Natyasangeet Options

[Bertie Wooster]

I rediscovered Natyasangeet recently and wanted to share some songs that have lodged themselves in my mind.

I do not recall from where I picked this track - a kind soul had uploaded this as a part of a collection. I cannot thank him enough wherever he is.

Pu La Deshpande had entered the entertainment world in the early ’40s as an actor and singer on the Marathi stage by joining Mo Ga Rangnekar’s Natya Niketan drama troupe. Paakhara jaa, the song he rendered in the play Vahini was an instant hit.

[Dhananjay]

Here's one by Asha Khadilkar. I've always adored her silken voice. It's her voice that renders an upbeat mood to this Naatyapad.
Naatak : Dhaadila Ram tine ka vani"
Pad : "Aale re bakul phula"......

-Dhananjay

[Bertie Wooster]

Here's one by Asha Khadilkar. I've always adored her silken voice. It's her voice that renders an upbeat mood to this Naatyapad.
  Naatak : Dhaadila Ram tine ka vani"
  Pad      : "Aale re bakul phula"......

-Dhananjay

This is a great track. Thanks for uploading. I was watching one of the 'Nakshtaranche Dene' program on Zee. You know one thing that struck me was that she seemed to stress out when singing ... meaning it looked like an effort on her part. Just an observation ... doesn't take anything away from her rendition. I just like it when singers seem at ease when singing.

[Dhananjay]

This is a great track. Thanks for uploading. I was watching one of the 'Nakshtaranche Dene' program on Zee. You know one thing that struck me was that she seemed to stress out when singing ... meaning it looked like an effort on her part. Just an observation ... doesn't take anything away from her rendition. I just like it when singers seem at ease when singing.

Oh Oh.. I seemed to have missed that performance... What episode of "Nakshatraanche Dene" was that ?
My memories of her singing date back to the 80s (good ol' Mumbai Doordarshan !!). Haven't seen her perform after that. I believe she was at her prime during the 80s and faded away subsequently. With the advent of satellite/cable tv, the more classical art forms fell out of public prominence... Also the Marathi theatre saw the rise of more "easy going" plays - farcical comedies became the order of the day. So it's fairly possible that the stalwarts of the Sangeet-Naatak era would have lost their touch ( To me, it's also true for the other prominent figures like Bhalchandra Pendharkar, Ashalata, the Shiledar family etc.).
Does that sound like a reasonable explanation ?

-Dhananjay