinay, Manoj

Spots: Teja Singh, Ram Iqbal

Studio Technician: Shankar Muthuswamy

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