Anurag Jain's Blog
Thursday, May 01, 2003

Went to the jamming session by the World Music Band ESPERANTO in concert at SHANKARA Kanakpura Road (beyond Khodays).

ESPERANTO are :
Geetha Navale on Veena and Bass
Gopal Navale on Guitar and lead Vocals
Michael Sorenson on Blues Harp
Nataraj on the Percussion

Gopal's voice is quite soulful and has that rough kinda quality that lends out-of-world character to it. Had a nice dinner in the restaurant while listening to the band. Got to have a nice chat about the philosophy and objective of the place and jamming session with classical dancer and Shankara owner Rashme Hegde Gopi. She has a tough job: To promote the place & the Shankara Foundaion, and to reach out to more and more people. Btw, Rashme also owns Rudraksha on Kanakpura road! Now, I've been to Rudraksha earlier number of times for IIMB executice programmes and conferences evenings but had never a chance to meet Rashme. Shankara Foundation is named after Rashme's father. Foundation can be contacted at 8435133. Also met Rashme's friend and Shankara volunteer Puneeta. She's a nice person with roots in bombay and definitely has a Bombay attitude!! Later, got to talk to Geetha Navale from Esperanto band. She's very gracious, as artistes usually are :)

The session was, as rightly put in the invite, a concert "where Rabindranath Tagore meets John Lenon, Tyagaraja meets Oasis...". It was fantastic.
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