Spandana’s ‘Yeh Shaam Mastani’ weaves magic

Spandana’s ‘Yeh Shaam Mastani’ weaves magic

Team Spandana Muscat in association with Majan Events presented “Yeh Shaam Mastani” on Friday, 7th April 2017 at the Ruby Ballroom, Hotel Crystal Suites, Muscat, Oman. This was Spandana’s 5th mega musical event. Spandana’s motto being “together we can make a difference”, it has been striving hard to offer something different every time so as to enthrall the music lovers with a sense of togetherness.

Having already introduced around 20-25 new singers and musicians to Muscat audience in past 5-6 years, Spandana Muscat, this time provided an international platform to another 3 top class singers from Zee Kannada “Sa Re Ga Ma Pa – Season-11” to showcase their talents and the trio really rocked the show. In their words “it was a dream come true” experience for them thanks to Spandana Muscat.

Yeh Shaam Mastani was indeed an evening to cherish and the music lovers present at the Ruby Ballroom were spellbound for almost five hours of melodies, instrumental music, dazzling dance performances and retro to metro Hindi songs. The stage was set for rhythm beats, musical notes and vocal strains.As the evening sky changed colors to set the mood, Ruby Ballroom brimmed with the audience, each table full of music lovers followed by the rest. Each and every part of the hall reverberated with the melodious tones diffusing in the air.

Welcome Address and Lighting the Lamp:

The musical serenade commenced with the welcome address by Koni Prakash Naik, the Convenor of Spandana Muscat. Thereafter, as is the ceremonial practice to create the right kind of atmosphere and to seek the blessings of God Almighty, the ritual of lighting the lamp was performed by ShrinivasShriyan, Shashi Puthran, Chengappa, P. Karnik and Ganesh Shetty, some of the prominent personalities from the Karnataka community residing in Oman.

Felicitation of major Sponsors

As a mark of respect and gratitude for their wholehearted support and encouragement, officials of some of the major sponsors, viz. S&T Interiors & Contracting, S&S Properties, Udupi Developers, Talifa Trading & Contracting and Badr Al Sama were initially felicitated with floral bouquet, garland and memento by Spandana’s Co-convenor. RiyazAhmed Basrur.

Yeh Shaam Mastani …. An array of music

Zee Kannada “Sa Re Ga Ma Pa” singing superstar trios Shriram Kasar, Shreeraksha Achar and Aishwarya Rangarajan along with Sakshi Bhagawat and Sumana Shashidhar triggered off rendering a special Spandana Muscat’s title song “Ee Spandana Januma Janumada Anubandhana” rousing the musical spirit.

After the initial brief instrumental music session, Yeh Shaam Mastani’s Pancha Ratnas sang soulfully and mesmerized the audience with the rendition of some indelible hits like “Satyam Shivam Sundaram”, Nadheem Dheem Tana”, “Oh Meghave Meghave Hogi Ba”, “Na aNinna Mareyalare”, “Premavide Manade Naguta Naliva”, “Ek Radha EkMeera”, “Naguva Nayana Madhura Mouna”, “Bole Re Papi Hara”, “Hay Rama Yeh Kya Huva”, “Neenu Neene Naanu Nane”, “Mere Dholna Sun”, “Dama Dam Mast Kalandar”, “Dooradinda Bandantha Sundaranga Jana”, “Mussanje Namooralli”, Dil Mera Muft Ka”, “Ashwamedha” The singers touched every one’s hearts through their music which could be sensed with the overwhelming compliments received from the audience.

Vani Bhagawat deserves a big thank you for meticulously planning, sequencing the songs and co-ordinating with the singers all through.

All the singers with their unique versatility regaled the audience for nearly 5 hours with their varied, popular selection of musical compositions in Kannada and Hindi. Their renditions of different genres, classical, semi-classical, contemporary, modern and medley numbers kept one and all glued to their seats. Most of the numbers sung were all time favourites of the audience as well.

Icing on the cake was the dazzling display of song and dance performances by wonder kids for super hit dance numbers like “Piya Tu Ab To Aaja (by Sudeeksha Suresh Shenoy and Tanish Krishna Shettigar), Naino Me Sapna (by Janav Nagesh Shetty and PavanaNagesh Shetty), Aaj Kal Tere Mere Bareme Charche (by Bhakti KishanShetty and Mithil Ravi Kanchan). The wonder kids also presented a group dance on mixed tracks which was a spectacular show. They literally stole the hearts of one and all with their amazing performance.

Band of Musicians:

Lead by Sharat Kumar (the lead Guitarist) and his team presented an electrifying instrumental fusion music. Each instrumentalist and the percussionist from the young estac companying singer Rhea Sharat Kumar, drummer Kevinto the Keyboard player Triven Goveas, Pradeep on the Flute and Naveen Aachar on the Tabla, played awesomely to the joy of the music lovers.

Retro to Metro

During the dinner session, Hindi songs with “retro-to-metro” concept covering the past couple of decades were presented by Raj Sanil, Vijay Salian, Rhea Salian, Sandeep Keshav, Kanchan Sandeep and Abdul Aziz, which was a runaway success and the audience enjoyed it to the core.

Melodious numbers like “Asman Se Aaya Farishta”, “Chalkaye Jaam”, Jaane Jaa Dhondta Phir Raha”, “Yaad Aa Rahi Hai”, “Yamma Yamma”, “Aaj Rapata Jaaye To Hame Na Uttayyo”, Dilko Hazar Baar Roka”, “Tum Bin Jiya Jaaye Kaise”, Sun Raha Hai Na Tu”, were presented and were thoroughly enjoyed by all music buffs.

As a finale, fast medley with a fabulous mix of popular numbers like “Joke Nanu Balliya Minchu”, “Tuvvi Tuvvi Endu Haaduva”, “Rasika Rasika”, “Halu Kudida Makle”, “Sutta Muttalu”, “Dhoom Machale”, “Bachchna Ye Hasino”, “Yeh Mera Dil”, “Chittiya Kalayyave”, “Jiya Jiya Re” and “Lungi Dance”, got some of the enthusiastic music lovers on to the floor, dancing to the tunes.

Felicitation in Appreciation:

All the visiting artistes, the musicians, local artistes, Co-ordinator Vani Bhagawat and the volunteers were presented mementos by the Guests of Honour and Sponsors.

Mementos in appreciation for all their support in the culmination of the musical evening were presented to all the support sponsors as well by the Committee Members of Spandana Muscat.

Committee Members of Spandana also took this opportunity to felicitate Oman Tuluver Team in appreciation of their outstanding achievement in uniting the coastal Karnataka community through cultural and sports events thereby upholding the bondage and traditional values of Tulu Naadu.

Vote of Thanks:

The vote of thanks was proposed by Riyaz AhmedBasrur. He expressed wholehearted gratitude to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said and to all concerned Ministries and Authorities, all the sponsors, support sponsors, Hotel Crystal Suites management and staff, artistes, musicians, local artistes, Michael for sound & light, and Majan Events, the Event Manager and also to all our media partners. He expressed Spandana’s thanks to the volunteers and all those who stood shoulder to shoulder unstintingly.

Spandana Team thanks wholeheartedly one and all and garners encouragement and support from all. Music is the universal language of the heart and the world is indeed a small, cute, cozy place if we reach out to each other through MUSIC! So, let’s know each other through MUSIC!!! Let”s ‘MUSIC’!!!

“YoMusic is poetry of the air…….
Music is the universal language of mankind…..
Music is just like an effective medical potion to the soul……
Music needs no translation…. “Lend thy ears and thy soul hears!!!u are the music till music lasts….together we can make a difference”

Spandana Team consists of Koni Prakash Naik (Convenor) Riyaz Ahmed Basrur (Co-convenor), Nagesh Shetty Kinnigoly, Ramanand Kunder, Karunakar Rao, Zuber.K.S. and Umesh Buntwal.

Report by: KoniPrakash Naik, Muscat
Pics By: R Crasto

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