Sunday evening was special. Hyderabad experienced Jugalbandi of two singers, Hindustani musician Shubha Mudgal and Carnatic vocalist Bombay Jayashri. The duo is lavishly applauded for the breath taking jugalbandi performance in various parts of India. Now it was turn of Hyderabad. The hall was jam packed with youngsters, old aunts and uncles and even children to catch coordination of power packed women! Shubha was accompanied by Anees Pradhan on the tabla and Sudhir Nayak on the harmonium, while Bombay Jayasri with Embar Kannan on the violin and Poongulum Subrahmaniam on the mridangam. Here is a detailed analysis of their duo performance (including their styles and ragas) for music critics, but for me it was an exhilarating performance.
I would like to specially mention Anees and Subrahmaniam’s coordination that left the audience mesmerized.
