Abhishek Borkar, Nandini Shankar & Ojas Adhiya: Raag Bageshri

Come Together is an FEA-curated initiative with the view to exposing a younger generation of music lovers to Indian Classical music. So rather than expect them to come to where this music normally lives, we decided to take the music to the places where this new audience typically hangs out.
Café Zoe in Parel, Mumbai is one such place that suited our idea perfectly. The co-owners were enthusiastic and coupled with the fabulous F&B to be found there, we were sold. This would be an experience like no other this city has seen.
The first in this series features the young and very talented Abhishek Borkar on sarod accompanied by the very in-demand Ojas Adhiya on tabla. In this piece, the second of the evening, they are joined by the wonderfully gifted young violinist Nandini Shankar who hails from a family of great violin players spanning both hindustani and carnatic styles.
Without diluting or compromising the purity of the genre, all three musicians complimented each other superbly.
We found the audience to be very receptive and responding very favourably to the music and the artistes.
Here’s the second video from the concert.

[@sureshkv8135]

Bageshri demands the level of feeling and depth that these musicians have delivered here. It is one of the most hauntingly beautiful ragas in my humble opinion.

[@kishorekothurkar366]

The trio is complementing each other very harmoniously.

[@alurnataraj2919]

I am back here after a year to listen to three wonderful and talented young musicians. Great music

[@Dr._Subhajit_Goswami_vet]

I don't want to contaminate their devinely devotional performance with any comment. Jitey Raho 3 o kalakaro. Aur naam kamao. 👌👏🌼🌸💗🌹

[@truthalways1387]

क्या बात..क्या बात 👌Trio 💐

[@hemantghayal7709]

Very soothing performance.

[@CulturalCrusader]

Fantastic....this generation makes me immensely hopeful about the future of this beautiful musical tradition. Encore....

[@digantapaul]

Very matured..very matured performance

[@rajpalnavalkar792]

It is so Heartening to see Young Talented Musicians!! Jai Ho!

[@kamleshkumardiwan]

अभिषेक बोरकर जी ,नंदनी शन्कर जी औरओजस अधिया जी राग वागेश्वरी मे बहुत खूबसूरत जुगलबन्दी के साथ राग को मनमोह्क बनाने हेतु आप सभी को शुभकामनाये अभिनन्दन

[@pallbadwal6168]

So beautiful it’s touching the soul ❤

[@kishorekothurkar366]

The performance is very impressive. Abhishek I have heard for the first time. He is good and has good potential. Nandini i have always appreciated and is simply too good.

[@easwarsankar]

Kya baat Hai 👏👏👏

[@anandavardhana9560]

So young and talented ... just superb Nandini is brilliant and the Sarod and Tabla Abhinava Zahkir Hussain equally so .... what grace and power ...

[@mukulmudgal3485]

Three brilliant youngsters who do not mistake noise for good music.Purity of Raag by both and wonderfully balanced tabla great tayyari yet tabla not overpowering the instruments.Kudos

[@r8rdarklord]

Nandini Shankar if she continues with her Riyaaz is another Dr N. Rajam in making. She has that kind of potential.

[@LalitMadhava]

I agree Ji

[@akshaydeshmukh4938]

Treat to the ears...thank u Nandini, Abhi and Ojas for such a masterpiece...

[@alynilare1]

A school of talented young artists!!!

[@mallykartha9522]

Ammazing Bagshree and Tabla. Thank you artists and KZbin ❤️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@m.siddique6958]

Ms.Nandini is pushing Bageshri’s bound here a bit...bravo....

[@tanmaysantra6005]

Wonderful and amazing! Best wishes to three of you...🎹

[@hemantprabhune3502]

Excellent...Relaxing

[@GopiKumar-ep8yo]

Great performance by all three artists. ❤

[@jayantkuvelkar7139]

Immensely talented artists. Such a soothing and soulful music rendered. Many thanks to First Edition. What a service to Indian classical music ! Had a chance to hear Ojas Adhiya's tabla live, two days ago. He is too good !

[@apurvamody5627]

Beautiful performance. Three super talented artists.

[@JohnSund-Music]

Great trio of musicians - great to discover new names :-)

[@dvchauhan35]

Nandini Shankar's Grandmother Dr. N. Rajam is the maestro of Indian classical violin whose recital once made a coma patient come out of coma....Listen to her as well....she is a legend.

[@sahajwilliams4575]

Vah!! Incredible performance by all the artists. Particularly loved Ojas' tabla.

[@zarathushtra9564]

Absorbing, elevating, meditating music...

[@jyotisampat3246]

3 budding artists, par excellence,

[@krazybubbler]

Great production and great young generation artists. Well Done!

[@digantapaul]

Really nice performance. Stay blessed always.

[@hkoushik]

Wah Wah! So great!

[@suryalanka]

Excellent trio! 🙏🙏🙏

[@satyajitmukhopadya6159]

Excellent teamwork superb performance of all

[@kamleshkumardiwan]

Very nice playing every one ...... congratulations 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉💐🎉💐🎁🎉💐🎉💐🎉💐

[@prakharvighnesh5492]

Awesome Performance. Really enjoyed it.

[@biswanathsen7050]

Amazing beyond words

[@addbgm]

Kudos !! 👌👌👌 All the 3 are awesome

[@adityadeshpande8870]

I loved the introduction animation part.

[@madurangalekamge3751]

So beautiful trio

[@dwaynehendricks7842]

I know absolutely nothing about this music; but I love it!!!

[@dvchauhan35]

All of them are great young artists. I personally love the violin play of Nandini's grandmother Dr. N. Rajam. Listen to some of her music, you too will be enthralled 😊

[@dwaynehendricks7842]

I have; and yes I enjoy it!

[@dvchauhan35]

@@dwaynehendricks7842 great to know that😊😊

[@bhimpalas]

Superlative! incredible depth in the short alaap

[@sandipansen4778]

Shooting touch to souls

[@PoetDesh]

Very balanced performance. Bravo!

[@torquesoham]

Brilliance !

[@amruthkumar646]

Can i know when is the next performance planned in mumbai? Thanks.. Would love to see these artists live especially Ojas!

[@MukeshPatel-4350]

Well done.Now I can definitely say that Indian classical music is safe for the foreseeable future. Keep up the good work.Hope we’ll get to listen more music from you guys. God bless you. Raag Bageshree one of my favourite. Made me emotional

[@ashishanandjha8261]

Wow so nice

[@arunabhroy2529]

❤ 👌 Soulful

[@shehzaad370]

Wah

[@boneyboneybali9270]

Nice...please upload such videos of other artists as well ☺

[@chiragpurohittalalaviolini2704]

Ojasbhai gujrati lohana chho ? Great delivery 👌👌👌

[@lakshmiramachandra2985]

Very nice.Sometimes it is better to have more than one instrument to accompany the violinist.More enjoyable.

[@MANMETR]

I have the same Levi’s shirt as Ojas ;)

[@saoulkhan3571]

Ap kamal ha I live in Pakistan

[@shellyspiano]

Superb music with wonderful interaction betwenn the musicians. But the sound balance was not good - the violin was spot on, the tabla lacked the richness of its lower pitches (EQ or faulty mic placing? - possibly the latter) and the level of the sarod was too low. (I used to work with live sound balancing so I am a bit fussy!)

[@JustFiddler]

nandini ! tolong ajarkan aku bermain biola seperti itu. Matur suksma

[@HanifMasavi]

Chief welcome. Seeing you.

[@niladri82]

Brilliant! the only thing I don't like is the mechanical taanpura.

[@koustuvchakraborty5508]

. Tanpura makes little annoying during the alap part.. It should be little low. Otherwise Awesome...!!! Sooo smoothing.. Love your Performance. Please do more recording.🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@shibajimajumder7742]

While there is an appreciation, but one should know that more riyaaz is required. The attraction of public performance is too strong.. amidst these the perfection that is required may get lost

[@maakmal8000]

The Tabla sound is too less than the other instru.

[@raghoobearyograj7160]

Ojas bhai josh mein aaake balance mat khi jao ki violonist ko aapko sum aur speed deni parer .... aap ache tabla vaadak ho ........

[@saoulkhan3571]

Ap Kamal ha nandni g and ojas Khan sahib abishake g I live in Pakistan

[@chaitanyajeesrivastava5333]

Are bhai is level ka knowledge kaise hai aap logon ke pass ki aise top class ke artists ki bhi minute error pakad lete ho? (No, I am not being sarcastic here. I hope your comment is true and Ojas indeed missed some beats). Great rasiks make great artists