miGujarat.com મિત્રો with Komal Rishabh group’s support setup an instrumental BETHAK PROGRAM of a really amazing flute artist Vipulbhai Vora from ઉના, ગુજરાત (વેરાવળ / સોમનાથ પાસે) on SUNDAY, June 12 at 6:30pm in West Bloomfield (6675 Minnow Pond Dr., West Bloomfield MI 48322).
The audience really enjoyed the depth and freshness of hindustani sangeet presented with such an enjoyable combination from Gujarati artists and Detroit’s own tabla artist Jay Antani accompanying them.
Artist Introduction:
Vipul Vora on Flute – Pt. Ronu Majumdar’s disciple Shri. Vipul Vora brings the freshness and purity of the sounds of the divine. He is a visiting guest artist from Una, Gujarat. He has served as All India Radio artist and served Gujarat’s music recording industry for quite some time. Currently he devotes all of his time in mentoring young artists and accompanying classical and devotional music artists. Apart from being a main stream classical flute artist, Vipulbhai also holds a music degree in hindustani classical vocal.
Jay Antani on Tabla – Detroit’s own Jay Antani who started learning Tabla at the age of 12, has learnt from Smt. Manjari Hukkoo from the Manav Mandir Sangeet Vidyalaya. He hails from Delhi Gharana. He has performed all over the United States, Canada and India and has accompanied several artists in Instrumental, Vocal, and all forms of light classical music.
Bharat Gandhi on Manjira – We also have special privilege to listen to Bharatbhai Gandhi who is a very talented musician who brings in a unique manjira playing style from folk genre leveraging it in light classical performances. He has served All India Radio for several years as well.
We will soon post the clips.