MUMBAI: Hindustani music carries the tradition of performing a raga at a particular time of the day. Though the city often witnesses Hindustani classical music concerts, an opportunity to listen to a raga, at the particular time to which it’s designated, is rare. The 89th Pratahswar the morning raga series by Pancham Nishad presents young Santoor virtuoso Rahul Sharma ‘Sound of 100 strings’. He will be accompanied by Mukund Raj Deo on Tabla. The morning concert will be held at Kala Prangan, Pu. La. Deshpande Maharashtra Kala Academy, Ravindra Natya Mandir, Prabhadevi, Mumbai on 29 October 2017 at 6.30 a.m. This is a non ticketed concert and open to all. The event is exclusively supported by Tata Capital.

Pratahswar, concert series of morning ragas since the year 2006 is presented on a Sunday morning once a month from October to May of next year featuring young as well as senior talented artistes. The duration of the concert is two hours without any intermission.

It may be noted that Pratahswar has never repeated any artiste in all its 88 concerts till date. It has featured artistes ranging from the upcoming brigade such as Samrat Pandit, Sahana Banerjee, young maestros like Niladrikumar, Rakesh Chaurasia, Jayateerth Mevundi and Ramakant Gaikwad to name a few and also veteran musicians such as Hariprasad Chaurasia, Ulhas Kashakar, Ashwini Bhide Deshpande and N. Rajam to name a few. Pratahswar is considered to be a ‘brand event’ in the world of Indian Classical Music having built a loyal audience of about 700 to 1000 discerning listeners in the early hours of the day.