Music for the soul at this festival

Music has the ability to take the listener to a different zone. The Sankat Mochan Music Festival had a similar effect on music lovers. The recently concluded festival was an all-night event of musical bliss. It was a perfect blend of known artists and upcoming musicians who are making a mark with their talent.The festival began on a perfect note with flute maestro Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia creating some soulful music with his artistry on the instrument. Giving him accompaniment was Prof Vishambhar Nath Mishra, mahant of Sankat Mochan Temple on pakhawaj. As the event got rolling , some memorable performances were witnessed in the festival that spanned across six days. Artists like Pt Vishwa Mohan Bhatt on Mohan Veena, Vocalist Ajoy Chakrabarty, Pt Sajan Mishra, Anup Jalota, Santoor artists Pt Rahul Sharma, Pt Tarun Bhattacharya, Pt Sanju Sahai, tabla exponent, flautist Pt Ronu Majumdar, among others, took the festival to a different level through their performances.Known percussionist Sivamani and U Rajesh on mandolin played before a jam-packed venue with the audience voicing their approval with the chant of Har Har Mahadev throughout their performance.Vocalist Purbayan Chatterjee was delighted when the musically erudite audience also sang along popular raag-based composition Garaj Garaj during his performance.