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GRAMMY Jury musician Maestro Prodyut Mukherjee regaled the audience at the International Performing Arts Festival season 3 in Mumbai
International Performing Arts Festival was held on 10 June, and 11 June at Bhakti Kala Kshetra, ISKCON temple Hare Krishna Land, Juhu, Mumbai.
The third season of the festival in Mumbai offered some magnificent performances from fusion music to Indian classical music and dance.
On day one ( 10 June) of the IPAF festival, it featured a tribute to freedom fighters through music by noted Grammy Award Jury Member( India), GiMA Awardee Pt Prodyut Mukherjee, and his band Rhythm Express. featuring musicians like M Rashid Khan ( Violin), Supratik (Vocal ), Dharmesh Maru (Keys), and Monicka Shuklla ( Narration). On the call of Prodyut Mukherjee, people cheered and clapped with the beat of tabla & Mouth percussion.
His Tabla, vocal Percussion & Chic Drum has a mesmerizing effect and creates a space in the heart of the audience. The awesome audibility in his tabla, percussion & Mouth Drumming treats the ears. he brings various outstanding effects in Tabla, such Movement of two trains on side-by-side tracks and many more followed by Bharatnatyam by Tushar Pramod Sawant.
Day 2 of the IPAF festival featured a grand celebration of Ritu Rang ( Seasons in India) comprising 75 members) Arpana Rao and group. Performances revolved around the different seasons of the year.
Day 2 at the IPAF festival was graced by the august presence of Sajid Nadiadwala, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Sudesh Bhonsle, Lalit Sen, and so on.
IPAF has been started by Shyam Pandey, a Social Entrepreneur with an aim to create a centralized global network to provide a consistent platform and provide financial assistance via these programs to artists.
IPAF is to launch its 1st LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD and YOUTH ICON AWARD 2023 at Kolkata on 23rd and 24th June, which will be presented by His Excellency Dr. C.V. Ananda Bose, Hon’ble Governor of West Bengal at INDIAN MUSEUM, KOLKATA.
Shyam Pandey, founder & director- of IPAF said, “IPAF is creating a global network to provide a consistent platform to traditional art form artists & help them financially to live with dignity. IPAF is already working in 25 states of India and adding 5 global cities this year.” He added, ” I was amazed to experience magnificent tabla play on cheeks by Grammy Award Jury Member Prodyut Mukherjee.”
