We are proud to announce the incorporation of Queensland Sangeet Mela Association. QSMA aims to:

• foster high quality Indian classical music and dance in Queensland
• collaborate with and support other organisations with similar aims.

QSMA is building on the work done by Shen Flindell and the Sangeet Mela committee, who organised the Sangeet Mela festival from 2014 to 2019. This website is in transition between these two phases.

Fri 6 Mar Sunnybank: Legend of Dhrupad – Pt Uday Bhawalkar (vocal)

Legend of Dhrupad – Pt Uday Bhawalkar (vocal)
Fri 6 Mar 7pm
at Sunnybank Church of Christ, 105 Station Rd, Sunnybank

Ticket bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/DIOZJ
Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1180275500924487

QSMA is proud to present one of the world’s top Dhrupad vocalists Pt Uday Bhawalkar, with accompaniment on pakhawaj by Shri Pratap Awad.

Dhrupad is an older style of North Indian classical music than the more well-known Khayal style. Dhrupad is known for being very meditative and calm, while still featuring exhilarating passages of rapid notes.

Uday Bhawalkar is among the foremost Dhrupad vocalists and has been a strong force in its growing recognition, popularity and resurgence , worldwide. He’s a disciple of Ustaad Zia Fariduddin Dagar (vocal) and Ustaad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar ( Rudra-Veena), the towering pillars of the Dhrupad tradition . Uday believes that when immersed in the note and raga, the self dissolves and only the music remains.

Pratap Awad has received his training in the Pakhawaj from Pandit Subhash Maharaj Deshmukh, Pandit Uddhav Aapegaonkar , Pandit Vasantrao Ghorpadkar and Pt Arvind Kumar Azad , Currently he is taking training from Talyogi Pt. Suresh Talwalkar.