[Poster for the Gundecha Brothers' performance of Dhrupad Singing at the Town Hall at Bonsecours Market, Montreal, Quebec]

Creator: Kabir Cultural Centre

2010-06-26

Poster advertising the performance of Dhrupad signing at the Town Hall at Bonsecours Market, Montreal, Quebec. Features vocals by Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha and Akhilesh Gundecha on the Pakhavaj. The Gundecha brothers were Indian classical singers of the dhrupad genre. They were from the city of Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, India. Ramakant Gundecha died in 2019 of a heart attack. After his passing, Umakant formed the Gundecha Bandhu with Ramakant's son, Anant.

"An ancient genre of North Indian classical vocal music that is believed to have originated several thousand years ago, Dhrupad is a purely spiritual art form that transports and uplifts listeners and singers alike to a higher level of conciousness. The artists, who learnt their art from Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar and Ustad Mohiuddin Dagar, are preeminent performers and teachers of this ancient temple music." -Kabir Cultural Centre "The idea of Gurukul Dhrupad Sansthan was conceived in the late 90s by the Gundecha Brothers. Having learnt the nuances of Dhrupad under the legendary Dhrupad maestros Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar and Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar in an atmosphere of rigorous and intense training, and having greatly benefitted from being in the constant presence of their Gurus even in day to day practice sessions, they founded Dhrupad Sansthan in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh with an ardent desire to offer the same atmosphere to their own disciples." -https://www.dhrupad.org/dhrupad-sansthan. Dhrupad is a genre in Hindustani classical music rooted in orations of the ancient text of Samaveda. The pakhavaj is a long, barrel-shaped drum with two heads similar in profile to the mridangam. Its tuning, however, is closer to that of the tabla, although its construction does not employ tuning paste. *Date listed refers to date of performance.

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