Hindustani Classical Music Concert On Hawaian Guitar By Jaywanth Naidu

The Hawaiian guitar is all set to evoke the navarasas as much as it gets the mele and the hula stirring in your blood. Jayawant Naidu is another in a string of Indian classical musicians who have modified hard-core western instruments to produce the quivering, gamaka laden notes characteristic of carnatic music.

This young maestro started learning the Hawaiian guitar at the age of 8 from S N Mukherjee. He took further training from Sri. Dineshkumar Sampat and stood first in the prestigious J C Bahl Competition organized in September 1983. While studying in Sydenham College, Bombay. Jaywant took further guidance from Sri B Kishtaiah and Sri K Jangaiah, and completed his Sangeet Visharad from the Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Miraj.

Jaywant Naidu performs on a 19 strings Hawaiian Guitar. He has played at a number of music festivals including National Youth Festival, Bhopal, Vaadya Madhuri Festival, Chennai, Deepika Youth Festival '98 , Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Police Academy, Andhra Music festival ,organized by the Shivaganga Sangeeta Parishat, Bheemunipatanam among others.

In June 2001, he joined with French Celtic Guitarist Francois Auger to give a fusion performance at the Alliance Francaise, Secunderabad. He was also the first Guitar player to perform a concert at the Asthana Mandapam of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam.

Kalal Subbarao Vedika is bringing you this artist in a concert starting at 1830 hrs on the 12th of February. For further details, please contact V Ananda Mohan at 2761-4978, 98660-52982.