Rhythm Divine

Through his latest album,classical musician Salil Bhatt pays ode to the music of Lord Shiva

Brahama is the creator,Vishnu the preserver and Shiva,the destroyer. More often than not Lord Shiva is associated with destruction,but we forget that his anger is meant to cleanse the earth of all evil. After this destruction,starts the process of creation,and this is called Satkriti, says Salil,creator of the Satvik Veena and son of Grammy award-winning Pt Vishwa Mohan Bhatt,about his latest album,titled Satkriti. His last album was Strings of Freedom,a tribute to 50 years of his fathers musical journey.

His third album this year,Satkriti is,according to Salil,a magical,musical,mystical creation fused with intense ragas,Jog and Kirwani. According to Salil,Shivas third eye represents divine knowledge and enlightenment. His dance,taandav,is nothing but an expression of

feelings and his music is just

the same, says Salil,who was in Chandigarh recently on an invitation from Pracheen Kala Kendra. Salil also presented a short music concert at KC Residency on Monday and was accompanied by Kaushik Konwar on tabla.

To communicate the intensity and energy of Shivas dance and music,Bhatt has chosen the powerful Raga Jog. This raga has an amazing universal scale,and is used in all music systems,from Carnatic,Hindustani and Western to jazz and blues, says Salil.

He picked Raga Kirwani for similar reasons. The raga has a much wider horizon; it appeals to the Western and Eastern scales of music,and exists in Hindustani and Carnatic music as well as in folk music across our country, he says. While he named the veena after his son Satvik,this album is titled after his daughter,Satkriti and he dedicates it to all girls and daughters. Both Satvik and Satkriti are synonyms of Shiva, says the artiste.

Bhatt says that his aim is to simplify classical music so that the common man can tune in to it. With this album as with all my music,I want to unify my listeners and bring them closer. I want to end the differences,and my weapon is good traditional music that enriches,enhances and cleanses the soul, says Salil.

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