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URL:https://poonamusic.com/events/duo-saaj/
SUMMARY:Duo SAAJ
DESCRIPTION:Mazda Hall at 7 pm(Free Admittance)SAAJ is an instrumental duo 
 created in the early 90&rsquo\;s following many acclaimed performances all
  over India. The Indian word SAAJ means &ldquo\;musical instrument&rdquo\;
 . French by nationality\, but immersed in Indian culture\, SAAJ have been 
 travelling to India every year for over two decades. In SAAJ&rsquo\;s sens
 itive music\, rhythm and beat construction are essential to the developmen
 t of complex rhythms in keeping with traditional raags (musical pieces). T
 hey have mastered their respective instrument through hard work\, dedicati
 on and training as disciples of renowned Indian maestroes. Sylvie Hi&eacut
 e\;ly\, an accomplished sitarist\, is one of the main disciples of the gre
 at Indian master Ustad Usman Khan who is the heir of a long and rich music
 al tradition. She has been following his teaching since 1980. She now stud
 ies under the great sitar maestro Ustad Bale Khan of Dharwar\, who is from
  the same tradition\, the Beenkar lineage. Laurent Gherzi plays in the &ld
 quo\;punjab&rdquo\; style\, famous for its rhythmic subtlety and rich tone
 s. He has been taught by Nishikant Barodekar\, virtuoso heir of a renowned
  musical family\, and a close disciple of Zakir Hussain from the prestigio
 us Alla Rakha School in Mumbai. Each year\, Laurent Gherzi returns to Pune
  to study under Pandit Suresh Samant\, who is the heir to several generati
 ons of tabla players and an expert in various styles of playing tabla. Lau
 rent Gherzi plays the tabla traditionally\, in classical concerts with Duo
  SAAJ or with other Indian musicians.
CATEGORIES:Indian music and dance
LOCATION:Mazda Hall\, Sardar Dastur Hoshang Boys High School\, Pune\, India
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