Rudraveena-Dhrupad Concert - With Murali Mohana Gowda

Murali Mohana Gowda , A practitioner of Dagar school of Dhrupad, will be presenting a recital on the Rudraveena. The performance will be focused on exploring Ragas in the Anibaddha format (Improvisation) using Gayaki Ang(Vocal elements). Also, through the performance the artist will be taking you back in time to explore together the elements of ancient Indian music.

Murali started his musical journey a decade ago which took him to various teachers of music from various parts of India. He was trained by Pt.Srinivas Mukashi, a senior disciple Pt.Hariprasad Chaurasia, on the flute, in Bangalore. Later, he discovered his passion for multiple instruments and joined Dhrupad Sansthan, Bhopal where he spent next ten years learning Dhrupad on Rudraveena and Vocals from Pt. Ramakant Gundecha and Pt.Umakant Gundecha. During his stay in Gurukul he made frequent trips to Udaipur and Kolkata to learn the intricacies of Dhrupad from Pt.Rajashekar Vyas and Pt.Asit Kumar Banerjee, respectively. After the sexual harassment allegations against Gundecha Brothers in 2020, Murali disassociated himself from the Gurukul. Murali has travelled to various parts of India and performed at several reputed platforms that includes, NCPA,Mumbai IGNCA, Delhi Ramakrisna Mission, Golpark, Kolkata ICCR, Kolkata Kalakshetra, Chennai Royal Albert Hall, Jaipur Sanskriti Bhavan, Patto, Goa LV Prasad Auditorium, Hyderabad Sevasadan, Bangalore Krishnamurthy Foundation India, Bangalore.