Padmashree Gundecha Brothers Dhrupad Vocal Concert With Pandit Akhilesh Gundecha On Pakhawaj

VEDA invites all rasikas to the Padmashree Gundecha Brothers concert, live at VEDA Temple!

Tickets: $20.90 in advance, $25 at the door on the day of the concert.
VEDA Annual Cultural Family members get 2 tickets free; kids 12 and under free (may need to sit on lap).

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DHRUPAD
Dhrupad is an ancient form of Indian classical
music. Like other forms of Indian classical
(Hindustani and Carnatic), it is based on
the raga system. Dhrupad is considered to be
a thorough and deep study of music. It places
strong emphasis on pitch, and on accurate
approach, rendering and placement of every
note, in order to bring about the feel of the
chosen raga. This ancient form of music traces
its origins to chanting of the Sama Veda. It
is a vocal form of music that has derived many
techniques from the rudra vina. Along with
the vina, it is performed on a variety of instruments
such as the surbahar, sitar, saxophone,
flute and cello. The rhythmic accompaniment
in Dhrupad is provided by the pakhawaj.

PADMASHRI GUNDECHA BROTHERS are
Pandits Umakant (vocal), Ramakant
(vocal) and Akhilesh Gundecha (pakhawaj).
Born in Ujjain in central India, the
Gundecha brothers were initiated into music
by their parents. All three received conventional
university educations while also
studying music. Umakant and Ramakant,
learned from the renowned Dhrupad vocalist
Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar, and also with
the late Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar (the distinguished
performer of rudra veena) at the
Dhrupad Kendra in Bhopal. Akhilesh, the
youngest brother, studied the pakhawaj with
the prominent percussionists Pandit Shrikant
Mishra and Raja Chhatrapati Singh JuDeo,
and in addition to his brothers, has accompanied
almost all of the major Dhrupad vocalists
and instrumentalists of India. All of the
brothers appear regularly on local and national
radio and television. In 2012, Umakant
and Ramakant, both vocalists and the elder
of the three brothers, received from the government
of India the Padma Shri, the fourth
highest civilian honor of India, for their contribution
to Indian classical music. Together
with the youngest brother Akhilesh, they operate
the Dhrupad Sansthan in Bhopal, India,
a unique musical academy patterned on the
ancient guru-shishya (teacher-disciple) tradition
of education, with students from more
than 20 countries. They have made numerous
international tours visiting more than 25
countries around the globe and have recorded
more than three dozen CDs from various
national and international music labels.