Sanjog Charitable Trust to host musical tribute to Pt. Venkatesh Godkhindi
The tribute will feature performances by around 200 students of Sanjog through flute, vocal, and tabla recitals. A jugalbandi of flute and vocal will be presented by Shadaj Godkhindi and Anirudh Aithal, accompanied by Roopak Kallurkar on the tabla and Prasad Kamath on the harmonium.
The event will conclude with a jugalbandi between two flautists—Pravin Godkhindi (Hindustani) and Shashank Subramanyam (Carnatic), accompanied by Tumakuru B. Ravishankar on the mridangam and Kiran Godkhindi on the tabla.
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