1 month ago

Mahesh Kale's Abhangwari Concert in Calcutta

Mahesh Kale's Abhangwari Concert in Calcutta
Soulful melodies - Telegraph India · telegraphindia.com

Mahesh Kale is a famous singer who performs traditional Indian devotional music called Abhangs.

He recently had a concert in Calcutta called Abhangwari, which is inspired by a big pilgrimage called the Wari.

This pilgrimage is very old and involves thousands of people walking and singing songs to a temple in Maharashtra.

Mahesh Kale wanted to bring the feeling of this pilgrimage to people who can't go on the journey themselves.

His concert was very special because it made the audience feel like they were part of the pilgrimage.

He sang songs that described different parts of the journey, and the audience even joined in by chanting and swaying.

The concert ended with Mahesh Kale coming down from the stage to sing with the crowd.

He said that he loves performing devotional music because it makes people feel connected, no matter where they are from.

Key facts

Artist
Mahesh Kale
Concert Series
Abhangwari
Location
Calcutta, GD Birla Sabhagar
Date
July 5
Genre
Hindustani classical, devotional music
Inspiration
Wari pilgrimage to Pandharpur
Narrator
Priyanshi Bansal

Quotes

Mahesh Kale

National Award-winning Hindustani classical vocalist

“"Abhang has been a part of me since childhood. As a kid, I was taught a new Abhang every week by my father. And though I never went on the journey as a child, our family would always feed pilgrims and offer them rest whenever they passed by our home. Recently, when I went on the journey myself, I was caught in the joy of the moment. It became such a valuable experience for me that I wanted to live that moment again. This led to the idea of creating the musical series, where I could also share.”
telegraphindia.com

Sources

Related news