Vijay Ghate perfomance at Taalchakra Festival Day 1 (Photo Jignesh Mistry)
The opening day featured a special session titled Fusion 2026 with Sheetal Kolwalkar (Kathak), Tanmay Deochake (harmonium), Sagar Patokar (tabla), Nagesh Adgaonkar (vocals), Shikhar Naad Quireshi (DJembe), Sangeet Haldipur (keyboards), Ravi Chary (sitar), Sheldon D’Silva (bass guitar), Gino Banks (drums) and George Brooks (saxophone). Pune’s music lovers, especially those with an ear for percussion, were treated to two days of beautiful performances at the Taalchakra Festival. recently. Conceptualised by renowned tabla maestro Pandit Vijay Ghate, the festival is dedicated entirely to percussion and celebrates the rich diversity of Indian rhythmic traditions. Sheetal Kolwalkar, George Brooks and Durga Arya (Photo Jignesh Mistry) The 14th edition of the fest brought together acclaimed artistes representing different musical gharanas and traditions. Ravi Chary (Photo Jignesh Mistry) Anindo Chatterjee and Mukundraj Deo (Photo Jignesh Mistry) Day two had three distinctive sessions celebrating the virtuosity of percussion and the interplay between rhythm and dance. The first was a solo tabla recital by renowned Farrukhabad gharana exponent Pandit Sanjay Mukherjee, followed by a union of tabla and Kathak featuring Pandit Anindo Chatterjee, an exponent of the Farrukhabad gharana, Durga Arya, a Lucknow gharana Kathak dancer and disciple of Pandit Birju Maharaj, and Pandit Mukundraj Deo, representing the Banaras and Ajrada gharanas of tabla. The festival concluded with Shiv Tandav, a special pakhawaj performance by Krishna Salunke. Jino Banks, Sanjay Mukhrejee and Sikhar Naad Quireshi (Photo Jignesh Mistry) Sheldon D’Silva (Photo Jignesh Mistry) Tanmay Deochake, Nagesh Adgaonkar and Shrirang Tembe (Photo Jignesh Mistry) You use AI every day. Now get your AI Quotient. Take the AIQ test Get the latest Lifestyle News and more. Download the TOI app.
